Coconut oil DIYS

Coconut oil are given little to no credit for what they do. They are made from coconut. The oil in coconut is extracted to make the oil. There are lots of benefits of using coconut oil, they are… coconut oil has various use they can be eaten, used as moisturizer, used as makeup removal, used to make facial scrub and lip scrub and hair mask.

This article shows you tricks to using coconut oil as a DIY(Do It Yourself)

Homemade Mayonnaise

If you want to make homemade mayonnaise, and don’t want to buy from the stores here are the ingredient. Make sure before you start that all the ingredients listed below are at room temperature.

• Raw eggs (yolk) 4-5
• Powdered mustard 1/2tbsp
• Salt. A pinch
• Apple cider vinegar (mother) 2tbsp
• Coconut oil 3tbsp
• Herbs(optional) 1tbsp

Preparation

• Separate the egg yolk and white in a bowl
• Pour the egg yolk into the blender or food processor with the powdered mustard and salt.
• Add any choice of herb or spice that you will like to try.
• Add the apple cider vinegar
• Blend the ingredients together and add the coconut oil in very little quantity at a time so that the oil can mix properly with the egg.
• Scoop out from the blender and store in closely tight container and store in the fridge and consume within 2 weeks.

Coconut oil as moisturizer

If you have dry skin and your body lotion is not moisturizing your dry skin properly we got you covered.

You can easily use coconut oil as your body cream. You can rub coconut oil on your sink immediately after having your bath in order to restore and give instant shine to the skin. Or get a container and put in coconut oil then add your favorite lotion and mix thoroughly to make a smooth paste. Rub this on your body and see your skin come to live and moisturized all day long.

Coconut oil as a makeup remover

Gather here makeup lovers, do u have a hard time removing eye makeup and matte lipsticks? What if I told you coconut oil can easily take that down for you. All you have to do is put coconut oil on a cotton wool, an use it to clean off eye makeup and stubborn lipsticks. This can also be used to remove foundation and any form of makeup. It dissolves makeup fast and effectively leaving skin clean and moisturized. 

Coconut oil as hair mask or protein treatment

Coconut oil is one of the best oil to use for the hair because it protects the hair from damage. It can be used as hair cream, hair mask and for protein treatment.

For hair mask, mix honey and coconut together in a container and apply on the root and strands of hair and cover with a shower cap or plastic bag for 30 minutes and rinse off with warm water.

To use coconut oil as protein treatment for hair, you need one egg,(you can use two or more based on hair volume and length) two table spoon of honey, coconut oil, and any other type of oil you like. Mix all this together in a bowl and apply from root to strands of hair and cover with a plastic bag and leave on for 60 minutes and rinse off with look warm water to avoid cooking the egg in your hair.

Coconut oil can also be used for chapped lips. You can always keep coconut oil handy to use whenever your lips are dry.

Coconut oil can be used as face and lip exfoliator. If you have white heads and black heads on your face and chapped lips coconut oil should be your friend.

To use coconut oil as a face exfoliator, all you need is baking soda. Add baking soda to a bowl containing 1tbsp of coconut oil and mix in properly to make a paste then apply to the paste to the face and scrub in to exfoliate the skin. Rinse the face properly with warm water after 5mins.   

To use coconut oil for chapped lip all you need is sugar. Add sugar to 1tbsp of coconut and mix properly to form a thick paste. Apply and rub this into the lips for 3-5mins to remove dead cells from the lips.