Use coconut oil all over

Coconut oil has amazing moisturizing properties that can make your hair, skin, lips and even cuticles healthier and more beautiful. Frances Largeman-Roth. RD. shares ways to make the most of coconut oil's beauty benefits.

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If you're going to use coconut oil on your lips or cuticles, pour it into a little dish. And then I like to paint it on with a little brush

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or just dab it on your lips. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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If you have dry skin, like I do in the winter, try coconut oil. It has amazing moisturizing properties,

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and you can use it anywhere. You can use it on your hair, your skin, your lips, your cuticles, anywhere that your skin is dry.

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Coconut oil also has antifungal and antimicrobial properties, which is really great for the winter time

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if your skin gets cracked. You don't want to get any infections into those little cracks. If you're going to use coconut oil on your lips or cuticles,

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pour it into a little dish. And then I like to paint it on with a little brush or just dab it on your lips.

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Try a hair mask once a week with coconut oil. Just comb it through your hair. Leave it on for 30 minutes, and then shampoo.

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And you're going to have silky, smooth strands. Try putting coconut oil on nightly after a bath or a shower when your skin is

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most receptive to moisturizer. And then after about a week of doing this nightly, you're going to have amazing, soft skin.

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So give coconut oil a try. It's a fantastic, all-purpose, great way to moisturize your skin all year round.