My mom is a beauty freak. Vain maybe. She really takes care of herself and slathers any cream she can get her hands on. Give her something and after a few days she’ll rave about how it makes her skin glow. I never believed any of the products working for her because my mom is mestiza. She really has very nice complexion for as long as I can remember. She never leaves the house without her red lipstick on, had her eyelids tattooed some 15+ years ago, and never in my entire life saw her wearing “house clothes”. She always looks good even going to the market. I remember she would force me and my sister to eat papaya for breakfast. Papaya in the Philippines is way different than anywhere else in the world, I think! Ours has a lot of seeds that looks like “little eyes”, very black. Scary! It’s good for your skin, she would always say.
Fast forward to present, my mom would send me bottles of Virgin Coconut OIl whenever possible. A lot of people when they learn that I take a tbsp twice daily usually gasps. “Isn’t that oil Cindy?” Yes it is. But a good oil at that. I remember my mom made my cousin with IBS take 1 tbsp. a day and after a few days he reported that he went to the bathroom with no problem.
- Take 1 tbsp first thing in the morning; 1 tbsp an hour after dinner.
- Use as an after-shower body oil to trap in the the moisture. I usually add 1 capsule of Vitamin E (or a few drops if you’re using pure).
- Some would use it for cooking although I don’t use any oils at all when I cook so I have no idea how it alters the taste of food.
- I sometimes use it on my face. I actually don’t have a skincare regimen. Grew up using Safeguard white for my face and nothing else. No moisturizers or creams. But now I’m in my 30’s I am quite concern about my complexion. I can see one or two brown spots already.
- The pretty ladies in my detox spa told me it is a health food. I’m a newbie when it comes to eating natural so I guess I’m on the right track!
You can do your own research about the benefits and availability of virgin coconut oil online. Good thing in this generation is that most (almost all!) information is just a click away. As always, if you have food allergies, or if you’re skeptical about this product, read all the infos you can find. I still believe that whatever works for me doesn’t mean it will work for you. No harm in trying though.
Live life!
