My 50 Favorite Uses For Coconut Oil

Have you tried Coconut Oil? I discovered it while I was pregnant with my daughter and slowly starting incorporating it into our lifestyle. I started cooking with it first, then I used it to treat diaper rash and as a moisturizer for dry winter skin. Then I found myself thinking about coconut oil when I had a burn and then again when I was scratching my mosquito bites until they bled. Coconut Oil helped soothe both of those irritations. I started researching my new found obsession and this is what I found…..Coconut Oil is antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antimicrobial. It’s a natural treatment for many ailments and has many common household uses. I prefer an organic, unrefined type of Coconut Oil. This is the least processed oil and contains the most natural nutrients. Coconut Oil is rather inexpensive and I keep a jar in my pantry and in my medicine cabinet. I’ve compiled a list of my 50 favorite uses for Coconut Oil. Many of these I have tried myself, but if I haven’t tried them myself, I included them because they amazed me. I’m adding Coconut Oil to my arsenal of favorite natural products, right next to my Organic ACV and Organic Honey. I love inexpensive, natural remedies that have multiple uses. If you haven’t already, check out my Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey posts. It’s pretty amazing what these natural products can do for you!

For cooking it’s a great oil with a high smoke point
Great for baking as a replacement for vegetable oil
Taken supplementally for daily energy
As a coffee creamer when emulsified into coffee
On the skin as a basic moisturizer naturally with SPF 4
As a natural treatment for diaper rash
To prevent stretch marks during pregnancy
To get rid of cradle cap on a baby
Topically to kill yeast and relieve discomfort from yeast infections
As a massage oil
A tiny dab through hair will help get rid of frizz
Topically, can help skin heal faster after injury or infection
Directly on the perineum to help heal after birth
As a natural conditioner. Rub into dry hair, put a shower cap on and leave for several hours
On feet to fight athlete’s foot or fungus
In place of Lanolin cream on nursing nipples to sooth irritation
With apple cider vinegar as a natural treatment for lice that actually works
Rub coconut oil on the inside of your nose to help alleviate allergy symptoms
Taken orally to help relieve allergy symptoms
There is some evidence that coconut oil may kill intestinal parasites or yeast
Can help improve insulin levels
Oil pulling with coconut oil helps improve gum health and remove toxins from your body
Can help improve cholesterol ratios
Blend a tablespoon into hot tea to help speed recovery from cold or flu
Can help reduce appearance of varicose veins
As a naturally antibacterial skin cream
As a natural shave cream
When used consistently on skin it can help get rid of cellulite
To season cast iron skillets
It’s anti-inflammatory properties can help lessen arthritis
Can reduce the itch of mosquito bites
Can be rubbed into scalp daily to treat dandruff
To help speed ear infection healing
Can be used to speed healing of fungal infections when taken internally and used externally
A natural decongestant
To help sooth the itch of chicken pox or poison ivy
A tablespoon taken before each meal can help improve digestion, and prevent constipation
Can be taken in warm ginger tea to sooth heartburn or nausea
Can be used internally and externally to speed recovery from UTIs
When taken regularly, it can help fight candida
Can relieve the pain of hemorrhoids when used topically
On cuticles to help nails grow
Appetite suppressant
Treats cold sores
Treats pink eye
Relieves sunburn pain
Treats hives
Shoe polish
Natural lubricant
Aids in vitamin and nutrient absorption