Whipped Coconut Oil

One of my favorite ways to use coconut oil is topically, from an all over moisturizer to an intensive conditioner for my hair.  This is a super simple recipe for whipped coconut oil to be used for beauty, and best of all there is only one required ingredient.  Yep, just one.



Even for skin care, make sure you are using food quality organic coconut oil.  Your skin is your largest organ and absorbs what you put on it, so make sure you slater on the good stuff!

Homemade Whipped Coconut Oil

What you'll need:

1 cup organic coconut oil, a little below room temperature

a few drop of your favorite essential oil, for fragrance (optional)

What to do:

1.  Place your ingredients into a bowl.  Do not use melted coconut oil for this, as it will not whip up properly. It must be solid.

2.  Mix on high speed with a wire whisk for 6-8 minutes, or until whipped to a light, airy consistency.

I suggest using an electric mixer for this step.  Do not use a blender or food processor, as they tend to get too hot and melt the oil.

3.  Spoon whipped coconut oil into a glass jar for storage.  Keep at room temperature, or in the fridge if your house is warm enough to melt the oil.

This will stay soft even when cool and shouldn't become hard like coconut normally does when it gets too cold.


This recipe is wonderfully easy and customizable.  Use it instead of lotion for the whole family, as a conditioner, and  shaving cream.  This recipe can also serve as the basis for Homemade Vapor Rub. 

My Top 10 uses for Coconut oil

 

Anyone close to me has had to endure my borderline obsession with coconut oil.  They've had to listen to me rant and rave about the wonderful properties and varied uses this beautiful oil.  Seriously, the stuff is pretty amazing though, and so versatile. 

 

For about a year now, it has been a staple in our home.  What started as a natural alternative to many remedies for pregnancy woes and newborn needs has turned into a life changer.  It is moisturizing in addition to having anti-fungal and antibacterial properties.  Not to mention, it tastes amazing.

 

From dietary and medicinal uses to beauty and hygiene, here are

My top 10 uses for coconut oil

 

1.  As an all natural lotion for the entire family.

It smells amazing and absorbs easily into the skin.
Use it as is, or whip up a batch of whipped coconut oil.
(Find the easy recipe for Whipped Coconut Oil here.)


2.  As a natural alternative for butt cream for baby, and as an ingredient in my homemade baby wipes.This stuff cleared up my sons HORRIBLE yeast diaper rash in a day,
and hasn't had another rash since I switched to using it whenever I notice irritation. 

 

3.  As make-up remover and a great facial moisturizer.

Bonus:  it also helps to clear up break outs when used regularly, and has a natural SPF of 4.

4.  Use it as "Gunk Remover".Mix it with enough baking soda to form a paste and smear it over the sticker or residue.
Let it set for 15 minute or so, then wipe the gunk away with a wet washcloth.

5.  In the shower.Coconut oil works wonderfully in place of shaving creams or gels,
and you moisturize while you shave.
It also works wonderfully as a deep conditioner.

6.  To help with the healing of injury and infection.

Coconut oil helps to clear up yeast infections when applied
topically as well as when taken internally.
After the initial heat has left a burn, the application of a little
coconut oil helps the injured skin to heal.
 

7.  In homemade vapor rub.

One of our favorite things when we have colds is to slather this stuff on.
(Find out how to make it here.)

8. As a homemade deodorant.

Either alone, or mixed with baking soda and your favorite essential oil.

 

9.  As a luxurious massage oil.Relaxation!

 

 

and, last, but certainly not least,

 

10.  To EAT! 
Coconut oil is great for cooking because of it's high smoke point. 
Use it to stir-fry, substituted for vegetable oils in your recipes, as an alternative
to butter on bread, or simply by the spoonful!  YUM!

 

 

These are just a few of my favorite uses for coconut oil!  What are some of the ways you use it in your home?

 

Be sure to check back as I add links for some great recipes for the goodies mentioned in this post!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easy, Mama!

As moms, we all have known life to get a little hectic. 

There’s a house to clean, bills to pay, laundry to do, groceries to buy, and meals to prepare.
Add in organizing lessons and planning family field trips, and you’ve got yourself a full time job.
Make that two full time jobs.  (Sure feels like it sometimes!)

 

With how fast paced our lives have become, there just don’t seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done.  We feel that we have to get everything done, perfectly.  And we just don’t measure up.  (I know I can’t!)

That’s when we begin to feel discouraged.  I’m constantly scheduling my time for tasks and organizing our days, and more often than not those plans go by the wayside.  For a perfectionist like myself, that’s a tough thing to come to terms with.  The house isn’t as clean and organized as I’d like for it to be, the kids lessons didn’t go as I had planned, and that laundry sitting over there, in the basket Still hasn’t been folded.

But that’s okay.

God’s teaching me to let that go.  Things don’t have to go exactly according to my plans.  They don’t have to be perfect.  And guess what?  My kids aren’t always going to do things the way I do, despite my insistence.

Do those things even really matter?

No.  They don’t.  At the end of the day, as long as my family is safe, fed, and happy, then it is all alright. 

If the dusting doesn’t get done on my schedule?  The house isn't spotless?  That’s okay.  It’s more important that my kids know that I’m here to play and spend time with them.

 

If I don’t teach the lesson plan exactly?  That’s alright, too.  This week we are studying horses at my five year olds insistence, and I have activity pages and coloring sheets that I thought we’d do today.  And neither of my kids want to have any part of that.  Instead, we are playing with a farm set and some horses. 

See, at least I snuck a few horses in the mix!  I'm still sticking to my theme, right?

 

Shania and Kenzie are absorbed in playing with Cole.

 

These moments are the ones that matter.

 

And that basket of laundry was staring at me from the other room.  But I shut the door and walked away.  When my kids are grown, the things that they will remember will how I got down on the floor with them and played the horse and pig while they were the farmer.  They aren't going to remember a spotless house and fully planned out days.

That’s what is truly important.  So take it easy, Mama!  The things that matter the most in life, when it’s all said and done, are the relationships we build. 

 

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Mathew 11:28-30, NIV

 

 

 

How do you stay focused on the important things?
Have you learned how to let go and enjoy the little moments?
I'm learning, slowly but surely, and would love to hear your story!

God Bless
Rhiannan