The Jury Is Still Out On Coconut Oil

So a few weeks ago I posted about how I was planning on trying to use coconut oil in various ways and see if it lived up to its hype. Aaaaaand the results are mixed.

I found it didn't really do much for my hair, though to be fair I only used it twice before I gave up. The first time I left it on my hair for about 45 minutes, and the second for almost 2 hours. My hair was pretty frizzy and weird to manage, and not terribly noticeably softer.

I was pretty happy with how it made my thesis (thesis-aftermath) undereye circles a little less horrendous, though. I guess any good moisturizing cream or any oil might do this, but coconut oil is significantly cheaper than anything you could buy at a department store so bonus points! And although I hate to admit it, the smell is growing on me - makes me feel like I'm at the beach all the time.

As for a general skin moisturizer, it really is pretty awesome. It makes my skin SO soft and nice (and nice-looking!) and even makes all the weird bumps and rough patches go away. But since it's an oil, it can be a bit weird/gross if I'm wearing pants and a bit greasy if its super hot out. My skin gets dry again after a night's sleep, but nothing lasts forever right? Then again, the longer I use it, the softer and nicer my skin feels! Definite A+ as a moisturizer.

but seriously, my legs look like this now

I still haven't worked up the courage to put it in my food, so no news there. I did try it on my cuticles which also was pretty good, but that's about it. Thinking about using it as a foot cream next?

Have any of you had crazy good/crazy bad experiences with coconut oil? Have recipes for a good smoothie or something? Let me know!

On Coconut Oil

I really really dislike coconut. The flavor, the texture, how it ruins perfectly good chocolate with its gross flaky appearance, the insistence of the rest of the world that it's the best thing since sliced bread... you get the point. Coconut is not my thing.

Buuuuut after hearing one too many good things about the potential benefits of coconut oil (seriously, apparently it does everything and anything ever - like you could probably get it to sort your laundry for you), I decided to use up an old gift card and buy some so I can see what all the rage is about. I mean, even Jenna Marbles likes it.

I think I'm mostly going to use it as a hair treatment for now, maybe as a skin moisturizer if I'm feeling fancy. In any case, don't think I'll be using it in any food stuffs in the near future (still can't stand the taste).

I'll report back with my (very non-scientific) findings once I use it for a bit! In the meantime, let me know if you've had any good/bad experiences using coconut oil for whatever!