If you hear of the health advantages of coconut oil, the last thing that comes to mind is to rub the delicious plant fat all over your skin. Yet dermatologists, natural beauty admirers are starting to draw attention to the plant’s ability. Coconut oil has been a common ingredient in many beauty items, and has become the main ingredient for many.
Coconut oil includes vitamin E, important amino acids, lauric and caprylic acid and numerous beauty applications as in lip balm, hair mask, nail hydrators, moisturizer, mouth wash and face cleansing.
1. Face Moisturizer
Because coconut oil is naturally moisturizing, many women use it as a nighttime moisturizer for their face, too. Coconut oil contains nourishing fatty acid which helps to retain moisture inside and to keep the skin hydrated and supple. Coconut oil has anti-inflammatory properties which make it helpful for skin irritation. It can really help to reduce dark spots or uneven skin tone. Adding lemon juice will improve the effect.
Using clean fingertips to scoop out a teaspoon of bottled coconut oil. And apply it on the forehead, cheeks , nose, upper lip and jaw. Using circular motions to spread this softly on your skin. Allow the oil dry up and absorb it into the skin for one minute. To remove some extra oil from the face, use a cotton pad. Have a good night sleep as coconut oil does its magic tricks on your skin.
2. Mouth Wash
Attempt mouth washing with coconut oil With Ayurvedic roots stretching back thousands of years, rinsing one’s mouth with coconut oil helps destroy bacteria contributing to fresh breath, minimizing plaque accumulation, avoiding tooth loss, and battling gum disease. Oil pulling with coconut oil will boost oral and dental safety considerably for these purposes.
Pulling oil is easy. Put one tablespoon of oil in your mouth, swish it for 15–20 minutes and spit it out. Then rinse with water and brush your teeth.
3. Lip balm
The coconut oil’s primary advantage is non-cosmetic moisturizers that help hold the skin soft, and protect the skin. With chapped lips this makes it perfect. Coconut oil disinfecting and antimicrobial properties can keep the lips germ-free and to prevent any cracked skin from being contaminated too.
Only apply a few drops to your lips and dab your fingertips lightly until the oil absorbs.
With a natural, tinted balm made from coconut oil, you can also add a color pop to your pout. Just add parts of an old lipstick with some coconut oil to make it.
4. Eye Cream
The skin around your eyes is really sensitive! Ideally you should start applying eye cream from the mid-twenties before you go to sleep to help protect your sensitive eye region.
Since the skin is so thin under the eyes, it is also one of the first areas where aging can occur on the face.
Organic raw coconut oil is a perfectly natural choice for an eye cream. As a very natural moisturizer, its aid to prevent under-eye wrinkles and fine lines and while being mild anti-inflammatory is an excellent way to lighten dark circles around your eyes.
Just dab a light layer of coconut oil around your eyes with your ring finger to hydrate and protect your skin. This is best done before night sleep.
5. Makeup Remover
Even the most resistant waterproof mascara doesn’t stand a chance against coconut oil, as solubilizes or breaks up water-resistant substances used in eye shadow and mascara, releasing them from the skin and lashes.
Scoop out a little and rub it between your fingers to warm it up first. Then apply it directly to the face as an oil cleanser, then wipe it off with a dry cotton ball and Makeup will melt away with it.