1, how to care for coconut oil
1, coconut oil skin care method
(1) coconut oil eye mask
Applying coconut oil around the eyes can moisturize the skin, improve dark circles and fade fine lines.
Methods: After cleansing, take proper amount of coconut oil and gently rub it around the eyes with your fingertips, focusing on massaging dark circles or fine lines.
(2) Coconut oil as lip membrane
Applying coconut oil to lips can help alleviate the problems of dry and peeling lips and excessive lip lines.
Methods: Dip a proper amount of coconut oil with your fingertips and apply it evenly on your lips. Coconut oil is edible.
(3) Coconut oil as cream
Apply coconut oil as a cream to your face about 10 minutes before makeup, which will help moisturize your skin, keep your skin nutritious and make your makeup more docile.
Methods: After cleansing, apply coconut oil the size of a dollar coin evenly on the face.
(4) Coconut oil as massage oil
Coconut oil can be mixed with essential oil to make massage oil, which can not only relieve skin pressure, but also help to moisturize skin effectively.
Methods: Mix coconut oil and a few drops of lavender essential oil evenly, then apply it on the skin surface and massage.
2. The efficacy and function of coconut oil
(1) antibacterial
Coconut oil is an oil composed of medium-chain fatty acids, which has natural comprehensive antibacterial ability, can kill bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that cause diseases, and can be used to treat neurodermatitis, scabies, chilblains and so on.
(2) detoxification
Coconut oil has a strong rejection of toxins, which can excrete toxins accumulated in the stomach and other parts of the body.
(3) beauty
Coconut oil is a kind of saturated fat with stable lipid and strong antioxidant capacity, which can prevent the generation of free radicals. Moreover, both oral and external use of coconut oil can moisturize the skin, regulate sebaceous gland secretion, improve skin dryness, and help eliminate wrinkles, acne and dandruff.
It can also relieve chapped lips, frostbite, sun exposure, diaper rash and gingivitis. It can be used not only as a substitute for cleansing oil, but also as a skin care oil. External use can protect the skin from ultraviolet rays.
(4) lose weight
Coconut oil is a kind of medium-chain fatty acid, which is easy to burn, can increase the burning rate of calories and help to lose weight.
(5) Oxidation resistance
Coconut oil is a saturated fatty acid, which can be used as an antioxidant to treat rickets in children and osteoporosis in adults and protect bones from free radical damage.
(6) promoting digestion and absorption
Coconut oil is easier to hydrolyze, digest and absorb than other edible oils, and is suitable for people with digestive disorders and weak constitution. And people such as cholecystectomy, cholecystitis, gallstones and pancreatitis can also eat coconut oil.
(7) improve immunity
Lauric acid, the main component of coconut oil, can improve human immunity and is suitable for children, the elderly and people with weak resistance and easy infection.
(8) Restore physical strength
Coconut oil can provide energy and nutrition quickly, help restore physical strength, and make people less tired. For people who lack energy or are often tired, eating coconut oil can greatly help improve their energy.
(9) Eliminate stretch marks
Coconut oil can penetrate into the skin through pores, thus cleaning the deep skin and helping the body to metabolize. Using coconut oil during pregnancy or postpartum can prevent and eliminate stretch marks.
(10) hair care
Coconut oil can prevent hair from splitting, premature gray hair and baldness, dandruff and scalp protection.
(1 1) Preventing vascular diseases
Coconut oil can reduce the proportion of cholesterol, help improve insulin sensitivity, make cells easy to react and have less antagonism, thus helping to protect high blood pressure, even lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease, and can play a role in preventing and treating heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases.
3. How to use coconut oil to care for hair?
(1) Preparation of Coconut Oil before Hair Care
Before using coconut oil for hair care, we need to be prepared. First, coconut oil can be used to protect hair more smoothly, and second, it can avoid some unnecessary troubles.
Put on a towel
Before using coconut oil to protect your hair, put a towel on your shoulder or put on old clothes to prevent coconut oil from dripping into your hair.
Get a shower cap ready
Before using coconut oil for hair care, you should prepare a shower cap and plastic wrap, so that coconut oil applied to your hair can be better absorbed and utilized by your hair.
Get coconut oil ready
Prepare enough coconut oil before using coconut oil to protect your hair. The more coconut oil, the better. Too much coconut oil may make your hair look more greasy. Generally, 5 tablespoons can be used for long and thick hair; 3 tablespoons of short or thin hair is enough.
Heated coconut oil
Before using coconut oil for hair care, coconut oil needs to be properly heated, and the temperature should not be too high. Coconut oil with proper temperature can be better absorbed by hair. You can put coconut oil in bottles and jars, and then put the bottles in hot water until the coconut oil melts.
(2) Coconut oil hair care step
Apply coconut oil
After the preparation is completed, apply coconut oil directly to your hair. Pay attention to avoid applying coconut oil to scalp and hair roots, unless it is particularly dry hair. Massage coconut oil with your fingers to help coconut oil distribute evenly in your hair.
Comb hair
Hair coated with coconut oil can be combed, which can help coconut oil contact hair more closely, especially for people with long hair.
The shower cap wraps the hair.
After combing your hair, wrap it all up with a shower cap, which can increase the temperature of your hair and promote its absorption of coconut oil. Moreover, coconut oil needs to stay on the head for at least 2 hours to avoid air drying.
(3) Care after hair care with coconut oil
wash one's hair
Wash your hair with shampoo after taking off your shower cap. Pay attention to washing your hair several times until you don't feel greasy. When washing your hair, you should use warm water of about 40 degrees Celsius to better wash coconut oil.
Coconut oil improves hair dryness
Often use a hair dryer or because the hair ends are dry and split, you can take a proper amount of coconut oil and rub it on the hair ends, which will help improve the furry and split hair. Note that the use of coconut oil does not need too much, just the size of peas.
Coconut oil eliminates hair static electricity
Coconut oil can help eliminate hair static electricity caused by dryness. Coconut oil has a good moisturizing effect. Take a small amount of coconut oil and apply it directly to your hair. Coconut oil can be evenly distributed with a comb.