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I am so glad you liked it - it feels good to have contributed something to you as I have learned a lot from you and some of the others who post here frequently :) If you have a Staples store near you in their dollar bins they have some great little containers that I stocked up on for the facial mix I make (coconut oil & rose oil) and then I have branched out and used pint size Mason jars for mixture for body (coconut oil, rose and lavender oil). The canning jars can be found at most grocery stores for reasonable price. Next time I make a batch up I am going to use some of my Wen oils - have you tried Wen products for your hair? They are 100% natural and make your hair so soft. I am a bit of a shopping fiend & QVC is much too tempting - anyway they have some great deals on Wen right now. I've been reading about Hair loss from the weight loss & am hoping my regular use for past 2 years will help mitigate that as I began using it when I was put on blood thinners for blood clots in 2010 - hair loss began then and stopped with use of Wen.

I put mine in a mason jar too! I bought these little lids for them that are regular screw tops so I don't drop the jar trying to open it.

I haven't tried wen but I love the conditioning Shampoo things. I bought a rip off of wen called One, haha and loved it. My hair is falling in clumps. One of the other ladies recommended using arnica. When I googled it, they said to put the arnica tincture in---you guessed it, coconut oil :) and using it as a massage for your hair/head at night, and washing it the next day. I grew up in India where we use a lot of coconut oil for hair, skin, etc and eat fresh coconut daily. You think I would have remembered this!

So I might try the arnica coconut oil thing and see if it helps. Can't hurt for sure! :)

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Let me know how it works. I put the heaviest application of coconut oil on my face at night after I wash off my makeup then run my oiled hands through my hair 'cause I figure it can't hurt but I didn't think about making a tincture mixture. Coconut oil is pretty freaking fabulous :)

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So you can just put coconut oil on like lotion...sounds good to me

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So you can just put coconut oil on like lotion...sounds good to me

It's so good! I thought it would be really greasy but it's not. It dissolves into your skin and it feels so soft. I've made everyone in the house "feel my skin! See how soft it is!" :) and I like knowing there's nothing bad for my skin in there. I have a lot of lotions, but not one that feels this good.

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Thank you so much for this idea! We just made it with a little leftover green tea and cucumber essential oil and it is soooo good! I tried the plain coconut oil the other day. Best. Moisturizer. EVER!! But the little lumps in it make it hard to spread. Once I was sure I'd like the way it felt, I harassed my husband until he made it (I'm not allowed to use the kitchen aid. Apparently I might break it) :P

I started using coconut oil- I sit the jar in a bowl of warm Water while I'm in the shower and when I come out of the shower, the coconut oil is liquid form and I just pour on my hand and rub it on my skin and there's no lumps. But that only works for before I go to bed- I'd love to make the moisturizer the oil. So u just buy essential oils and mix it with coconut oil??!

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I started using coconut oil- I sit the jar in a bowl of warm Water while I'm in the shower and when I come out of the shower, the coconut oil is liquid form and I just pour on my hand and rub it on my skin and there's no lumps. But that only works for before I go to bed- I'd love to make the moisturizer the oil. So u just buy essential oils and mix it with coconut oil??!

Yes, do tell!! I have essential oils - love them

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That's what Lucky T's recipe called for. We put in a few drops of the oil into room temp coconut oil (don't melt it, I needs to be solid before you can whip air into it) and then just let the mixer beat it up until it was creamy and a little airy.

Another good thing about the essential oil? My dog doesn't lick it :) When I had just coconut oil, she was after me with a vengeance, licking every exposed bit of ankle. Crazy dog :)

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That's what Lucky T's recipe called for. We put in a few drops of the oil into room temp coconut oil (don't melt it, I needs to be solid before you can whip air into it) and then just let the mixer beat it up until it was creamy and a little airy. Another good thing about the essential oil? My dog doesn't lick it :) When I had just coconut oil, she was after me with a vengeance, licking every exposed bit of ankle. Crazy dog :)

Hahaha...I bet my dog would too!! I have a kitchen aid too...love it! Imma try it...how much coconut oil did you use?...I'm assuming it's gonna "fluff" up some?

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Hahaha...I bet my dog would too!! I have a kitchen aid too...love it! Imma try it...how much coconut oil did you use?...I'm assuming it's gonna "fluff" up some?

It doubled in quantity almost by the time it was beaten.

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