Calling all Coconut oil lovers

Love it! I buy mine at Trader Joe's. I saw a nice big tub at Costco last week.
I use it as a conditioner on my daughters dry scalp.
I use it myself as a hand moisturizer and on my feet. My feet get so dry in the winter and coconut oil solves the problem.
I don't do alot of cooking with it because the taste is not very desirable for me.
Hubby adds tbl to protein shakes and I am going to try the coffee/tea trick suggested by another member.

I had no idea coconut oil had such great benefits. I'll have to buy some and try some of the ideas I've read. I have used it to sun bathe with but not cooking.

For those of you that use it as a conditioner-do you use it like a regular conditioner after shampooing and just rinse with water? Or do you have to use shampoo after (I have very fine hair that gets weighed down easily and can look greasy with products) and for those of you that use it as moisturizer do you just use it straight? I use coconut oil occassionally to cook with or in a smoothie, but I love hearing all of these benefits youa ll have experiences-makes me want to start consuming it daily!

I don't use shampoo as I don't like the ingredients. I use coconut oil on occasion as a conditioning treatment to my hair, just rubbing it in and brushing it and letting it sit and later washing it out with warm water in the shower. I ru it on my body, I also use it on my kids. It is a great cloth diaper friendly cream for rashes and redness. I use it on my teeth. On the occasion that I bake, I often sub coconut oil in for oil or butter. I use a tablespoon in my wok to stir fry vegetables. You can even use it to remove your makeup. I love it. I use nutiva extra virgin unrefined organic coconut oil.

I ♥ Coconut ... Coconut Oil ... Coconut Teas ... Coconut flakes baked on fish / chicken .... Shredded Coconut in my Oatmeal !

Heck ... I even smell like a ... COCONUT !!!!

So guess what ... you're NOT crazy ! You just fell in love with one of natures best gifts !

PS .... Super happy we are already friends !

xoxoxoxoxo

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Want to try this! Sounds wonderful!

I just bought some a few days ago. I was wondering, if I use it in a stirfry, but one not really supposed to taste much like coconut, will it overpower the stirfry with coconut taste? Or is pretty mild?

Love coconut oil, i use it to cook, as a moisturiser and i use it when i make my own shampoo and conditioner. It's lovely and beautifully multi-purpose so cuts costs on things.

I use coconut oil for much more then just cooking around here! I actually used it as a sunscreen for my babies when they were under six months, to treat their diaper area, any skin problems including eczema! We also use it as a massage oil, it also cleared up my daughters acne on her face and then of course there is cooking! haha

My husband and I've been using coconut oil since January 2012. Great stuff for SO MANY things. The brand I use (and is also the cheapest ) is the LouAna brand - found at Super Walmart in the cooking oil section. You can hardly detect any taste of coconut as this is much more neutral tasting than most of the others. Just make sure when using it internally is that it is the NON-hydrogenated kind with NO transfats. Also, you want to start with only a teaspoon or so at a time to build up to it so you don't get an upset stomach or cramps.

I use up to 3 Tablespoons a day. Good for hair, skin, and even found a great recipe for my own homemade deodorant! I was skeptical but it really does work and no, it does NOT leave an oily mess or stain on your shirts! It is Nature's miracle I say...Too many good things to list here but I swear I will never stop using it. We started using it originally for a possible cure for fighting the onslaught against Alzheimer's disease. We had nothing to lose and only hope to gain from using it. Alzheimer's Disease runs in my husbands family and so we thought it was worth a shot. My mother-in-law died this year from it and it was horrible watching her disease progress for over 10 years.
I also have a LOT more energy since I started using it. We've completely stopped using margarine & use it in place of my EVOO as salad dressing with a bit of balsamic vinegar. I also found a recipe for making homemade chocolate bars using the oil with pure cocoa powder. I haven't tried it yet but will be very soon.

Sorry this was so long but I can't say enough good things about coconut oil.

I remember being VERY grossed out by it when I was a teenager working in the local theater and saw just how much they use to pop their popcorn. Then I remember being grossed out by finding out just how much fat was in the popcorn because of it. Totally disregarded it as an option in everyday life.

Then I found a few articles very recently about its benefits and misconceptions (the whole 90s "fat is bad" movement did it in there for a while in terms of public acceptance) and have been intrigued about it.

Haven't tried it yet, but after reading this thread I think I may.

I'm certain that popcorn oil was hydrogenated coconut oil. steer clear of anything hydrogenated.....it's bad, bad, bad!

Ah, yes, that would make quite a bit of sense. It was pretty nasty stuff.

Thank you! I'm a now and then coconut oil lover and user. You motivated me to use it more. My skin and hair really loves it. But I don't use a lot if fat for cooking and if, mostly olive oil. But I will try the tea/coffee thing and others... Thank you! And coconutlovers please add me if you like to keep me motivated in using it!! Thanks!