Coconut Oil - more questions!

[Northumberlandlass]

After reading wonderful things on here on the benefits of coconut oil, i've been looking around. Virgin or not? Organic or not? Are any better than others? Can I just pop into Holland & Barratt?

I'm thinking of using it mostly on hair & skin.
Thanks

Virgin - absolutely
Organic - preferably

Thanks! So the Holland & barratt stuff would be ok?

If it's virgin then yes, just fine!

Thank you!!

you know for sure it's the right kind if it is hard at room temperature and liquid when it gets warm.

Thank you, yes it looks more solid (not clear)

H&B normally v expensive though.

I use this

and I use it for OCM, body moisturiser, intensive hair treatment (overnight, drench hair and put in a top-knot, doesn't stain pillowcases), as an after-sun, for lips, cuticles, heels.

The Superdrug one gets v good reviews.

Waitrose - this one is lovely and cheap

I also use Coconoil for cooking, or just slathering on. Yum

I'm just using the KTC one from the Asian section of the supermarket, 250ml bottle for under £2 or 500ml tub for £3 something, if it's edible then it must be fine for soaking into your skin.

not sure about the waitrose one as it has added ingredients - I use the pure stuff. the superdrug and KTC ones sound v cheap :) :)

I have bought the superdrug one today for £1 something.

How do you use it on your hair? Overnight job?

Yep overnight

Thanks :)

I buy it from Amazon

Brill! Top tips, will check them out. Thanks. Will have a look at superdrug one

Have just seen Tesco's have some in their Asian cookery section (virgin) - might check that out tomorrow!

I use this 99p one. Once it's run out I'd like to try a virgin one.

I buy mine on Ebay. I recently got a 1kg tub of extra virgin, cold pressed coconut oil for about a tenner.

Its brill stuff.

Isn't coconut oil comodegenic if used on skin? I am sure i have read on some ocm sites that after a while of using it people started getting bad spots and hard ones under the skin and the replies were that coconut oil shouldn't be used on face as it can cause this. I quite fancied trying it as ocm instead of my normal oil but after reading this decided not to

Definitely not comodegenic.

Use a virgin organic one. the KTC is not good the cheap ones are cheap for a reason!

Everything I've read says that coconut oil is comodegenic. Personally I'd use it everywhere except my face.

comedogenic ratings

Interesting link squoosh, thanks.

I think it depends on the individual person.
I personally have not had a problem with it, but some people do. I've found this article which I would say gives a realistic view.
www.thelovevitamin.com/1177/is-coconut-oil-an-acne-menace-or-an-acne-miracle

I definitely want to start trying it in my food.

Mirand Kerr claims it's her top beauty secret. Do you think cocounut oil will give me supermodel legs?