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27 Jan 2015

75 Ways to Use Coconut Oil

Benefits of, Uses for, and Recipes with Coconut Oil! Plus tips on how to buy and why it has so many health properties!

Unless you’ve been living in an arctic cave with no wifi, you have probably heard about the magical, mystical coconut oil. 101 coconut oil uses. The benefits of coconut oil. Coconut oil for hair. Coconut oil for skin. Baking with coconut oil. Places you should rub coconut oil on your body. Coconut oil for your dog. (That may sound like a joke, but I’m serious. There’s a link below.)

For the past few years we have used coconut oil a LOT in our home. Cooking, homemade deodorant, and even just straight on our hair rather than gel or that no-frizz serum. Coconut oil has so many amazing properties and can be used in a ton of healthful ways. Also? I love imagining the horror if someone from the fat-free 90s looked to this future where people eat coconut oil with a spoon right out of the jar. I would have been hyperventilating because the mere mention of FAT made me gain ten pounds. So I thought.

Though the fat-free 90s have gone, I don’t think coconut oil is a fad. Why? Here is a great list to show WHY you should use coconut oil and HOW you can use it.  So if you’re lazy (like I am), you can pin or bookmark or email yourself this post for further research and recipes. At the very end of the list, you’ll even find links to posts with links to MORE posts about coconut oil. (Kind of like one of those photos of a person holding a photo of herself holding a photo of herself holding a photo of herself. Clearly, coconut oil has magnified my brain power.)

If you want to skip the reading and snag some right from your comfy chair, here is a great brand you can get at a great price. (<- affiliate link!)

Easy homemade recipes with coconut oil- tasty AND healthy!

What’s the Big Deal about Coconut Oil?

1. Health Benefits of Coconut Oil from Organic Facts

2. Why Coconut Oil from Mercola

3. Proven Health Benefits of Coconut Oil from Authority Nutrition

4. The Surprising Health Benefits of Coconut Oil from Dr. Oz

5. Why Coconut Oil Helps Acne & Wrinkles from Freebie Finding Mom

 

What Kind of Coconut Oil Should You Buy?

6. Decoding Coconut Oil Labels from Thank Your Body

7. The Ultimate Guide to Coconut Oil from Eat Drink Paleo

8. Refined vs. Unrefined Coconut Oil from The Nourished Life

 

Edible Recipes with Coconut Oil

9. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars from Mostly Homemade Mom

10. No-Bake Protein Bites  from ZagLeft

11. Gluten Free Coconut Chicken from Ja Monkey

12. Clean Ginger Slices from Move Love Eat

13. Peanut Butter Chips from Thrive Style

14. Fat Bombs from Eat Fat Lose Fat

15. Oven Roasted Green Beans from The Rising Spoon

16. Clean Peanut Butter Chocolate Bark from Move Love Eat

17. Extra Fudgy Brownies from Pinch of Yum

18. Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies from Culinary Couture

19. Nut Free Bliss Balls from Move Love Eat

20. Chocolate Fudge (with 5 Ingredients) from Seeds of Real Health

21. S’mores Granola from Architecture of a Mom

22. Wheat Free Banana Mug Cake from Healthy Seasonal Recipes

23. Coconut Lime Cookies from Keep It Simple Sweetie

24. Spicy Chocolate Cookies from Hello Little Home

25. Sunflower Seed Butter from Move Love Eat

26. Coffee Creamer from The Paleo Gypsy

27. Honey Almond Granola from Lovely Little Kitchen

28. 3 Ingredient Biscuits from Gimme Some Oven

29. Turkey Meatballs from Your Modern Family

30. Healthier Lemon Curd from Move Love Eat

 A great compilation of how to use coconut oil!

Ways to Use Coconut Oil

31. Luxurious Body Butter from Real Food Enthusiast

32. Whipped Lip Scrub from The Grant Life

33. Homemade Toothpaste from Our Small Hours

34. Play Dough (Glop) from Kids Activities Blog

35. Lemon Sugar Scrub Recipe from Thrifty Jinxy

36. Homemade Cough Syrup from Coffee with Us 3

37. Beeswax Candles from Little House Living

38. Lip Balm from Going Granola

39. Face Moisturizer from Say Not Sweet Anne

40. Cinnamon Coffee Body Scrub from More Than A Mom of Three

41. Muscle Soreness Relief from Food Your Body Will Thank You For

42. Ready-Made Coconut Oil Dots from Camp Wander

43. Hair Mask Tutorial from Freebie Finding Mom

44. Lemon and Coconut Body Scrub from Pink When Jen

45. Peppermint Lip Balm EOS Filler from Mom 4 Real

46. Leg Shave Cream from Mother’s Niche

47. Homemade Deodorant from Kirsten Oliphant

48. Oil Pulling from I Am Just a Wife

49. Lavender Sugar Scrub from The Grant Life

50. Cuticle Oil from Say Not Sweet Anne

51. Homemade Cough Drops from Coconut Mama

52. Anti-Cellulite Scrub from London, Like the City

53. Homemade Zit Zapper from Little House Living

54. Madagascar Vanilla Body Scrub from Confessions of an Overworked Mom

55. Cellulite Cream from Our Midwestern Life

56. Removing Stretch Marks from Indian Beauty Spot

57. Winter Skin Relief from Mom 4 Real

58. Homemade Baby Wipes from The New Lighter Life

59. Coconut Banana Dog Treats from Good Dogs & Co

60. Hair Conditioner from Little House Living

61. Anti-Thigh Chafing Rub from Kirsten Oliphant

Other Coconut Oil Roundup Posts

62. 107 Everyday Uses from Every Day Roots

63. 101 Uses from Wellness Mama

64. 77 Uses and Cures from Dr Axe

65. 76 Genius Ways to Use Coconut Oil Every Day from Greatists

66. 75 Uses and Benefits from Ja Monkey

67. 50 Gifts You Can Make from Saved by Grace

68. 50 Uses from Skinny Mom

69. 45 Amazing Uses from Stockpiling Moms

70. 10 Uses You Haven’t Tried Yet from Empowered Sustenance

71. 7 Surprising Beauty Uses from My Beauty Box Review

72. 5 Great Uses from The Grant Life

73. 5 Uses from Thrifty Northwestern Mom

74. Countless Uses  from Mercola (Spoiler Alert–you totally CAN count them in the post.)

75. 122 Strange and Odd Uses from Delicious Obsessions <– MY FAVORITE ROUNDUP!!!

 

Are you more inspired to use coconut oil in your daily life? You can’t say that you don’t know how after this massive list, right? Right. Let me know if you have any tricks for using coconut oil at home in the comments!

Essential oils often go really well with these homemade coconut oil products! Read more about those HERE.
Over 75 amazing uses for coconut oil and WHY coconut oil has so many health benefits!

 
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