So, I started a series of tinkering, coconut oil is one of them. (original link)
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Planting and Selection of Coconut Oil
At that time, coconut oil was the product of network celebrities, and many foreign stars, yoga teachers, fitness experts, health experts, beauty experts and so on were recommending coconut oil. So, I planted grass.
The first is how to choose coconut oil, which can be divided into refined coconut oil and under-refined coconut oil according to the degree of refining. Considering that I can cook with coconut oil, I chose coconut oil with less refining, that is, virgin coconut oil. Taobao and Amazon have many, a bottle of 400-500ml, and the price is about 100 yuan.
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Multi-purpose oil coconut oil
An unpleasant experience
Coconut oil has many functions. The first is cooking. Coconut oil dishes will have a faint coconut fragrance (in fact, I can't appreciate this taste). What all kinds of yoga experts share is that coconut oil is healthier to cook.
In addition to cooking, coconut oil can also remove makeup, protect skin, make hair mask, etc. It is almost a universal oil.
? Makeup removal function
Coconut oil is a natural ingredient, so it is liquid in summer and will automatically solidify in winter. According to the different seasons, the use method also needs to be adjusted. Small bottles can be filled in summer, otherwise the cans will pour out more easily and flow out along the bottle mouth. You need to prepare spoons in winter and dig them out when you use them. Sometimes, I am lazy and will dig it out with my fingers. I often get coconut oil under my nails.
Coconut oil has a clean makeup remover. You need to wait for coconut oil to emulsify on your face for dozens of seconds before washing; The waiting time should not be too long, otherwise it will be absorbed by the skin after being mixed with cosmetics. Using coconut oil to remove makeup is easy to enter the eyes, and the eyes will be covered with a vague feeling, which is very uncomfortable. Wash your face carefully after removing makeup, or your face will feel unclean.
? Skin care function
It is said that coconut oil can protect skin and prevent sun, and can also do some maintenance for sunburned skin. So I stopped using all skin care water, lotion and sunscreen, and only used coconut oil for skin care and sunscreen.
Wipe your face with coconut oil, because there is an oily feeling, and your hands will rub around unconsciously, as if to rub out all the dirty things in your skin.
It can be used for skin care in winter, but it will feel sticky in summer, and coconut oil does not replenish water; If you use too much, it may lead to skin closure.
When you go to work in the morning, if you use coconut oil for skin care, you need to wait a few minutes before applying liquid foundation. If coconut oil is not completely absorbed by your skin, it may be mixed with liquid foundation, and the concealer effect will be weakened.
? Hair mask and body care
In order to make full use of coconut oil, I have been committed to developing every function of coconut oil.
Apply coconut oil to your hair before going to bed, massage for a while, and then wash it overnight. It is said that it can maintain hair and achieve the effect of hair mask. According to my practical experience, it will be easier to clean the hair tips with coconut oil; If it is rubbed on the scalp, it is difficult to clean it when washing your hair, and your hair is still wet and sticky. In addition to my hair, I slept all night with coconut oil on my pillowcase. It needs cleaning. It's really troublesome.
Rub coconut oil evenly on your body and massage for a while. It can be used as body milk. Because of the oily feeling, the hand will unconsciously rub on the body, just like taking a bath, rubbing out the dirt in the deep layer of the skin, but it is not. Sticky coconut oil will also get on clothes, which is very troublesome anyway.
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Tired of coconut oil
Be reactivated
Even though the experience of coconut oil was not so good, I insisted on using it for a long time and made many friends in Amway. At that time, I was like a humanoid pickle pickled with coconut oil, emitting the fragrance of coconut oil.
This kind of experience makes me only use "tired" to describe coconut oil now, which is not only greasy all over, but also very tired in my mind, and I am very reluctant to use it again.
So there is an unopened bottle of coconut oil at home, which has been idle. A few days before I was dumped, the yoga teacher began to teach us five cleaning methods, one of which was to rinse my mouth with oil, which made me start using coconut oil again.
Gargling with coconut oil, I thought it would be greasy, but the actual experience was very refreshing. Rinse your mouth for about 10 second, or rinse your mouth for more than 10 minute, spit out grease, and then rinse your mouth with water. The sticky feeling in the throat will be spit out in the next few minutes, and there will be a clean feeling from the throat to the mouth.
This reactivated my feeling of coconut oil, but after this bottle of coconut oil is used up, I should not buy it again for a long time.
The way I treat coconut oil is like all my old loves. It may not be easy to use, but when I am infatuated with it, I will love it enthusiastically and use it instead of all things.
Looking deeper, I attached my beautiful fantasy of minimalist life to coconut oil, and the bubble would always burst. The object is real, but the magnifying effect of the object is illusory. Tired of not only coconut oil, but also unrealistic fantasies.
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