My Introduction To The SteemWomen Club

Hello wonderful ladies. I am @emyekanem, from Nigeria. I'm and under-graduate in pursuit for BSc degree. This is my first post on this prestigious steemwomen club.

I hope as you get to read through, you'd find my post useful.
I will love to share with you the secret behind coconut oil and the magic it does to your skin.

Coconut as some of us may know is a magical kind of a fruit on itself designed by nature. Come to think of how water gets into the coconut, the question has been running in my mind for years now. So please if anyone has information about the "how", please share with me.

This fruit has been grown in tropical areas for a good number of years now but has increased recently in popularity for their flavour, culinary uses and potential health benefit. Coconut is used for its water, milk, oil and chewable tasty seed/fruit. Everything coconut is made up of is very essential.

Coconut water is highly beneficial to health because of the nutritional wonders it contain. Coconut water shouldn't be confused with coconut milk. I will do well to provide the procedures on how to get the coconut milk and the oil.
Mean while the coconut water is the water found in the coconut immediately it is split open. Both the water and oil is fortified with calories, fat, saturated fat, protein, carbohydrates, fibre and sugar.
Coconut water is believed to aid digestion, urination and even semen production in traditional Ayurvedic medicine. Most importantly, it serves as an antidote or remedy for poison. It also serves as a natural sport drink to keep you hydrated and replenish fluids after a run. The presence of cytokinin(the hormones that help plant grow) in coconut water has anti-aging and cancer fighting properties.
The next one is the coconut milk. It is gotten from a brew of coconut seed which is also know as "meat" and water. It is really rich in calories and fat because of the thick and milky content from it.
About the coconut oil, it is very easy to make if you are still with me, let's get started.

STEP 1
Split the fruit open with a machete, pour the water out into a container and separate the seed from the shell into a bowl for washing.

STEP2
Grate the coconut and soak in a reasonable amount of water and drain.
N/B: If you wanna make use of the coconut milk for cooking, do not keep it overnight but if it's for oil it could be kept overnight.

STEP 3
Remove the milk content that has been allowed to form carefully (so the water won't have to mix with it) into a pot.

STEP 4
Fry the milk till the oil forms completely . Put off the cooking fire and allow the oil to cool, then turn into an air tight container. Your coconut oil is ready for use.

Here is the coconut oil in the container.

Now, here are the magic this oil performs to your skin and hair;
Coconut oil goes a long way of providing your skin with the clear and glowing effect it deserves. It leaves your skin soft and supple while reducing dryness. It can also be used for removing makeup from the face. Coconut oil helps grow your hair and give you an healthy scalp. I know people complain about how dark they become after rubbing coconut oil. I will advice that you prepare this alone because it will serve you the stress of buying an adulterated coconut oil. The people whose skin get darkened or are dull are as a result of the adulterated ones.
If you won't love to rub the oil alone, it is preferable to add it to your cream for an evenly tone skin.

Thank you lovelies for going through my post, I hope you find this information useful for your perusal and i anticipate a warm welcome