Coconut Cosmetics

I love coconut.  Truly, I cannot get enough of it. Coconut oil, unsweetened coconut flakes mixed in with homemade coconut pudding (recipe to follow), and organic coconut milk (used in the French press coffee as the best creamer you’ve ever had- none of that “Coffee Mate” crap!)

Not only do I like ingesting it for its incredible benefits, but putting it on the skin proves to be just as beneficial.

Here’s a coconut oil trick, hint, and under-rated tip that is a VERY inexpensive cosmetic secret:

Use coconut oil around your eyes each night (Ladies, just like you would use under eye moisturizer or that wrinkle cream you spend an arm and a leg on).  No need to slather as a little goes a long way.  Dab it around your eyes just as you would any other eye cream.   

TIP: I keep a tiny bit of coconut oil in the medicine cabinet in my bathroom.  I scoop some into a small dish and leave it there.  If it's cold out it will harden, but the minute you put some in your hand it will melt with your body heat.

Coconut oil helps protect your skin from the aging effects of free radicals and can help improve the appearance of skin with its anti-aging benefits.  Many experts believe coconut oil may help restore more-youthful looking skin.  When it's absorbed into your skin and connective tissues, it helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles by helping to keep your connective tissues strong and supple, and aids in exfoliating the outer layer of dead skin cells, making your skin smoother. 

(While you're at it, why not take some into the shower and lather up, shave with it, and use it to get the eye makeup off).

I have a few close girlfrieds who use this little coconut oil trick of the trade.  But don't just take our word for it, try it out yoursef!  You may never need to buy those expensive under-eye, anti-aging, antioxidant creams ever again!

(PLEASE REMEMBER!  You ONLY want to use Pure Virgin Coconut Oil when cooking and using it on your skin as the other stuff contains additives and goes through chemical processes that ruin the integrity of the oil.  It must not be heat-processed, refined, bleached or deoderized.  The reasoning for that is pretty self-explanatory.  My favorite bran is Nutiva.  I order this by the huge jug (54 oz) from the wonderful Vitacost as it is one of the greatest deals out there for this quality and size)