Another use for COCONUT OIL: Hydrating Your Face: Perform your normal face cleansing routine. Whether you lightly splash your face with water, exfoliate it with a brush, or use the oil cleansing method, go ahead and wash your face. Pat it dry with a soft towel, making sure not to pull at your skin - your facial skin is fragile, and a lot of pulling and tugging can cause damage. Rub a little coconut oil around your eyes. Coconut oil is a wonderful undereye and eyelid cream. It helps moisturize that paper-thin skin, improving dark circles and keeping wrinkles at bay. Rub a tiny amount around your eyes, focusing on areas that have wrinkles. •You probably only need a pea-sized amount for each eye. Take care not to use too much. •Avoid getting the coconut oil in your eyes. It will thinly coat your eyes, making your vision blurry for a little while! Apply coconut oil sparingly to other dry areas. If you tend to get a very dry patch between your eyebrows, at your temples, or in another spot, apply a small amount of coconut oil there. Rub it in gently using a circular motion. Rub coconut oil on your lips. Unrefined coconut oil will soften and moisturize chapped lips. Its completely edible, so theres no need to worry about ingesting a little. In fact, eating coconut oil is great for your health. Use coconut oil as a face cream. Put it on after a shower or after washing your face. Let it absorb into your skin for 10 minutes before applying makeup. You only need about a dime-sized amount to cover your whole face. •Some people experience breakouts when they use coconut oil all over. Experiment by using coconut oil on just one patch of skin for a few days. If you like the effect and see no signs of breakout, use it all over. •You can use coconut oil for the oil cleansing method, too. Again, be careful if your pores are prone to getting clogged. You can cut coconut oil with castor oil if youre worried it will be too rich for your skin. Apply coconut oil after youve taken a bath or shower. When your skin is still warm and supple from your bath or shower, the coconut oil will be more readily absorbed. Use a tablespoon of coconut oil to moisturize your arms. Scoop out a tablespoon and place it on your arm. Use your opposite hand to rub it in until the coconut oil has melted over your skin. Smooth it on evenly and keep rubbing until its all gone. Repeat with the other arm. Use two tablespoons of coconut oil to moisturize your legs. Scoop out two tablespoons and rub them into your thigh, knee area, lower leg, and foot. Keep rubbing until the scoops have melted into your skin. Repeat with the other leg. Use another tablespoon to moisturize your torso. Rub it over your back, buttocks, stomach, breasts, and anywhere else youd like to moisturize. You can use coconut oil just as you would any other lotion. Let the coconut oil get absorbed. It might take about 15 minutes for the oil to completely get absorbed into your skin. In the meantime, hang out in your bathroom or put on a bathrobe so you dont get oil on your nice clothes or furniture. Do a bathwater soak. Place about an ounce (shot glass) full of coconut oil in warm almost hot bath and swish it around the tub to dissolve it. Then then soak for a while. Do this for a few weeks about once or twice a week, until you notice your skin is no longer so dry.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:53:36 +0000
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