COCONUT MILK: FOR SKIN AND HAIR

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COCONUT MILK: FOR SKIN AND HAIR

    Coconut is natural skin care and hair care product. It cures super dry skin, reduce tanning and repair damaged skin cells. Coconut also clean skin, its micro-bacterial properties helps to treat acne. Coconut oil nourishes dry hair and treats dandruff. It gives you healthy and long hair.
    I already mention some face packs using coconut oil in other blog posts. Coconut oil or extra virgin coconut oil is very useful for your skin. You have to buy it from market. But if you want to use coconut fruit instead of coconut oil, I would like to tell you, how to use it? Coconut milk is as good as coconut oil for skin. You can make coconut milk at home.

How to make Coconut milk at home?
Take 2 cups of grated coconut. Add ½ cup lukewarm water and grind it into the grinder. Make a smooth paste. Now strain it using strainer. Repeat this process for once. Pour it into container and store it into refrigerator for 5-6 days. You can use remaining part of coconut as body scrub.

How to use coconut milk for skin?-
1. As a Scrub
Ingredients -  
  • 1 Tablespoon - Coconut Milk 
  • ½ Tablespoon - Rice Flour
Method of use - Add rice flour into coconut milk. Make a paste. Apply paste on face and neck. Leave it for 5 minutes. Massage your face and neck using your fingers for 3-4 minutes. Use water to wet face, if it gets dry. Wash paste of using normal water.
How its work? - Rice flour removes dead skin and boost blood circulation. Coconut milk cures damaged skin cells. It moisturizes and hydrates skin.

2. As a Cleanser
Ingredients -
  • 1 Tablespoon - Coconut Milk 
  • ½ Tablespoon - Honey
Method of use - Mix coconut milk and honey well. Apply this paste on face and neck. Massage it for 5 minutes. Wash paste of using lukewarm water.
How it works? - Coconut milk and honey are natural cleansers. They remove dirt, nourish skin and make it soft and smooth.

3. For Dry Skin
Ingredients -
  • 1 Tablespoon - Coconut Milk 
  • 1 Tablespoon - Gram Flour 
  • ½ Tablespoon - Honey
Method of use - Mix all ingredients well. Add coconut milk, if paste gets dry and make a smooth paste. Apply this paste on face and neck. Leave it for 20 minutes. Wash paste of using lukewarm water.
How its work? - Gram flour helps to remove dead skin and dirt on skin and makes your skin clean and clear. Gram flour lightens the skin complexion. Coconut milk heals dry skin and repair damaged skin cells. It reduces wrinkles, fine lines and lightens the aging spots. Honey and coconut milk moisturizes and hydrates dry skin.  

4. For Oily Skin
Ingredients -
  • 1 Tablespoon - Coconut Milk 
  • 1 Tablespoon - Fuller’s Earth
  •  ½ Tablespoon - Lemon
Method of use - Mix all ingredients well and make a smooth paste. Apply this paste on face and neck. Leave it for 20 minutes. Wash paste of using normal water.
How its work? - Fuller’s earth absorbs excess oil and dirt on face. It close opened pores and tighten skin. Coconut milk cleans oily skin. Its anti-bacterial properties cure acne. Lemon also removes excess oil on skin. Lemon is best source of Vitamin C, which lightens the skin tone also close the open pores.

5. For Acne -
Ingredients -
  • 1 Tablespoon - Coconut Milk 
  • ¼ Tablespoon - Turmeric 
  • ¼ Tablespoon - Honey
Method of use - Mix all ingredients well and make a paste. Apply this paste on face and neck. Leave it for 20 minutes. Wash paste of using lukewarm water.
How its work? -  Coconut milk, turmeric and honey have anti-bacterial properties. They cure acne naturally and close opened pores. Turmeric reduces scars and dark spots. Honey and coconut milk are natural moisturizer. They make skin soft and smooth.  

6. For Sunburn -
Ingredients -
  • 1 Tablespoon - Coconut Milk 
  • 1 Tablespoon - Coffee Powder
Method of use - mix coffee powder with coconut milk. Add coconut milk if paste get dry. Make a smooth paste. Apply it on your face and neck. Leave it for 20 minutes. Wash paste of using lukewarm water.
How its work? - Anti-inflammatory properties coconut milk heals sunburned skin. It cooling down affected skin; gives relief from pain and reduce redness of skin. Coffee treats sun tan and lightens your skin complexion. Its anti-aging properties reduce wrinkles and fine lines.

How to use coconut milk for hair?
Coconut milk gives you relief from dandruff problem. It moisturizes dry skin around the scalps. Also it repair damaged hair, strengthens hair scalps and reduce hair fall. Coconut milk also works as a conditioner for hair. It improves texture of hair. It turns dry and rough hair into shiny and smooth hair. Coconut milk helps to grow hair faster. Coconut milk gives you healthy hair.

1. For Dandruff -
You can apply coconut milk directly on hair scalp. Leave it for 20 minutes and wash it off using mild shampoo and lukewarm water.
                                                                    Or
Take 2 tablespoon fenugreek powder and 3 tablespoon coconut milk. Mix it together and soak it for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes add coconut milk, if paste gets dry. Make a smooth paste and apply it on hair scalp. Leave it for 30 minutes. Wash it off using mild shampoo and lukewarm water.

2. As a Conditioner -

After shampoo apply coconut milk on hair as a conditioner. Massage hair for 5 minutes. Wash it off using lukewarm water. You can also mix coconut milk with shampoo and wash your hair with this paste.

3. Hair Mask For Summer -
Take 2 tablespoon fuller’s earth and souk it with 3 tablespoon of coconut milk for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes add coconut milk if paste get dry and add ¼ mint paste. Make a smooth paste and apply this paste on hair scalp. Leave it for 20 minutes wash it off using mild shampoo and lukewarm water.
In summer hair becomes oily. Fuller’s earth helps to remove excess oil on hair. It clean hair scalp. Coconut milk is a natural conditioner. It nourishes your hair and makes your hair strong and shiny. Mint has antibacterial and anti-fungal properties which help to fight against dandruff, improve pH of hair scalp and give you cooling effect in hot summer.   

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