Friday, January 22, 2016

Coconut Milk and its benefits for your hair.

    

Coconut and its milk.


      Coconut Milk, it must be noted, is not the same as Coconut water. It is extracted from mature coconuts and is used in many dishes as an alternative to regular milk. There are various kinds of coconut milk available all over the world, depending on the  thickness. It is primarily rich in vitamins and is known to have great benefits for one's hair.

     Quickly lets go through a quick way of extracting Coconut milk from the Coconut fruit itself. Its simple and easy.

How to extract Coconut Milk.

  • First, break the coconut shell.
  • Remove the Coconut meat from its shell.
  • Cut the Coconut meat into several tiny pieces
  • Put them in a blender, add a little warm water and blend.
  • Pour the blended content into a bowl, add a little warm water and let it sit for 5 minutes.
  • After then, pour the content into a sieve with very tight holes. You can squeeze the sieve to allow the liquid sieve out in time.
  • Place the coconut chaff in a bowl, add some warm water then repeat the same process over and over again till the chaff looks "not milky" anymore.
  • Voila! Our Coconut milk is ready.
     Now that we know how to get our coconut milk lets see some benefits of it. Listed below are the health benefits of coconut milk for our hair.

Benefits of Coconut Milk.

  1. It detangles the hair: When applied for at least a couple of hours with the help of cotton ball. Coconut milk naturally detangles the hair and makes it smoother and easy to manage. It is a good treatment to indulge in once a week, especially if you like keeping your hair open all the time.
  2. It promotes hair growth: Coconut Milk consists of essential fats and Vitamin E that boosts hair growth and helps you get luscious and pretty locks. You can mix it with Olive or Castor Oil and massage it on your hair and scalp for a deep conditioning treatment that helps in reducing baldness.
  3. It treats a dry and flaky scalp: Dry and flaky scalp not only causes dandruff, but can also damage your hair further. Coconut milk has a moisturizing effect with its fats and it helps to improve the scalp conditions.
  4. It repairs damaged hair: Exposure to sun and pollution causes the hair and scalp to get damaged a lot. Coconut milk replenishes your hair and scalp quite effectively by providing the right amount of nutrition and nourishment. Your hair gets more protein and gets longer and stronger.
  5. It makes the hair shiny: With regular application of Coconut milk on your hair, you will find your hair getting smoother and shiny. You can even add honey for better effects and results.

     Shampoo your hair as usual, and make sure that you condition well after that. Coconut milk is a miracle worker for your health, hair and skin. It works from outside and inside and is a great thing to keep your kitchen at all times for inclusion in your diet, as well as beauty regimen. It is super healthy, and is known to have great benefits such as lowering cholesterol, aiding in weight loss, and even helping in the treatment of arthritis.

Source: HealthNG 


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