Coconut oil?

[FatPatricia]

I am a recent convert to coconut oil for everything but am just wondering whether any of you lovely people have any innovative or quirky other uses for the stuff that I may not have thought of!

[WonderingAround]

Oil pulling to whiten teeth.

[JuxtapositionRecords]

Deep hair conditioning

[hollieberrie]

I use it to hot cloth cleanse.

[elizadolittlechoc]

I posted a year or so on here about 'pulling'. Overall consensus was it's a myth. Confirmed by my dentist. However I love it use it as a pampering body moisture treatment.

[branofthemist]

We use it on all sorts.

Hair, cuts, scrapes (after they have been cleaned) chapped skin, face cleanser (cleared dds blackheads up in about a week), for shaving, for after shaving, in coffee and porridge.

We were in Greece last week and I slapped it on us before bed and none of us got bitten. Mum and dad didn't and they did get bitten.

[SpiceLinerandHoneyLove]

Increasing your water intake will whiten your teeth more effectively than oil pulling.

[dementedma]

Works wonders on dry feet. Slap it on before getting into bed.

[BonitaFangita]

I find it's too rich for to use as a primer but it's great as a cleanser, especially for eye make up.
It's anti fungal and anti bacterial too so it will clear skin irritations like spots and inflamation. I use it on the nape of my neck as I get a rash if I leave my hair wet and this clears it up beautifully.
Never used it on my feet, thanks for the tip Ma

[FatPatricia]

Thank you all some awesome ideas, will have to look more into the teeth whitening one, do some research :)

[nikole1708]

Coconut oil works wonders for stretch marks and acne. Make sure you buy an organic virgin coconut oil.