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Old 01-08-2008, 09:22 AM   #166
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I cooked my egg with it this morning & I can't taste it. I put the leftover from the spoon all over my hands.

that just reminded me of the time my best friend was over and we were chatting in the kitchen... i had put some co into something and then put some on my hands and rubbed it in. she gave me this look like and said "did you just put FOOD on your SKIN????"


she uses RVCO now, too.

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Old 01-08-2008, 11:04 PM   #167
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Alright, you've all convinced me. I'm going to get some next paycheck, too. I know someone who doesn't use soap or shampoo or conditioner any more, but only uses coconut oil. I can see this on the skin, but on your hair? It seems like it would get oily. Anyone try it one your hair??
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Old 01-08-2008, 11:13 PM   #168
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Am I the only one that gets icky skin with coconut oil? It seems like it makes my skin drier somehow It feels really nice going on but as soon as it's all soaked in my skin feels like sandpaper.
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Old 01-08-2008, 11:35 PM   #169
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Mother of Sons, Luke's skin did that the first few times and then he got a rash now we have him off coconut entirely to see if he's allergic.
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Old 01-09-2008, 12:01 AM   #170
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Default Re: Talk to me about coconut oil

Thanks All for sharing information about this. I hadn't looked into this before. I look forward to buying some cocunut oil at the healthfood store soon and trying it out!
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Old 01-09-2008, 06:42 AM   #171
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I realized this morning that what I bought is not Extra Virgin CO. It just says "organic" and "expeller pressed" and "refined for med high heat". So is it going to do any of the same wonderful things that EVCO does?
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Old 01-09-2008, 07:51 AM   #172
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i'm not sure. it sounds like it may be a good cooking oil, but maybe not for all the stuff we're talking about?
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Old 01-09-2008, 11:31 AM   #173
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Mother of sons - I don't like the way it feels on my skin either. It doesn't feel moisturizing at all. Just sort of sits there all oily with my really dry skin underneath. :/
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Old 01-09-2008, 11:34 AM   #174
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are you applying it on damp skin? that can make a difference...
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Old 01-09-2008, 11:38 AM   #175
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Do those of you who don't like CO on your skin have dry/sensitive skin? I do, and I felt like the CO just sat there on my skin. I wasn't crazy about it.

CO is the greatest ever for "the spin" though.
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Old 01-09-2008, 11:54 AM   #176
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I realized this morning that what I bought is not Extra Virgin CO. It just says "organic" and "expeller pressed" and "refined for med high heat". So is it going to do any of the same wonderful things that EVCO does?
Not sure what brand you have, but this might help explain why it could be described as refined. http://www.coconut-connections.com/v...oconut_oil.htm

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Most commercial grade coconut oils are made from copra. Copra is basically the dried meat of the coconut. It can be made by smoke drying, sun drying, or kiln drying, or derivatives or a combination of these three. If standard copra is used as a starting material, the unrefined coconut oil extracted from copra is not suitable for consumption and must be purified - i.e. refined. This is because the way most copra is dried is very unsanitary. Most of the copra is dried under the sun in the open air, where it is exposed to insects and moulds. The standard end product made from copra is RBD coconut oil. RBD stands for refined, bleached, and deodorized. Both high heat and chemicals (e.g. solvent extractions) are used in this method.

RBD oil is also often hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated. Hydrogenated oils have been shown to increase serum cholesterol levels which contribute to heart disease.
It's my understanding that it's better if it's non bleached, non refined, non hexane, non deoderized. Expeller pressed does not necessarily mean cold pressed, which is what you want.
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Alright, you've all convinced me. I'm going to get some next paycheck, too. I know someone who doesn't use soap or shampoo or conditioner any more, but only uses coconut oil. I can see this on the skin, but on your hair? It seems like it would get oily. Anyone try it one your hair??
Coconut oil is actually my deep treatment trick and I have really curly hair. I just slather it on (it looks stringy but not greasy) at night, put my hair up and then do my regular washing routine the next day. BTW, I'm no poo so for me washing means with a conditoner. I do the coconut oil deep treatment a couple of times a month when I remember.
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I'll have to try it on my hair, too. I've got curly hair that tends to get dry, so maybe this will help.
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one thing to really emphasize like others have mentioned - definitely get the unrefined extra virgin coconut oil. It really makes a difference. A while back before I had kids I tried it on my hair and the refined stuff made it feel like straw.
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Do those of you who don't like CO on your skin have dry/sensitive skin? I do, and I felt like the CO just sat there on my skin. I wasn't crazy about it.

CO is the greatest ever for "the spin" though.
I have horribly dry sensitive skin and the past two days I have used the CO on my hands, legs and face and I LOVE it. I use it right out of the shower while I am damp. If I put it on dry, it was not as effective...same for my son's eczema problem...his skin is 95x better than it was
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