To urge you all to buy a jar of coconut oil?

Will try it on my curls

Aloe Vera and water only on burns. Never anything that will insulate and keep the burn burning.

cuttinguppears it's more of a shill than an AIBU, (purely IMO of course).Mumsnet is probably the perfect place for that though.

Urgh cutter :)

ANY oil will help remove cradle cap, I get some from the chippy once they've fried the saveloys in it seventeen thousand times and it works a treat.

Can anyone explain to me how is this an AIBU?
And if it isn't really, why are people telling Doreen to fuck off when really all she was doing was responding in the spirit of AIBU?

All of you who use it on your hair - how do you do it, exactly? How much, do you leave it on overnight, wrap it in anything? Is it a faff?

Iv've been meaning to try it for ages but am confused about exactly which type as I read conflicting things - is the type you cook with different to the type you put on your body etc?

LMonkey. I use the normal cooking coconut oil. Three pack is on offer on Amazon. Lots of others have also advised different brands on the thread. www.amazon.co.uk/Coconoil-Original-Virgin-Coconut-Triple/dp/B002DFHGUM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1449387847&sr=8-2&keywords=coconoil

SirChenjin My hair is curly and can be frizzy and a bit dry. It's worked wonders. I have also tried this which I found really helped my hair. www.amazon.co.uk/Inecto-Pure-Coconut-Shampoo-Conditioner/dp/B00FBKITPC/ref=pd_bxgy_325_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=15HZC3C7M5YKJCWC86PJ

"I've never noticed it and no one else here has said "Oi Diego, what's with the coconut taste"."
Not everybody notices it, but that doesn't mean that it isn't there. I'm not saying that it's necessarily bad either - I've substituted coconut oil for butter in brownies, for instance, and it makes them very tasty (assuming you like coconut, of course).

And if people are looking for something to smear on their skin that has actual proven antibacterial properties, they should use raw honey. Or garlic. Also good on roast chicken.

Lol at chemical producers. Natural remedies are just chemicals.The ones that have been proven to work tend to have their own side effects.

It is another thing that has worked well for dhs HS, obviously along with other treatments and lifestyle changes.
It is a huge part of his treatment now and this and turmeric really help his condition.
So neither he nor I care about whether there is proof or not, you try anything when you are suffering.
If somebody tells you something works for them don't poo poo it, spread the word, because the huge chemical producers and their pushers (gps) would prefer natural remedies to be swept under the carpet.

Thanks OP. I've been meaning to try it for ages but am confused about exactly which type as I read conflicting things - is the type you cook with different to the type you put on your body etc?

Doreen why don't you just f* off? What's the point in even responding with that kind of attitude?

I rushed out and bought a jar as I'm a sucker for a bit of hype.

It tried it out as a moisturiser and it dried out my skin like Gandhi's flip flop.

It was nice as a hair treatment but I've been too lazy to use it regularly and it's now been relegated to the back of the cupboard.

But there is no evidence at all that it it has any anti bacterial, anti fungal or anti viral properties

Not strictly true - too tired to look much further as I've been working for most of this evening, but there are a couple of studies (you can find them on PubMed) which have looked at the anti bac properties and there has been some limited measure of success - nothing in the way higher level evidence. Cba to look at anti fungal and anti viral - would have thought not the latter certainly.

Of course it's good for hair and dry skin. It's good for cooking as well- and a new vegan ingredient that doesn't taste disgusting is always a good thing. I've made a fantastic dairy free " cheesecake equivalent" which was more than edible.

But there is no evidence at all that it it has any anti bacterial, anti fungal or anti viral properties. There really isn't.

I put the coconut oil on my face and the turmeric I take internally for inflammation and memory.

I'm blood group o and I've been fine.

It works for my hair in a way that nothing else has, so at less than a fiver for a big tub I'll stick with it - in a non non-consumerist and hippy way, natch.

I use it as a base along with Shea butter for myhomemade face cream.

It's brilliant. Doesn't bring me out in spots. My skinn has never looked so good, and we cook with it.

Any thread typed along these lines about anything else (aloe Vera oil?) Would be met with so much more scepticism. But snake coconut oil is the latest thing.

Yes exactly

It goes in fads because fads are manipulated by big business. Somebody somewhere is making mega bucks out of this, while people think they are being all non consumerist and hippy.

Why does this stuff come and go in fads? Given coconuts have been around for centuries why has coconut oil only just become a thing.

Thanks for the tip. I don't bother with coconut oil because I need to set the bottle in hot water to melt it as it's so solid. can someone recommend a brand that doesn't solidify (esp in winter)?

I like it, I have some but dont use it religiously, however when I used it as a moisteriser over summer I did notice a different texture to my skin, ie better nd I prefer to put natural oil on me rather than man made stuff.

I have used olive oil and c o is lighter.

I like it!

I don't have a boyfriend with a penis condition; never had thrush; don't get spots any more unless I eat industrial amounts of chocolate and don't have stress eczma either - so methinks I won't be buying any, OP.