Monday, April 20, 2015

Coconut Oil Baby Care Tips


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Coconut Oil is one the most essential oil that can be used for your child external nourishment. It is extracted from the coconut palm tree’s fruit. You can prepare your own personal coconut oil extract, or you can just simply buy some processed coconut oil in the market.
Naturally prepared coconut oil is much better than those with processed or readily made in stores. Some recommend the virgin coconut oil as the most effective oil. Below are some of the many benefits we can get by applying the oil on our child’s skin, not just to nourish but also cure some skin problems.

Baby’s Hair Growth

A good way to care for your child’s hair is to use coconut oil on his/her hair right after taking a  bath. It helps greatly in improving the thickness of the hair while moisturizing it at the same time. You just have to gently massage the oil on the child’s hair once a day. Results can be seen after a day or two. You will notice the difference because the hair will become shinier, smoother and thicker.

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Diaper Rash Remedy

Our baby’s skin is more sensitive compared to the adults. Every little thing can irritate their skin and can result in rashes. Others are just a result of the diaper material reaction. The good thing is that coconut oil can help remove or prevent the rashes. It can provide comfort for the baby because the irritation of the skin can be eliminated and will produce a comforting effect on them.

Insect  Bites

The coconut oil can help lessen the itching of the skin when insects like mosquito bites our child’s skin. The burning sensation can be stopped and will greatly improve the healing process.

Poop Easy Clean Up

Applying coconut oil on the baby’s bottom can help in making a barrier for easy poop slide. We hate to clean messy diapers with acidic poop.

Healing

The oil can be used to help in aiding the burns in skin, ear infections, hang nails, baby acne, bruises, chicken pox, ringworms, and sunburn.
Most households use coconut oil in taking care of their infants and children. It is such a wonderful gift of nature to provide many uses of the oil. Great results were proven by many parents around the world.

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Monday, April 6, 2015

Household Uses of Coconut Tree

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Coconut or scientifically known as Cocos nucifera, is known to be as a very useful tree. Others call it as the tree of life, for all of its parts from roots to its fruit has a lot of uses. But for this article, we will discuss the basic household uses of the coconut tree.

The Fruit

For those who live in rural areas which has many coconut trees planted in their neighborhood, the fruit of the tree can be eaten. Either raw or cooked, and can be added to many recipes. The milk from the fruit can be extracted and can be used in many cuisines. It can also be used in making delicious desserts. And some others used it as a hair conditioner.

The Coconut Water

The fruit contains mildly sweet water inside it. It’s a good source of refreshment, especially during summer. It also contains a lot of health benefits.

The Coconut Oil

If the fruit can be used in many recipes, the same goes to its oil. Studies shows that using coconut oil is good for the health rather than using any other oils. It is best in conditioning the hair and makes it soft and silky.

The Coconut Leaves

Some people uses the leaves to make fences for their backyards and some others uses it as a material for their roofs. In tropical areas, the leaves as roof is a good protection from the heat of the sun and its shade produces cool atmosphere rather than metal roofs.

The Coconut Broom

The leaves has thick backbone or sticks and widely used in making brooms. The sticks are tied together as a bundle to form the broom.

The Coconut Scrubber

The husk of the fruit can be used as a natural scrubber for the utensils and even the floors.
There are many other uses of coconut for our household and daily needs. We just need to be creative and be resourceful in using the parts of the tree. That’s it for today folks, see you again next time for more coconut tips. J


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