Does Coconut oil applied topically count as calories ?

And logically speaking, if applying such things as coconut oil added to our caloric intake, you'd see the nutritional breakdown on the bottle along with the ingredients.

That would depend on how much information was available, or, to put it differently, how much knowledge the OP had on the subject of calories. You and I know that calories are energy which fuels our body. Often, people talk about calories as weight. If there was a slight misunderstanding of what calories exactly are, as was obviously the case here, and there was a presumption that calories are simply weight, then the runner guys vasaline may very well have calories whith which to add to a calorie log. We have more information than that, and so we know that this idea is false. As I said, it is a thinking question.

And as I said before, which you cut out - google search. Finding answers that may be more reliable. This wasn't a question to spark a debate or intricate thinking.

Here's what I found after 5 minutes of searching...

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/questions/qotw/question/3393/
http://www.oliveoilsource.com/asktheexpert/can-you-gain-weight-olive-oil-lotion
http://www.kgbanswers.com/can-u-absorb-calories-thru-your-skin-for-example-using-olive-oil-as-moisturizer-tiff/10360673


This would have answered the OP's question pretty quickly. And no, these aren't scientific studies..but as I said..would have just answered the question with the first page...2 or 3 if you wanted more opinions or info.

I ended up here because I was using butter as tanning oil.

Come now. I understand the reasoning behing this question. It is absorbed by the skin. It is actually much more of an intelligent thought than all of you making fun of the OP.

It's absorbed INTO our skin, not through it. Skin has multiple layers. However, I agree with you that bashing the OP is just as stupid as the original question.

No one was... Oh, hi Ramberta.

Reliance on internet searches have been shown to make the populace less intelligent.

It's true, google it if you don't believe it.

Coconut oil is called, "skinny drops". You will lose weight from eating it .

I found an article which you all should read because it says that when you EAT coconut oil you don't need to log the calories . This is because it isn't stored in our bodies, but is used as energy, raises ketones and helps release fat. It says you will lose weight from eating it. I am floored! I am excited! I didn't know this until now.

http://www.miracleskinnydrops.com/coconut-oil-and-mct-oil/