COCONUT OIL!

[Salster14]

Thanks for the info... I will do my research and definitely try your recepie

[silversunfire]

Expeller Pressed(which goes thru a steam deodorizing process) still has the same benefits, it just doesn't have the taste like virgin CO does, which is good for people that don't really like the taste of CO, or want to use it in cooking but not have the CO taste to their food. It still contains the same medium chain fatty acids as virgin CO.

[OurLuvsFromAbove]

it actually contains the same mct's but expeller pressed doesnt have the same amount as the VCO

[feather319]

Originally Posted by rocksout4cheese

ok, so far today i have used it for my teeth & me & my daughter's skin! she's 2 and has skin issues, doctors don't know what they're doing and have been of no help. she has had little bumps on her face from around 5 months or so, and now has them on legs & arms & stuff, i thought it was eczema but they say it's not... yet they can't tell me WHAT it is... so hopefully the CO will help!

Are they little white bumps? My sister had keratosis pilaris on her arms when she was a kid. They eventually went away. My mom use to scrub her skin with a rough foot callous cleaner but it didn't help. I just thought I would tell you that they will eventually go away.

[rocksout4cheese]

Originally Posted by feather319

Are they little white bumps? My sister had keratosis pilaris on her arms when she was a kid. They eventually went away. My mom use to scrub her skin with a rough foot callous cleaner but it didn't help. I just thought I would tell you that they will eventually go away.

yeah my mom said something about that last week, but i'm not sure? sometimes they get red or one will look like a pimple sometimes.

i wanted to report that since i've been putting this on my daughter's cheeks the change is just amazing. when i went to get her out of bed this morning, just the glow of her skin and how much less noticable the bumps are made me cry! i was just so freakin happy lol i'm almost tearing up now

it's so nice to finally have a solution to a problem that even doctors have been unable to help with. i hope the coconut oil keeps helping the progress of her skin condition, my poor babys cheeks have been bumpy for so long. she has such a beautiful face, and i only want to make things better for her oh jeeze i'm so emotional today!

[hummingbird11]

Originally Posted by DEBI IN OHIO

my order came yesterday....Nutive...nowhere on it does it mention cold or expeller pressed...
100% organic unrefined extra virgin coconut oil....is all it says..
I just took a break while typing this and opened it up...BOY oh BOy the smell of coconut...nothing like the stuff I bought from Walmart..

this is very confusing.....the wlamart stuff I use to cook with and I have used it as lotion/moisturer..I wanted to attempt pulling (which is why i ordered Nutiva)...but I cant image putting a glob in my mouth and chewing EWWW

Just like Olive Oil, Extra Virgin Coconut Oil = cold pressed.
This explains the process: Spectrum Expeller Pressed vs. Cold Pressed

The BEST is 100% Organic Extra Virgin so you are all set!

[hummingbird11]

Originally Posted by meeha

I have been using coconut oil as well in food only (is wonderful in m cream cheese muffins), I recently mixed it with pure shea butter and put it on my daughters skin.

QUESTION??? What is Oil Pulling? Never heard of that.

Do you have a recipe for Cream Cheese Muffins? Sounds yummy!

[silversunfire]

Originally Posted by OurLuvsFromAbove

it actually contains the same mct's but expeller pressed doesnt have the same amount as the VCO

just curious to know where you got this info.

[Tooter]

Originally Posted by rocksout4cheese

yeah my mom said something about that last week, but i'm not sure? sometimes they get red or one will look like a pimple sometimes.

i wanted to report that since i've been putting this on my daughter's cheeks the change is just amazing. when i went to get her out of bed this morning, just the glow of her skin and how much less noticable the bumps are made me cry! i was just so freakin happy lol i'm almost tearing up now

it's so nice to finally have a solution to a problem that even doctors have been unable to help with. i hope the coconut oil keeps helping the progress of her skin condition, my poor babys cheeks have been bumpy for so long. she has such a beautiful face, and i only want to make things better for her oh jeeze i'm so emotional today!

That is WONDERFUL news!

[OurLuvsFromAbove]

I got the info from a book called "virgin coconut oil, how it has changed peoples lives and how it can change yours"
Its by the founders of tropical traditions

I don't think they benefit any from saying that either being that they sell both expellar pressed and different qualities of cold pressed coconut oil. If I have time later or tomorrrow ill quote exactily what the book says..

[hummingbird11]

Originally Posted by OurLuvsFromAbove

I got the info from a book called "virgin coconut oil, how it has changed peoples lives and how it can change yours"
Its by the founders of tropical traditions

I don't think they benefit any from saying that either being that they sell both expellar pressed and different qualities of cold pressed coconut oil. If I have time later or tomorrrow ill quote exactily what the book says..

TROPICAL TRADITIONS MAKES THE BEST COCONUT OIL!! VERY HIGH QUALITY!!

[The Bionic broad]

I took a tip from Jimmy Moore and I melt a tablespoon of coconut oil with a Chocoperfection bar and make "Magic Shell" for my home-made low-carb ice cream.

[bekki1]

Let me tell you, I had a dry spot on my nose where my nose ring is.It is very embarrassing (probably more to me then noticable). I have tried every thing I could get my hands on to keep this area not so dry. When I got my CO in the mail I used a litle on the side of my nose. In 2 days it is no longer dry. Amazing, really glad I got some of theis. I was told to melt it before putting in my egg creams. I drink mine cold. But I have stopped melting it. I love the little clumps at the end of my shake. Yum!!

[magickal1]

HI ALL!!!! I wanted to say I was very intrigued and i been trying it now for the lat 3 days, and omg I think I am totally hooked, I had a very sore wisdom tooth and it dont hurt at all now my teeth are so clean , I cant remember them ever being this clean. I used sunflower oil the first 2 times, but then i got my parents to try it and I used evoo and i think i got way better results. My question is do u all think that CO would be better, I have some tarter build up on my teeth and I was hopin it would take it away , I have done alot of research on the oil pullin and i didnt think it would work but im very impressed so far. I love this site !!!!! I lear something everyday not sure if the oil pullin helped me lose 3 pounds over nite , but I think it might of.......I hope u wont mind me asking alot of questions .... i SEEN CASTOR OIL WAS BEING USED TOO is that really a good pull ? and what did u notice with the castor oil different from the others?

[danidevictor]

im just wondering if you can get coconut oil at the store or do you have to order it? also i was reading about those of you that use it on your face does it really work? i have problems with acne and im always afraid of putting stuff on my face for fear it will break out worse would it really help and how would i use it just as a lotion or put in on and wash it off?

[silversunfire]

Originally Posted by OurLuvsFromAbove

I got the info from a book called "virgin coconut oil, how it has changed peoples lives and how it can change yours"
Its by the founders of tropical traditions

I don't think they benefit any from saying that either being that they sell both expellar pressed and different qualities of cold pressed coconut oil. If I have time later or tomorrrow ill quote exactily what the book says..

wonder why they don't say it on thier site under the expeller pressed. I have bought both Expeller and virgin from them.

Right now I am using Nutiva and I must say it DOES taste better than the TT!

[OurLuvsFromAbove]

Originally Posted by silversunfire

wonder why they don't say it on thier site under the expeller pressed. I have bought both Expeller and virgin from them.

Right now I am using Nutiva and I must say it DOES taste better than the TT!

you know what I went back and re-read and I read it wrong,, its the lauric acid, not the mct's
Im sorry!

What kinda tt's do you get?
I get the gold label vco and I cant imagine it getting any better then that?

if It does I deff want to try!
I love the tt's gold label

[rocksout4cheese]

Originally Posted by bekki1

Let me tell you, I had a dry spot on my nose where my nose ring is.It is very embarrassing (probably more to me then noticable). I have tried every thing I could get my hands on to keep this area not so dry. When I got my CO in the mail I used a litle on the side of my nose. In 2 days it is no longer dry. Amazing, really glad I got some of theis. I was told to melt it before putting in my egg creams. I drink mine cold. But I have stopped melting it. I love the little clumps at the end of my shake. Yum!!

i have the same kinda problem with my nose ring lol! the driest part of my face is my nose. in fact, during the winter here in iowa it gets pretty dry and cold, and my skin will actually start dry up, chap, and my skin will peel off my nose! but right at the moment, my skin is doing great. my nose feels soft instead of papery and dry. i can't get enough of this stuff!

and my daughter's face is doing even BETTER today! yay!

[pepperette]

I just got TT's coconut cream concentrate. I figured it might not be so bad tasting (not a fan of co taste or smell!). OMG!! It is sooooo creamy and smooth, and it wasn't even that coconutty a flavor! Now this I could eat from the spoon, but am going to make the milk with it, too. Still use the organic expeller pressed CO, and the old vco goes on the feet!

Can you tell I like my CO?

[bekki1]

Do you have a recipe for Cream Cheese Muffins? Sounds yummy!
Hubbingbird11, look in the low carb recipepart in the blue box on top. It will take you to the cream cheese muffins. I made mine last night. Put them in the fridge for a few hours or over night after you bake them. Let me tell you they are wonderful. I hope my boys do not find these or they are gone. (I am talking about the muffins not my boys)LOL

[metqa]

Originally Posted by OurLuvsFromAbove

it actually contains the same mct's but expeller pressed doesnt have the same amount as the VCO

Originally Posted by OurLuvsFromAbove

you know what I went back and re-read and I read it wrong,, its the lauric acid, not the mct's
Im sorry!
l

Coconut oil is a Medium Chain Trigliceride, so that doesn't change with the type of pressing. So if you can't stand the taste then the expreller pressed would be ideal. I use the expereller pressed on my skin, and to cook if BF is going to eat with me since he almost excommunicated me for feeding him Coconut Oil without telling him the first time.

But I've got Virgin for cooking for myself and making Bark. BTW there is not a legal Classification of "Extra Virgin" for coconut oils. It is either Virgin or not. Extra Virgin is classification for the Olive Oil industry and doesn't transfer. There is no real difference between Extra Virgin and Virgin C.O. except maybe the price tag to get you to pay more for one.
If you want sources on that, you'll have to wait cause I'm too lazy to go find it right now.

I like it because I stopped having the patchy Phyllo Dough Flakes that plagued my nose. and BF keeps complimenting me on how soft my skin is. I love the C.O.Chocolate Bark. When I remember to make it. And It is heavenly in my hot apple cider. I even made my own non-stick pan oil by adding Lecithin to it and painting my skillet with it before cooking, though it still stuck my scrambled eggs a bit. I can't believe that just a scant few months ago, I loathed the smell of anything coconut

[SweetAsSplenda]

I'm not sure that the keratosis pilaris really goes away. Well, maybe I haven't given it long enough. Had it since I was a small child, and at 23 I still have it. FWIW, I think Dermadoctor makes something called KP duty that is supposed to help it. I've never used it because the bumps really don't bother me (although people have always asked what they are).

[hummingbird11]

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COCONUT OIL!

oil pulling???


OK, so the nutritionist at the health food store concurred with ALL of the claims I've read re: Coconut Oil: That it assists w/ appetite control & cravings, makes your skin softer (you can use internally & externally) and as Amber noted, it aids your metabolism AND she even went so far to say it is a "fat burner" - something about the medium chain triglycerides (I think?) someone more knowledgeable than me will have a better understanding, I kinda stopped listening after I heard her say FAT BURNING!! hehehe!! EXCEPT she did not agree with the part about it "killing Candida" Sorry Simone. BUT the person that told me that is also a nutritionist of sorts...so who knows? I would still Google and Research and see what you can find out... The Nutritionist said to use it like Olive Oil or any other cooking oil (or butter) and/or you can stir it in your coffee and/or eat it right out of the jar. She said you can mix with butter to diffuse the coco-nutty taste...
XO, HB

Dear Ladies,
I simply love this great conversation about coconut oil. I use it all the time. I usually put around 1 tablespoon of it in my veggies. I use it like butter. The best place to get the most information about coconut oil is: Welcome to Tropical Traditions! I buy from them. I also buy their organic lotions/ soaps. They are the leader when it comes to coconut oil. You will find a slew of information plus books about the benefits of coconut oil. I know firsthand that the pure organic cirgin oil does help with Candida. My 18 year old developed a very bad case of it after having been exposed to mold in her school. Check out their website you will be amazed.
Nicole

Me too! I love new info! I really had NO IDEA of all the benefits of Coconut Oil. I always avoided it because I erroneously assumed because it's tropical oil, that it was "bad" for me. Well I bought some organic, virgin today (on sale) and I'm going to follow your lead, Nicole, and use it to cook with, I'm excited to try it! And even more excited to know that it's a fat burner and metabolism aid. Thanks for the links too, will check 'em out! So Nicole, I think we just need "the list" of ALL the healthy stuff you use because you seem to have a handle on it all! I'm impressed! So what other little healthy jewels of wisdom do ya have up your sleeve?
XO, HB

Hi Lynn! Yes, that's what mine looks like too. I was told that since it's a saturated fat, it remains solid at room temp, but that it easily melts with heat (even body heat) and handles heat well, so that's why you can cook with it, or even use it as body oil. It's a medium chain triglyceride easily digested and metabolized. And naturally cholesterol free! I think we're on to something great! Let's do as Nicole suggests and use it like butter or olive oil... AND I'm going to try a little in my coffee tomorrow. I'm, not brave enough to eat it right out of the jar (yet) but maybe we could flavor a crustless cheesecake with it ~ or would that be yucky?
XO, HB

Hello,
The best way in my opinion to use coconut oil is to put it on hot foods. I use 3 tablespoons a day. I simply put it on veggies/ or anything that is hot so it can melt like butter. I can't imagine putting it in coffee. I have been using organic stuff and supplements since 1985. I lived in Houston, where they had just opened a brand new Health Food store. They use to give a lot of free lectures on a bunch of different health issues. Since I lived 5 minutes away I would attend the lectures and over the years I have learned a bunch of stuff. I will be happy to share all to share all that I know, however I really do not want to come across as a know it all.
Nicole


FROM BREN:
I know people who love it in coffee, but I tried it and couldn't tolerate the 'oil slick' notion! I haven't read every message, but in case nobody has mentioned it, it's a good idea to ramp up slowly on how much you use. It can be a bit of a digestive adjustment, if you know what I mean. Another tip is to store it in a cupboard near your stove, as it's more likely to be liquidy in warmer places. One side effect that's nice (if you tend to be cold) is that coconut oil will help you feel warmer. Here's a recipe that makes the coconut oil go down easy:

Coconut Bark Recipe

1/2 cup organic virgin coconut oil