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This oil is fantastic! Being the closest fruit to the sun, the coconut has many benefits to our systems - inside and out.  Be sure to purchase the Organic Virgin (Unrefined) Coconut oil (not pictured here - be sure to look for the 'Virgin' variation).  You can purchase this at most grocers selling whole foods or a local Vitamin Shoppe.

Here are few ways in which you can use coconut oil:

Cooking

This is how the love affair began.  There is a bit of a debate about the consumption of dairy.  Is it healthy?  Why are humans the only to consume another animal's milk and/or mucus?  That discussion is for another day. I was attempting to minimize my dairy consumption and heard that coconut oil was a good substitute for butter.

Slice some fresh carrots and peppers of various colors.  Allow the coconut oil to melt (it won't take long) in the pan.  This oil has the ability to withstand high heat in an excellent way. (Remember, it is the closest fruit to the sun.)  Add a tablespoon of minced garlic and season to taste.  Allow all of these ingredients to saute in a pan for a few moments.  Yummy!  You'll notice a slight buttery-sweet flavor all without the dairy.

Hair

This sun fruit is so close to the protein of the hair in composition that it actually reduces protein loss - restoring damaged hair.  This is the ultimate conditioner/protein treatment!  Like olive oil, coconut oil can penetrate the hair shaft completely.  It is also rumored to promote hair growth.

Skin

Do you suffer from eczema?  Informal surveys confirm that eczema outbreaks are at an all time high this season.  If you can catch the eczema outbreak before it becomes inflamed, this oil works marvelously!  I am a living testimony of this fact.  Having a mild outbreak of eczema, I decided to use coconut oil and within the week the eczema was gone!  This certainly beats those steroid creams prescribed by your doctor.  This also makes an excellent massage oil as well.

I have gotten so into it that I slather this stuff all over my 'bawdy' [in my Martin Lawrence voice] instead of using lotion.  I love how the coconut oil begins as a solid, but melts with your body heat.  How beautiful is that?! While it may leave the skin feeling greasy, it will most definitely be absorbed as the day progresses (and relatively quickly).

Without going to deep, just realize that this sun food grows the closest to the sun.  The overall health benefits are amazing.

Investment: Approximately $10.00

Ingredients: Naturally unrefined expeller pressed virgin organic coconut oil.