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I was getting my regular 6 month facial the other week when my aesthetician started talking about coconut oil. She commented on how fantastic my skin looked and I told her I was using BioOil on my face. It seriously turned my skin around. It doesn’t break me out or anything. It evens out my skin tone and leaves my face feeling like a baby’s knee pit. Anyway, I was telling her that I wish I could find something like that for my hair and that’s when she opened the arsenal that is the miracle product of Coconut Oil. She said she cooks with it, rubs it on her skin, hair etc. It’s basically your one-stop-shop in life. I will admit; I’ve tried a lot of weird ass shit in the name of beauty so when she told me about a product I could slather head to toe and use to fry up cheese sticks, I was a little weary but equally pumped.
Not trying it would’ve been like someone handing you a gold coin and refraining from biting into it to make sure it was real and not chocolate. So I high tailed it over to Trader Joes. She suggested Trader Joes because it’s organic and virgin. I’m sure you can find it anywhere but at Trader Joes it was in the cooking oil isle. I know. It’s weird.
Before you start slathering this one-hit-wonder all over yourself, you need to be warned. It’s oil and WILL stain your clothing and furniture so get your shit together and be careful. If you’re using it as a body moisturizer, grab a tablespoon and pull out a small amount. It’s about the consistency of Crisco so don’t freak out. It will melt in your hands when you start rubbing them together or you can put a few tablespoons in the microwave and melt it that way. I personally, think melting it before is going to make a bigger mess. I stand in the tub and just go to town. I use about 1 heaping tablespoon for both legs and another one or two for my upper body or you can heat some in your hands and squirt your daily moisturizer in it. I would suggest applying in smaller amounts at a time because it melts fast and is easier to handle. You will need to work it in a little, it won’t just absorb immediately into your skin like regular cream lotion. I’d wear a pair of old jams when you’re done. I haven’t had it ruin any clothing but I’d rather be safe than sorry. I do it about an hour before bedtime so when I go to bed, it has soaked in and doesn’t get on my sheets. I will also warn you that it smells exactly like you’d think…coconut grease. Think of coconut scented Crisco. I’m not a huge fan but once it’s on and soaking in, you can’t smell it. It’s a total turnaround for your skin. I do it 2-3 times a week because the air is so cold and dry where I live, my skin is dying of thirst.
STEPS:
1. Comb dry/dirty hair free of tangles
2. Scoop out a little less than a tablespoon into your hand (again, it will melt fast so it’s easier and less of a mess to use smaller amounts.)
3. Rub hands together to melt oil and apply to ends and shaft of hair. (I don’t put this on my roots because I have oily scalp and I really don’t need anything making it MORE oily. So I start about 5 inches down from the root at the start of the hair shaft. I just work it in how you would anything else.
4. Once my hands are dry, I go back for another scoop. Once you think you have enough, brush it out. If your locks aren’t saturated, go back for another shot.
5. When I feel satisfied, I pile it on the top of my head in a bun. The longer you leave it on, the better.
I sleep with coconut oil on mine. I do this about an hour or two before bedtime so it’s had a chance to dry and soak before I touch my pillow. If you’re worried about it, just put on an old pillowcase or wrap an old towel around your head. Do not dry it with a blow dryer. It will just re-melt the oil and you will have a mess to clean up. The next morning, shampoo as normal. You want to get in a good shampoo if you put it on your scalp. If you didn’t and your hair is really dry, just shampoo your roots and try to leave as much oil in your hair as your can so it can continue to moisturize the next day. If you have dry scalp, this would be wonderful for you. My sister has thicker hair and she tried the wonder of coconut oil as well. Her hair was so soft, she thought it was wet! It wasn’t. It was dry and she was delusional.
If you’re trying to get your hair to grow faster, you can magnify this treatment by putting an egg into the mixture. I’m not thrilled with the idea of sleeping with egg in my hair so I haven’t tried this yet. But the egg has tons of protein and vitamin D which are essential in hair growth. If you need a little boost beyond coconut oil, I highly recommend Biotin 5,000mcg. It's a vitamin that you can find in any drugstore or supermarket. If I have a weekend day where I’m not leaving the house, I will try the egg and report back. If you want to try it, I would melt the coconut oil in the microwave, just for a few seconds, and mix the egg in. If you try coconut oil, let me know what you think and if something worked better for you than what I’ve suggested!