Virgin coconut oil or unrefined coconut oil is one of the oldest and trusted skin moisturizer and hair treatments in tropical countries. Virgin coconut oil is better than most expensive commercial moisturizer and hair conditioners in the market, because it does not only soften rough skin, it is also loaded with antioxidants that help repair skin damage and strengthen skin tissues therefore preventing wrinkles.
Most commercial creams and lotions are predominantly water. When the water enters the skin, it expands the tissues, so wrinkles fade away and the skin looks and feel smoother, but this effect is just temporary, as soon as the water evaporates, the dry wrinkled skin returns. Another thing is this moisturizer contains highly refined ingredients (devoid of all natural protective antioxidants), which can do more harm to our skin.
Virgin Coconut Oil Benefits for Skin:
Virgin coconut oil helps prevent liver spots or age spots. Liver spots is one of the classic sign of old age. The oil is absorbed into the skin to help limit or minimize damaged caused by excessive sun exposure.
Virgin coconut oil help in removing the dead skin cells, to reveal a younger and smoother skin.
Virgin coconut oil is a deep penetrating food for the skin, it can help strengthen connective tissues, so that skin doesn’t sag and wrinkle.
Antiseptic fatty acids in coconut oil help to prevent fungal and bacterial infections in the skin when it is consumed and to some extent, when it is applied directly to the skin.
Continuous use of Virgin Coconut oil on the skin can help cure some skin problem such as; psoriasis, eczema, dandruff, acne, etc.
Coconut oil is better than commercial hair treatment: According to studies of the 3 oils (mineral oil and safflower oil) used for hair treatment, coconut oil was the only oil found to reduce the protein loss for both undamaged and damaged hair when used as pre-wash and post-wash grooming product. Both mineral oil and safflower oil do not help at all in reducing the protein loss from hair. Coconut oil, being a triglyceride of lauric acid (principal fatty acid), has a high affinity for hair proteins and, because of its low molecular weight and straight linear chain, is able to penetrate inside the hair shaft.
Virgin Coconut Oil Benefits for Hair:
One of the best natural hair treatments because it helps in healthy growth of hair providing them with a shiny appearance. For dandruff, dry itchy scalp, dry brittle hair: Apply oil on a clean scalp. Let stand for at least 20minutes. For maximum benefit, wrap hair with towel or shower cap, Shampoo then rinse hair.
Applying the coconut oil as a pre-wash conditioner can help remove dandruff better that a medicated shampoo.
Coconut Oil Health Benefits:
Virgin coconut oil is even better than the polyunsaturated corn, soybean, and canola oil. It is the only fat that isn’t fattening and is even known to promote weight loss because it helps in healthy functioning of thyroid gland (gland that regulate metabolism).
Virgin coconut oil reduces the body’s need for vitamin E.
Virgin coconut oil is beneficial for the heart because it contains about 50% lauric acid, which helps in preventing various heart problems including high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure. It also reduces the incidence of injury in arteries and therefore helps in preventing atherosclerosis. For lowering bad cholesterol in the blood the recommended dose is 3 ½ tablespoons of coconut oil daily, taken in divided doses.
Virgin coconut oil has the property to regulate blood sugar and improves the secretion of insulin, thereby preventing and treating diabetes.
Virgin coconut oil may help in the treatment of HIV-AIDS. A study showed that coconut oil is capable of reducing the viral load of HIV infected patients.
Virgin coconut oil is a natural yeast-fighter. Consuming coconut oil helps fight the yeast on the inside, and it can be used topically to relieve fungal/yeast symptoms on the outside as well.
Source : http://www.healthandbeautypages.com/virgin-coconut-oil-benefits-and-uses/
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