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Coconut oil is tropical oil derived from the flesh of coconuts. In markets, it is available in two types—virgin and refined coconut oil. It depends upon your choice and you can buy by checking the front label.
The virgin coconut oil is less processed than the refined version, and that preserves its sweet, coconut tropical flavour. Refined coconut oil goes through more processing, which adds to a more neutral smell as well as flavour. You can use the refined version for the kitchen as main oil for cooking a variety of recipes.
The oil derived from coconuts has various benefits for your wellness. To extract as much benefit from oil try to buy or choose organic, virgin coconut oil.
Some health benefits of consuming coconut oil are:
- Coconut oil contains fatty acids which encourage your body to burn fat, and they provide quick energy to your body along with the brain.
- Many research studies have shown that eating a substantial amount of coconut leads to good heart health and helps us in staying away from heart related diseases. Moreover coconut oil was being used long back and many of the population have succeeded in maintaining good health by eating coconut oil.
- To some extent studies have shown that coconut oil can raise blood levels of good cholesterol, which improves metabolic rate.
Benefits of coconut oil for skin and hair:
Apart from consuming coconut oil, people can also apply coconut oil to their skin, hair, and teeth. As doctors suggest that oil acts as a skin moisturizer, protects against skin damage, and improves oral health.
Coconut oil also moisturizes the dry skin, reduces inflammation from sun rays, heals wounds or any cut on face and treats antibacterial and antifungal properties. If a person has rashes or redness on skin then oil treats the rashes and reduces the pain.
This is how you can apply coconut oil on skin and hair!
As per the recommendations, best use of coconut oil can be done as a skin moisturizer by applying daily in the morning.
Coconut oil on skin– Put a few drops of coconut oil on a cotton ball and then pat all over the face as skin mostly absorbs coconut oil quickly and will give you clear and shiny skin.
Point to remember- If someone is trying coconut oil for the first time, first they should test it on a small area of the body before applying it to more extensive areas. It is very important as everyone has their skin type so people having sensitive or oily skin can help prevent any potential adverse reactions by applying direct oil to skin.
To apply coconut oil on hair– First properly do a head massage with coconut oil especially to the roots for hair growth. After applying coconut oil to the hair, leave it in for 2-3 nights or overnight and then wash it out using mild shampoo.
