coconut oil

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  • PJPrimrose
    PJPrimrose Posts: 916 Member
    I only use it for Asian food. I've heard it's a good conditioner for curly hair. I'm afraid to try any oils on mine tho!
  • cmurphy252
    cmurphy252 Posts: 279 Member
    I used it for the first time as a conditioner in my hair last weekend. I couldnt really tell much of a difference between the coconut oil and the regular conditioner that I normally use. I also use it for cooking and LOVE making popcorn with it - it has THE BEST flavor.
  • beth4dieting3
    beth4dieting3 Posts: 80 Member
    A couple of years ago, I got a bad rash on my face and neck that lasted almost a month. Not sure what caused it but it was bad enough that my son called me "Grip Tape Face." Not pretty. Nothing worked at making it go away. My friend had had a double masectomy and the doctor had given her coconut oil to use on the scarring. She gave it to me to use on the rash. It was gone in 8 days. I don't know what oil pulling is but I know coconut oil is amazing.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Heart UK, a UK based cholesterol charity released this statement fairly recently if anyone feels it would be useful :)

    http://heartuk.org.uk/latest-news/article/heart-uks-statement-on-coconut-oil

    Yeah, it's this kind of thing that troubles me. I've asked on MFP several times for studies showing health benefits of consuming it, but no one has ever provided it. It's always just studies of it being good for your skin. I thought it was pretty well known that coconut oil is good for your skin, but that doesn't make it good to eat.

    Plus, where I live it is very expensive. About 3 times the price of olive oil, and I like olive oil, so I have yet to give it a try. I just haven't found a reason to try it.
  • cychogal
    cychogal Posts: 39 Member
    I don't think it has any taste at all. At least not the kind I have.

    All the oil pulling is is basically using it as a mouth rinse. But you are supposed to swish it gently around your mouth for about 20 minutes. It's supposed to have anti bacterial and anti fungal qualities, or something like that. If you want to know more, or get the correct info, you can easily find it.
    It seems silly to me, but as I said, It's relatively cheap, in my opinion and it doesn't hurt to try it. And, I will use it for cooking as well. I've also heard people put it in their baths and their skin has never felt so soft. I'm not going to over do it though. It's just another alternative. And if there are benefits, then that's even better.

    Thanks for the responses. I'm always curious as to what other people's experiences are. I will definitely be trying it as a moisturizer as well, for skin and hair.
  • scraver2003
    scraver2003 Posts: 526 Member
    I use it instead of OO on my stainless steel pans. It has a higher flash point, so it doens't burn and smoke as easily as OO does. I have melted it and used it in place of canola oil in recipes. It does have a faint coconut taste to it, but I like it.

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