Five Healthy and Inexpensive Uses for Coconut Oil

Just about a year ago, my husband met a doctor and research scientist who was investigating ways to reduce inflammation, improve skin conditions, and make us healthier.  Do you know what he said was the inexpensive, simple solution to many of our health challenges????  Coconut oil!

Coconut oil has so many different uses, honestly more than I could list here, but here are five, simple, common solutions for coconut oil.

1. The first and most obvious is that coconut oil can be the perfect substitution for any type of cooking oil.  It’s a great substitution for butter.  It has just a tad bit of sweetness and a smooth fragrance, and really give a unique flavor to any cooking or baking!
2. Our next huge use in our home is that we use it as moisturizer.  Mike was having breakouts of eczema every single winter, and was taking both oral and topical steroids. It was not a good time. What we found was aggravating his eczema was the mineral oil in all of his moisturizers.  Once he switched to using coconut oil as his body moisturizer, it helped make his skin softer, smoother, and less irritated.
3. Coconut oil is also a proven anti-inflammant.  One of the reasons Mike’s skin improved after using coconut oil, was that it was actually healing the inflammation and irritation of his skin.  Whether you add it to your coffee, add it to your smoothie, or put it on your skin, coconut oil can help reduce both external an internal inflammation in your body!
4. Coconut oil is a perfect, inexpensive base for body scrub.  Take a little bit of coconut oil and mix it with a little bit of sugar and smooth it all over your body and scrub it off.  It will help you slough off dead skin – all while moisturizing all at the same time.
5. And one of my favorites is that it is a perfect leave in conditioner.  Coconut oil can replace your expensive argan oil as a leave in conditioner after your shower.  If you put in too much, you will have to wash it out.  If you just use a small dab, it can be left in just as you would a small bit of argan oil.

We’re all spending lots of money on moisturizers, hair products, medications, and more – and you can replace many of these with just one large jar of organic coconut oil that you can buy for as little as $15 from Costco or a local market.  And so far, our jar of coconut oil – we’ve had it almost a year, and are only about a quarter of the way through – not a bad use of $15 to improve our skin and our health!
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Originally from the Midwest, Amy moved to San Diego in 2001. A graduate of Valparaiso University, Amy had been a Financial Advisor since 1997. When Amy began taking Pilates with her neighbor Wendy, in 2006, she fell in love with the method and benefits of the program and knew she wanted to help others achieve their fitness goals. It was not until Amy took her first barre class that she discovered her true passion for fitness. She loved the challenge and energy of each class. And more importantly, she was excited by the results as her body became more toned than through any other workout routine she had tried in the past. Amy would be one of the best testimonials for Fit in 60 Pilates and Barre. In less than a month’s time, attending 4-5 classes a week, Amy went from a size 10/12 to a size 6. She came home one day and told her husband, Mike that “if every girl knew this, every girl would do it.” Amy is passionate about getting to know her clients and provide modifications and corrections to challenge every client, while making classes as safe as possible. Amy lives in Carlsbad with her husband, Mike, and her dog Emma. She loves what she does, and is thrilled to present the Fit in 60 workout to Carlsbad and Carmel Valley and is eager to help women look and feel great!