Three More Things to Do With Coconut Oil: Oil Pulling, Facial Moisturizer, Leather Purse Conditioner

I love coconut oil. Here are three more things you can do with it:


1. Oil Pulling

You've probably read about this on a million other blogs before finding it on mine. It's been around a while. However, in case you haven't, here goes. This sounds gross at first. Basically, what you do is put about one tablespoon of coconut oil in your mouth, let it melt, then swish it around (WITHOUT SWALLOWING) for 20 minutes. (Be sure to spit it out outside or in a paper napkin in the trash because it solidifies when room temperature and can clog your drain.) Some people say oil pulling is a load of crap and some people say it will cure every disease known to man. For myself, I just know that whenever I ever get a canker sore, I swish coconut oil in my mouth for 20 minutes and it magically disappears. Every time. So...

2. Facial Moisturizer.

You rub it together in your hands and then put it on your face. This works best if you first wash your face normally, put a hot wash cloth on your face for about 30 seconds to open your pores, and then add the coconut oil immediately after. Don't even dry your face with a towel or anything. Just let your face air-dry and soak the coconut oil in. It's antibacterial and has age-fighting hyaluronic acid. This is especially good for people with dry/sensitive skin.

3. Leather Purse Conditioner.

Rub it in your hands. Rub it all over your leather purse (or jacket or shoes or whatever). Instant conditioning and helps your leather items look brand new!

The End...and You're Welcome!

Make Your Own Foaming Conditioning Shampoo

So you may or may not remember my post about how to make your own conditioning shampoo. Well, I've been using my recipe of a few squirts of castor oil (if your hair is oily, skip it), a few squirts of Dr Bronner's Peppermint Liquid Castile Soap, and about a cup of water for the past half a year or so with great results. My hair is clean, but not only that, it has still retained the color from my last henna dye job (3weeks ago), and the ends still have a nice sharp edge from my last haircut (3 months ago!). The only problem I had was that the formula was runny and wouldn't foam until I rubbed my hands together. This isn't really a problem . It's more of an inconvenience. Still, I've solved it. And I only spent a dollar!

I already had the castor oil and the Castile soap. 

All I had to buy was a bottle of hand soap from the dollar tree. It has a self-foaming pump.

Problem solved!

The End!