COCONUT OIL

so everyone's been ranting and raving about coconut oil for their skin and i would like to jump on the bandwagon lol. so where do you buy your coconut oil from??

I have seen it in Walmart (in the food section), Walgreens, and Kroger.

I bought mine from Whole Foods.

tiashauntee wrote:I have seen it in Walmart (in the food section), Walgreens, and Kroger.

I bought mine from Whole Foods.

oh cool, so its just regular coconut oil? nothing special?

Yep, just good ol organic coconut oil. I was surprised to see that Walmart had the organic kind. In the grocery stores it's also located in the organic section.

tiashauntee wrote:Yep, just good ol organic coconut oil. I was surprised to see that Walmart had the organic kind. In the grocery stores it's also located in the organic section.

mkay, thanks!

Make sure you get unrefined...usually the coconut oil in the cooking section will be refined and/or fractionated.

You want the good stuff.

I recently purchased my Coconut Oil from Whole Foods. I have the "Now" brand, and I love it [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] !!!!

maysay wrote:Make sure you get unrefined...usually the coconut oil in the cooking section will be refined and/or fractionated.

You want the good stuff.

And that is what WalMart had...unrefined. I still can't believe it. lol

jamaicacurl wrote:Wow my Walmart doesn't have that! I got the Now brand as well from a health food store.

I haven't seen it at all of them. There are 4 that I frequent (sad) and only the one in the "hood" carried it.

I order mine from amazon.com here is the brand...[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]http://www.amazon.com/Coconut-Oil-Extra-Virgin-Organic/dp/B000HCB64K/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1260109601&sr=8-5

Hi everybody! I'm a newbie. But Walmart also has it in the vitamin aisle. I've been using that one and I like it alot!

Really? I need to check there next time...

Yes, it's the Spring Valley brand. I'm checking the bottle now and it says Made with organic extra virgin coconut oil. I don't know if its weird, but I looooove the smell too. lol!

I don't have a Whole Foods near where I live. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Now is unrefined different from extra virgin? I've seen unrefined coconut oil on ebay and I've been tempted to buy some.

Good idea! I try not to put my fingers in it but the lower it gets, the more I find myself doing just that. I sent another reply but I don't see it on here. I was just saying that I actually don't have a Trader Joe's or The Vitamin Shoppe nearby. I just googled it to see. But we have a Harvest Health store that sells "Now" brand veggie glycerin, jojoba oil, etc. So I'm gonna see if the also have the coconut oil you mentioned.

LOL! I live in the Grand Rapids area of Michigan. If I can't find it at the Harvest Health store I may have to take you up on that. Thanks. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Soooooo, I have coconut oil by Kuza that I purchased from the CVS. It contains petrolalum, mineral oil, coconut oil, paraffin.....

In reading the above statements, I have purchased the wrong kind. Correct?!

Thanks, I am a newbie and am trying to get a routine together.

Okay thank you Loveself 247 (love the name!) So when I get the unrefined form,then do I just rub it in my hair. I hear folks talking about "sealing the hair". What exactly is this?

Sealing is exactly what it sounds like. It's a process in which you are sealing moisture into your strands. Over time you will discover how your strands like to be sealed. I have seen some naturals that like to use only oil to coat their ends while others like to apply a water based moisturizer and then an oil to seal.