I’m interested in a gallon of coconut oil, is there still one available? What about any almonds? Thanks!

Hey Time,

I know lots of people have had excellent results w/ 1 Tbsp of chia. Since it turns into gel, if you just eat the seeds, they’ll absorb the acid.

I wanted to comment about my use of the coconut oil. I have been using it regularly as a moisturizer and using it in my cooking as well and I’ve loved it. I keep a gallon in the kitchen and one in my bathroom. I’ve also enjoyed adding a heaping tablespoon to my bath for an all over body moisturizer, it feels and smells amazing! My husband also started using it as an aftershave and he now says he’ll never use anything else. It is very soothing… Well, my 3 year old daughter had a rash all over her body yesterday – pretty much head to toe and it looked bad, big welt looking rash – and so I gave her a bath and added the coconut oil so it would cover all of her skin. The rash was nearly gone by the end of the day and I hadn’t done anything else – nothing else topical or other medicines. I was sure that the anti-bacterial anti-fungal properties helped the rash naturally. I’m so glad I’ve found this site to learn about the use and benefits of coconut oil. I’d never heard of using it before.

I regularly get a weave. It “thickens” your hair by damaging it. I have very thin hair and it is the only way I can give it body (actually a permanent wave will do the same thing). It doesn’t actually touch your scalp, but you do breathe the fumes. That is the downside. I like the blonde too, I think it “freshens” my look.

Hi Robyn!

First of all, thank you sharing your knowledge of healthy eating/living with the world.

I have long used coconut oil for cooking and have tried it as a skin moisturizer, but just can’t get over the lingering coconut smell. I buy a cold pressed organic oil (http://tropicaltraditions.com) that retains a lot of the coconut odor and has been great for cooking/smoothies.

I’ve thought about buying the more processed oil for the skin to help eliminate the odor, but am concerned about any negative health benefits the more processed oil my have.

Do you have any recommendations for getting over the coconut smell or what are your thoughts on using the more processed coconut oil just for the skin?

Thanks for any suggestions!