Can you explain coconut oil please

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The raw kind that's everywhere? Is the one in food aisles in a jar what you can also put on hair?

I bought some cosmetic oil in Tesco but it's rock hard and hard work!

It's in Lidl at the moment and reasonably priced but I don't understand the difference!

It should soften up once you start rubbing it in your hands or warm it briefly in the microwave.

You can use it on your skin as a moisturiser overnight on your hands/feet if feeling rough.

As an overnight hair mask.

Some people cook with it.

It's one of those multi purpose things.

But is the cooking type the same as the cosmetic type?

Some people use the cooking type as a cosmetic. Everybody I know does anyway, and most people I read also just use the cooking type, the pure virgin coconut oil.

Yes. Coconut oil has its many uses. You can use the same cooking coconut oil to apply on your hair or skin. I use the same all the time.
It is good to use to deep fry food as its made up of healthy saturated fats and remains stable under high temperatures.
As for the skin it works as a natural skin moisturizer.

Amydb, it is not healthy saturated fats, its a marketing myth

Only use it for hair/skin purposes as am intolerant to coconut, works well as a deep conditioner.

Take a look here re. eating - pretty unhealthy!!

I could be totally fooled by marketing, but no I wouldn't consume one that's labelled for cosmetic uses. Not sure what the difference is! Does it definitely not soften when you rub it in your palms? My cooking one is really hard and waxy too until I get it going.

Going to try the cooking innit looks more gooey :-)

Cooking wise its vegetable lard.

You can use olive oil on your skin and hair the same way you'd use coconut oil. It's better for your skin than coconut oil is, but the coconut is better for hair.

Great for hair, and skin, but don't eat the stuff.

There aren't any healthy saturated fats. Olive oil has 1g of saturated fat per tablespoon, olive oil has 12g, more than butter. As a PP said, it's similar to lard in terms of its fat content, and it's linked to high cholesterol.

The stuff on the supermarket shelf 'for cooking' is fine for your hair. As another PP said, you warm and soften it between your fingers / hands to apply.

Typo. Olive oil has 1g of saturated fat per tablespoon, COCONUT oil has 12g, more than butter.

Can you tell me more about putting it in your hair please??

I just imagine it going v greasy and taking 47 washes to come out

For use in hair just warm a very small amount in the palms of your hand and apply to the ends of your hair only. Pop a shower cap over your hair and leave as long as possible.
It does wash out ok just make sure you lather up the ends.

If you have spotty skin or outbreak easily don't use coconut oil! It's one of the most comedogenic oils there is. Really not good for most skin types.