Did you know there are some great uses for Coconut oil? It has some great benefits and uses you’ll want to know about! Read on to learn what they are!
10 great Uses of Coconut Oil & Bonus Recipe
Put on dry parts of the body to help with dry itchy skin.
Rash cream for babies.(cloth diaper safe)
Perfect for cooking. I use it in everything from eggs to stir fries.
To support healthy thyroid function
Use as nipple cream when nursing(in place of lanolin)
Helps improve insulin levels
If you take it regularly you can help with candida in the body.
Take during pregnancy to help in overall health.
Helps soothe the itch of chicken pox.
Whip coconut oil up and add essential oils such as lavender (to relax) or peppermint to invigorate or reduce fever naturally. Can also be used on babies!
As an Added Bonus My
Coconut oil Chocolate Chip cookies!
Ingredients
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups of All purpose Flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt
1 cup Milk chocolate chips
- In a stand mixer, beat coconut oil and sugars together until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In another bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Slowly mix into wet mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Scoop by rounded tablespoon (I used an ice cream scooper to make them all even shaped) on to a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
- Let cool for several minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- And Most important ENJOY!!
- I do recommend when making this recipe to place in freezer for a few minutes before putting onto cookie sheet just to make sure the cookies don’t spread too much when baking since Coconut oil has a low melting point.
Looking for other great household items that have some great uses? Check out 12 Household uses for Mayonaise!
Comments & Reviews
It seems like coconut oil is the new breast milk – it can fix anything! LoL
And those cookies look wonderful – I’ll definitely be trying them soon
It is really amazing all the things that you can use coconut oil for.
Thanks so much for the information on 10 great Uses of Coconut Oil & Bonus Recipe! I had no idea that coconut oil could be used in so many different ways! Thanks also for the recipe on Chocolate Chip cookies using coconut oil as well! I really appreciate all the information & the recipe! Thanks again! Michele 🙂
I’ve been saying I’m going to get some for a while and havent. This does it! I’m going to get some tomorrow! Lol and I want to try that recipe! Can’t wait. Thanks!
I do use coconut oil but didn’t know of some of these benefits and uses. Thanks for the info and recipe.
This recipe sounds soooo yummy… I am going to try this out this weekend, thanks for sharing 🙂
Coconut oil is a staple for my hair regimen. I use it for my scalp and great for dry skin as well. Thanks for the recipe.
I love coconut oil. Those cookies look so delicious. My son was just asking me to make cookies today, so I think I will go whip up a batch! Thanks for the recipe!
Yum! I love coconut oil! It does have so many wonderful uses. I have been contemplating oil pulling with it. idk!
I never knew it had all of these benefits. However, I have made cookies with it and they are the best cookies ever. Thank you for sharing your recipe and these facts.
This is great info to know. I usually use it to sautee with and for my hair and skin.
I’ve been using coconut oil for a while now, although I had not know that it was useful for improving thyroid function – something i certainly need. I really appreciate this post.
Those cookies look divine. I have never cooked with it, but I would love to try. Those are all some wonderful uses I had no clue about. I once used it as a hair mask but I think I put too much, hehe!
I think i like this topic about 10 uses of coconut oil ‘coz they said coconut oil is bad becoz of high saturated fats!!
This looks very interesting and I will be trying some of the ideas
I love my coconut oil and I just happen to buy this brand, it is one thing I will never give up simply because it has helped me.. 1) with my dry skin, once a week I make sure I give my whole body a complete rub down with this oil and wrap myself for at least 12 hrs.. 2) in March of 2013 I had lost 70 % of my hair on my head, and every third day I would put this oil on and wrap it in plastic for 12 to 24 hrs, every 5th day I would use extra virgin olive oil and do the same, only washing my hair once a week,, and I tell you now that my head has more hair on it than I had in High School or any other time in my life.. I even have my baby curls on tips loll love it 🙂 thanks for share @tisonlyme143
Neat ideas for the uses. Thanks for sharing the awesome recipe as well. So gonna try this out and keep some on hand for sure!
looks delicious!