COCONUT OIL!!!!

It's not even a new discovery, but day by day there are new ways to use it!!!

Today's new lesson? SUNBLOCK!!!!

Store bought sun screen can block UVB rays but these are 'good' rays that can provide our body with vitamin D. Coconut oil doesn't block these rays but it does provide a protective layer for your skin against the sun and helps you tan too.
Incidentally, these store bought products also contain cancer causing chemicals (including palm oil derivatives) even if in small doses...(look for: retinyl palmitate)

Coconut oil uses

• Cooking oil
• Sunblock
• Face care
• Hair care
• Toothpaste (mix with baking soda & peppermint oil!)
• In the shower - try coconut oil, baking soda and aloe vera gel!
• sunburn! http://butterbeliever.com/sunburn-remedy/
• Apparently, it can help you lose weight too! SERIOUSLY  check it - http://authoritynutrition.com/coconut-oil-and-weight-loss/

Sources:

http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2013/07/ditch-the-toxic-sunscreen-use-coconut-oil-instead.html

http://naturalsociety.com/ditch-toxic-sunscreen-use-coconut-oil-instead/

http://livingprettynaturally.com/natural-oil-sunscreens-what-you-need-to-know/

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/03/homemade-toothpaste-with-coconut-oil.html

http://www.coconut-oil-central.com/coconut-oil-sunburn.html

http://www.coconutmagic.com/blog/284/coconut-oil-as-sunscreen.html

As a side note - raspberry oil has a stronger SPF factor than coconut oil.

http://www.vivawoman.net/2010/04/getting-sun-protection-from-natural-ingredients/

Red Rapsberry Seed Oil has SPF as high as 28 – 50

Hemp Seed Oil – SPF 6
Macadamia Oil – SPF 6
Sesame Seed Oil SPF 4
Shea Butter – SPF 4
Jojoba Oil – SPF 4
Coconut Oil – SPF 2