Astral wrote:Does it take off waterproof eye make-up as well? My biggest issue with make-up is trying to remove my eyeliner and mascara; everything I try irritates the sensitive skin under my eyes, or over-dries it and then I get crows feet.
Has anyone tried it as a make-up remover?
Astral, it's the only make-up remover I use! It works wonderfully, even on mascara and eyeliner.
What I do is I splash some water on my face to get the removal process started, take about a spoonful of oil and soften it between my hands, then spread it onto my whole face, including all around my eyes. Sometimes I'll leave it on for a few minutes for extra moisturisation, but usually I remove it right away with a warm, wet facecloth. My skin feels nice and soft afterwards!
I don't usually wear waterproof mascara or much eyeliner, but on days when I do I find that I sometimes need to repeat the process with a little more oil, just around my eyes.
I'm prone to breakouts on my chin, so it seemed counter-intuitive to use coconut oil on my face! And when I first started using it I brokeout a bit, until someone I know asked if I was using 'regular' oil or 'virgin'. I had been using regular oil (it was a bit cheaper) and she insisted that you should only ever use virgin coconut oil on your face. So I took her advice and switched, and it made a huge difference. I don't know why, but shortly after I switched to the virgin oil all breakouts stopped and it's been great ever since.
I looked into the difference between virgin and regular and what it boils down to is the different methods of extraction. This website:
http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-oils/organic-coconut-oil/virgin-coconut-oil.html had this to say:
Extraction: The main difference between ordinary coconut oil and virgin coconut oil lies in their processes of extraction. While the former is extracted by cold compression or cold milling of Copra (another name for dried Coconut kernels), with a moisture content of around six percent, the latter is extracted from the coconut milk obtained from the fresh coconuts. Thereafter, using processes like fermentation, churning (centrifugal separation), refrigeration and action of enzymes, etc., the oil is separated from the water or moisture. In some cases, this fresh coconut oil is boiled to get the oil by evaporating the water or moisture. Benefits of virgin coconut oil: Not being subjected to heat (even if it is, it is subjected to very low heat), sunlight, being extracted from fresh (non-dried) coconuts with different process of extraction, it is certainly more in benefits than the ordinary coconut oil. It is higher in vitamin content, anti-oxidants (which is nil or negligible in ordinary coconut oil), minerals, medium chain fatty acids, taste, fragrance and even protein. The shelf life of virgin coconut oil is very long, much longer than any other edible oil and its own variant, the RBD (Refined Bleached Deodorized) coconut oil. It does not go rancid easily. Due to presence of higher amounts of Lauric and Capric acid, prospect of using VCO in aiding treatment of AIDS is also being explored.The first thing that struck me when I made the switch was the smell. Virgin coconut oil smells and tastes coconutty, where regular oil doesn't, which makes the regular oil nice to cook with if you don't want the coconut flavour in your recipe.
This is the brand I use:
Coconut Oil ~ Great stuff!