5 Reasons Coconut Oil Will Be Your New Favorite Beauty Product

ByAlixandra Haywood, 09/13/2016

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Although coconut oil has been used as a natural beauty product for decades, it's only recently that it's begun to get mainstream attention.

Here are 5 reasons you need to pick up a jar STAT!

5 Reasons Coconut Oil Will Be Your New Favorite Beauty Product

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1. It's extremely versatile

A single jar of coconut oil can replace a whole shelf's worth of beauty products in your bathroom! Use it as a moisturizer or shaving cream substitute for your skin, smooth a dollop into your hair to tame flyaways, or use it as the base for a hydrating mask—coconut oil is the original beauty multitasker!

2. It's all natural

Unlike some of your go-to products and their long list of unpronounceable ingredients, a jar of coconut oil is made of just a single ingredient: coconuts!

3. It smells and tastes great

Coconut oil is not only totally safe to eat, it's also delicious! Use it as a natural chapstick and we guarantee you'll be licking your lips all day. Unrefined coconut oil, which keeps the intoxicating coconut smell, can also double as a light perfume!

4. It's budget-friendly

A jar of coconut oil rings in at well under $10 and because a little goes a long way, that can last you for months on end!

5. It's great for you

Although you may need to eat coconut oil to obtain most of its many health benefits, just swishing it around in your mouth for a few minutes can be beneficial! In addition to acting as a natural teeth whitener, this can also help reduce headaches and act as a natural mouthwash.