7 Hair Hacks for Natural Bellydancers - Coconut Oil

Hello again Sisters! I hope you enjoyed my last post about my personal benefits of Bi-carb Soda. If you did not get to read that one - just press 'previous' down bellow.

Today, I am sharing my 2nd hair hack which is...

Coconut Oil
The idea of using coconut oil has been around since the dawn of time. Coconut oil has made a name for itself all throughout the different cultures especially, Papua New Guinea, India, Samoa, Ancient Egypt...Coconut oil is high in antimicrobials and high moisture content which acts as a fat fighting, illness fighting, dryness fighting super oil! The acnient Egyptians and Indians used it for moisturising and hair care. Samoan mothers would massage there children with the oil to promote healthy skin, strong bones, heal scars more efficiently and even sooth a babies teething pain.

How do I use it....?
I use coconut oil for a number of different things, it has proved to be very beneficial for my hair personally. When it comes to my hair, I mainly use it for moisturising then ends of my hair. Although I have read from other cases that the oil can be used to help fight dandruff caused by fungal infections, I personally would not take the coconut oil heavily throughout the scalp. The reason for this is because for some hair types it can clog up your pores and leave your hair very oily until your next wash. Which isn't ideal. So I will usually take coconut oil from the bottom of my hair where it needs the most attention and then slowly take the oil up the the scalp and give it a little bit of a massage with the residue that is left on my hands.
For combination/oily hair, coconut oil can be hard to work with as it gives you a heavily moisturised scalp. To prevent this I sometimes like to use sodium bicarbonate straight after a coconut rinse or bath soak. this will reduce the amount of oil and balance the pH of your scalp. Resulting in a happy head of hair! I will do this whenever my hair feels it is necessary, perhaps ever 2-6 months. This is keeping in mind that important mantra...balance & moderation.

I also use Coconut oil for many different beauty and health benefits e.g. cooking, massaging, oil pulling, bath soaks, moisturiser, shaving cream, make-up remover. Seriously, this oil is an amazing gift from the earth to keep in your cupboard. TRY IT!

Conclusion....
I love coconut oil, it is amazing. Just like bi-carb, it has more than one use around the home. But don't just get any old coconut oil. What you want is the 'organic, first cold pressed' oil - better for the envieonment and better for you. This oil is amazing for living an inexpensive minimalist lifestyle, living naturally while not missing out on much! Do you have any questions? Or do you have a use for coconut oil that I haven't discovered yet? I would love tk know, pease let us know in the comments bellow!

Samoan beauty