It seems like coconut oil is the new coconut water which was the new acai which was the new pomegranate which was the new green tea which was the old kombucha...
Anyway, whenever there's a new "health" food trend, I tend to be skeptical. My approach to diet tends to be eat ALL the things (in moderate amounts. generally), and I think saturating your meals with any one thing is a little silly.
I am, however, loving this coconut oil craze, mostly because it smells amazing!
Food-wise, I've been kind of hesitant to try it in anything savory, but it's great on toast/waffles/pancakes in lieu of butter. I did try subbing it for butter in mac and cheese but it kept boiling when I was trying to make roux, even at the lowest heat...
The unprocessed/"virgin" variety of coconut oil is solid at room temperature, but has a low melting point. I'm hoping this will make it easier to work with in baking than butter, especially since it doesn't have to be refrigerated. I also don't use butter much for anything other than baking-- it's a pain either having it take up room in the fridge or running out to buy it every time I have a sweets-making whim. I'll update after I try making some coconut oil frosting ♥
I've also tried it topically:
· On hair, while it's still damp from washing. Just a teeny dab, let it melt in my palms, then rub through hair. I have to be reeeeaaaally careful, though, or my hair ends up kinda stringy (it's super baby fine in texture).
· For the body, I've added it to my bath and applied it all over, mixed with Cetaphil lotion. It leaves skin crazy soft and makes you smell like a Sno-ball-- pretty awesome. · It fared well as a makeup remover, but I wasn't wearing any stubborn eyemake when I tried it. I'll put it to the test against eyelash glue residue and then we'll see how it really works. · I tried it just a little on my face. It's supposedly noncomedogenic and has antibacterial properties, but I'm reeeaaally acne-prone so only time will tell. Jojoba oil doesn't break me out, though, so maybe neither will coconut?
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