The very natural and useful coconut oil is has got many health benefits, be it for your skin or hair and also a healthy option used for cooking. Some of the major health benefits include stress relief, proper digestion, regular metabolism, weight loss, boosts the immune system and has been proven as a cure for many ailments and diseases like HIV, blood pressure, diabetes, kidney stone and so on.
Coconut oil has got properties such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, antibacterial and anti-fungal which makes it suitable for human body and its health. It is extremely popular in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Phillippines. So, here we have for you a wonderful recipe to make coconut oil skin polish which will make your skin radiant, smooth and soft.
1)Ingredients:
You shall need two cups of coconut oil, ½ cup almond oil, 10 drops of lavender oil and 1 cup of cornmeal. You will get the ingredients from the local grocery store or you may just have it at home. All the ingredients mentioned have their own natural properties which combined will make a beautiful combination for the skin.
Method To Prepare:
1. First Take the coconut oil and warm it on the gas or microwave for some time. This is done to make it softer.
2. Then in another vessel, take the almond oil and cornmeal together. Blend them both with a hand mixer. Do this until it is completely blended and there are no blemishes.
3. After the first two steps, add lavender oil to the vessel in step 2. And mix it well.
4. Further, pour the coconut oil to the mixture and mix it all well with a spoon.
5. Let it be for an hour, and it shall get a bit harder.
6. After an hour it’s ready to use.
This recipe will make you 2 jars of coconut oil skin polish. Use this twice a week for fresh and smooth skin.
2)Ingredients:
Here, we shall use only coconut oil and rose oil. You will need 1 cup of organic coconut oil and 10 drops of essential rose oil. Both make a wonderful combination with a beautiful fragrance.
Method:
Take coconut oil and warm it for some time, not more than 5 minutes. Later add the essential oil to it. Here, we have taken rose oil, as per your needs and preference you could choose from any of the essential oil. Blend it well with a spoon or a mixer. Let this concoction be for ½ hour to 45mins and this fill it in the jar.
3)Ingredients:
For the next and last option, you will need 1 cup of cane sugar and 1 cup of organic coconut oil.
Method:
Warm the coconut oil on low heat and later mix it with cane sugar. And let it cool. This one’s really easy and quick to make.
Use
This is also a good skin polish. You can use to massage all over your body. If you are planning to use for your then we would suggest use only plain organic coconut oil. You can apply it under your eye, on your eyelids. This will work to remove the dark circles. You can also use it to apply on your skin. Do not apply full over your face.
4)Ingredients:
You will need the following ingredients to prepare our next recipe of coconut oil skin polish. Firstly, 2 cups of organic coconut oil, ½ cup avocado oil or olive oil and lastly ¼ cup of cornmeal.
Method:
Now first, you need to soften the coconut oil and for this pour it on a pan and warm it on low heat. Next you whip the avocado oil and lastly blend the cornmeal. Mix all of these well. And then you may store it in a container or jar.
Coconut oils:
Things you will need:
1 litre of pure coconut oil.
50 gm of fenugreek seeds, coarsely grounded.
50 gm of amla fruit, chopped (Indian Gooseberry).
50 gm of aloe vera gel.
50 gm of green curry leaves.
50 gm of sesame seeds.
50 gm of black pepper, coarsely grounded.
Other Things Needed:
One thick bottomed pan.
Strainer.
A big jar or bottle to store the oil.
Steps To Prepare the Oil:
Take the pan and pour around ¼ th of the coconut oil into it and let it get heated for some time. Put the sesame seeds and let them crackle for some time. Now, add the green curry leaves and stir the mixture. Please be careful as the leaves should not burn away. Keep the flame on low for this. Now, add the chopped amla and aloe vera gel and mix the contents well.
Let, it simmer for some time. If the quantity of the oil seems to be less, add some more, so that it’s compatible for the contents we are adding. Now, add the coarsely grounded fenugreek seeds and black pepper corns. Mix well and let it heat for some time on low flame made.
Black Pepper
After 15 minutes or when the ingredients start turning black, mix the remaining oil in the pan and heat on low flame for about 1 hour. This will help the oil absorb all the goodness of the ingredients. After an hour, switch off the heat and let the mixture cool.
Gooseberry
Once the mixture has cooled down, strain the oil carefully into the jar and store it. It depends on you whether you want to keep the oil with the residue or you want to strain it out.
Curry Leaves
I store the oil without straining. The residue settles at the bottom of the jar and the oil comes up. I just take out the amount I need for massage every time, heat it on a low flame, and apply it to my hair.
This coconut oil with regular use will make your hair shiny and long. The continuous use will remove the problem of dandruff. It is advised to use this daily before sleeping, but that is not possible, so I use it every alternate day before hitting the bed and shampoo the next day. I just use my regular shampoo and I am all sorted.
16 Coconut Oil Personal Care Recipes:
*Oil Pulling:
I have not tried this yet, but I have heard a lot of good things about it. Perhaps, I will have to give it a go.
*Coconut Lavender Relaxation lotion:
Just reading the name of the lotion makes me feel so relaxed already. Lavender is one of my favorite essential oils.
*Orange Chocolate Whipped Body Butter:
I thought maybe this could also be used as a topping for fruit, if you decide not use it as body butter. Oh, I can just smell the cacao now.
*Tinted Lip Balm:
I am looking forward to smothering my lips in this stuff, and I the tinted pink make me think- glamour!
*Homemade Deodorant:
I still have not ventured into the homemade deodorant yet. I am not sure why. I think it is more the laziness factor, seeing as my deodorant is as close to homemade as it can get.
*Toothpaste:
I am pretty intimidated and nervous about making my own toothpaste. What happens if it tastes too much like bentonite clay? I don’t think I could handle that.
*Face Route:
So simple. Just use coconut oil. But there are a few other ideas to help keep your face looking awesome.
*Shaving Cream:
This sounds just perfect. I generally just use castile soap for shaving, but this one is definitely being added to my “must try” list.
*Homemade Sunscreen:
Next summer is the summer of homemade sunscreen. I am not going to lie, I am nervous to make it incase I fail and burn the heck out of my kids. Now that would be bad. Very bad. However, I will give it a try to save some money. Right now I use Badger for all my sunscreen needs.
*Bug Repellant Lotion Bars:
Where was this recipe in the spring? I will be whipping up a batch come nasty black fly season!
Chocolate Mint DIY Lip Balm - Push over nasty fragrance tainted lip balm, there is a new one in town and easy to make to boot. But she really had me at chocolate.
*Homemade Cream for Irritated Skin:
With the added essential oils, this cream helps to sooth your skin.
*Hair Mask:
Looks like I will be applying a smoothie all over my hair, and everyone knows how much I love smoothies. Perfect!
*Coconut Oil Salt Scrub:
Doesn’t this sound fancy? I bet some lavender essential oil would work great for this recipe.
*Homemade Moisturizer:
This is my kind of moisturizer with only 1 ingredient most people already have at home. Simple. Just so simple, the way nature intended, right?
Which one will you be starting with?
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