subject: Coconut Body Lotion The Benefits Of Coconut Oil On Your Hair And Skin [print this page] Health, Longevity and beauty will always be a concern for you. You will always be looking for ways to keep healthy, stay healthy longer and maintain your beauty. However, with so many claims of chemical compounds, genetically altered foods, and discovery of natural remedies its hard to sort out what is effective and what is hype. Some products may be beneficial but only in the way you use them. Coconut oil is one of those products that has so many uses it can sometimes be misunderstood or even overlooked for its potential.
Coconut oil contains lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid. These 3 acids have antioxidant, antifungal, and antibacterial/antimicrobial properties. While the properties vary depending on whether you ingest the coconut oil or apply it topically it still provides great benefit.
You wont find too many shampoos without coconut oil. In hair care coconut oil promotes regrowth of hair. This helps you keep the full bodied hair you want. It also provides proteins required to rebuild damaged hair. Its moisturizing properties help reduce dandruff and the acids contained in it help defend against lice by making your hair an unfriendly environment for them.
Using coconut oil in a coconut body lotion or a coconut body cream is great for those with eczema or psoriasis. The oil not oil moisturizes but helps in preventing premature aging of the skin. This makes it a great ingredient for sensitive skin lotion. However, the most interesting and valuable property of coconut oil is its healing and immune properties.
When applying Natural Body Lotions containing coconut oil youre actually creating a layer of protection on your skin that repels dust, viruses, bacteria and fungi. When used in oils for face creams or lotions it can help greatly in clearing up minor blemishes or keeping control on acne. Coconut oil has been proven to kill viruses that cause influenza and greatly reduce the fungi and yeast that cause ringworm, anthletes foot and diaper rash (pay attention to that one Moms). It can also help speed up the healing process of bruises when applied to the skin.
So when shopping for a natural body lotion or natural body cream always take a look to see if its ingredients have coconut oil. Youre doing more for your skin than just moisturizing it and smelling nice.
