About Coconut Oil
The Benefits of Coconut oil
Skin Conditioner
Coconut Oil has been used for centuries to ad moisture to the skin.Coconut oil is excellent as a skin moisturizer and softener. It has been known to have many healing properties that moisten your skin and create the healthy glow of youth.
The Importance of Moisture to the Health of your Skin
Your skin's natural defences depend on the protective action of your skin's natural oil. When we shower we wash off the natural oil of our skin leaving it vulnerable to infection and damage. When the skin's natural oil defenses are down it is vulnerable to foriegn bacteria that can enter the body through your skin. This can lead to skin damage and disease. You must replace this moisture defense system after you bathe.
Coconut oil when applied topically helps to form a chemical barrier on your skin. Coconut oil is nature's richest source of medium chain fatty acids. It has antimicrobial, antibacterial & antioxidant properties.
Coconut Oil helps to protect your skin from sun damage. It reduces the appearance of blemishes like liver and age spots.
Natural Coconut Oil is Superior!
Many commercial cosmetic companies use synthetic and inferior oxidized oils in their products. These oils have been stripped of their antioxidant properties and can be the cause of free radicals that damage the skin & your health. Because oil is absorbed into your skin it is important to make sure that what you put on your skin is beneficial to your health. One good rule to make sure a moisturizing oil is non-toxic is to use oils that are food quality.
Inferior modern cosmetics have slowly replaced the seed oils used by our ancestors.
For healthy skin, we must rediscover our ancestors’ skin health regimen and share these natural beauty secrets with future generations.
When Your Skin is Healthier it Looks Younger
Coconut Oil helps to repair damaged skin by removing dead skin cells giving your skin a smoother more youthful appearance. It helps to bring elasticity back to your skin and reduces the occurance of sagging and wrinkled skin.
Coconut Oil For Healing Massage
Coconut oil is fabulous when used in healing massage. You can massage tired aching muscles for a cooling soothing effect. It can be used to allieviate joint & muscle stiffness, rheumatism, back pain and varicose veins. It has also been used in birth or pregnancy to sooth the mother. It is an excellent lubricant.
Coconut Oil For Beautiful Hair
Coconut oil helps to protect hair from sum damage. You can use it as a pre-wash rinseon your scalp to sooth psoriasis and dandruff. It restores your hairs natural defenses. It makes an excellent hair conditioner.
Healing Properties of Coconut Oil
Coconut Oil has been known to alleviate the discomfort of skin that is irritated by psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, insect bites and dry skin. Ccoconut oil can be mixed with other botanicals like galic and used as a poulstice on plantar warts and athlete's foot.