Coconut Oil Pulling??

United Kingdom
August 15, 2016 11:10am CST
I know some of the benefits of coconut oil from my parents like applying it to your hair to keep it strong, and iv heard that applying a little to your eye bags helps greatly to remove any dark circles. Iv tried this and found that it does work, and you start to see differences after a week or so. But I'm not to sure of oil pulling, which is basically just swishing the coconut oil around in your mouth and spitting it out in the bin after approximately 10 minutes which helps detoxify teeth and gums and has the added effect of whitening teeth naturally. Iv heard mixed reviews and would like your opinion on this because I'm not sure about the whole idea of having oil in my mouth..
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Md Kamruzzaman
@kamruzzaman5ndc (791)
• Dhaka, Bangladesh
15 Aug 16
my mom also said cocunut oil is good for hair.
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Hafsah
@Haffie34 (67)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 16
My mum uses it very often! Won't stop talking about it haha :D
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Md Kamruzzaman
@kamruzzaman5ndc (791)
• Dhaka, Bangladesh
15 Aug 16
@Haffie34 okay.. do you use it?
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Hafsah
@Haffie34 (67)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 16
@kamruzzaman5ndc naa, can't be asked xD
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Manisha
@ms1864 (6885)
• Bangalore, India
16 Aug 16
yes. I have tried it. it does help with whitening and detoxifying is a added benefit. I didn't think it was bad...but I only do it for 5 minutes. Try it...if you can take the taste of it.
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Hafsah
@Haffie34 (67)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 16
Thank you! :)
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RK Finnell
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
15 Aug 16
I've heard of pulling. I don't think I could stand swishing it about in my mouth for a whole 10 minutes!
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Hafsah
@Haffie34 (67)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 16
Me neither, especially because of the texture.. Some do it up to 20 minutes lol
egdcltd
@egdcltd (12059)
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15 Aug 16
Well, it's supposed to be good to cook with. Not sure about using it like weird mouthwash though.
Hafsah
@Haffie34 (67)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 16
Yh, I haven't actually used it for cooking
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egdcltd
@egdcltd (12059)
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15 Aug 16
@Haffie34 I haven't either. I read about it, then saw some in TKMaxx a couple of days later. First time I'd seen it.
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Hafsah
@Haffie34 (67)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 16
@egdcltd hmm, I might actually check out some recipes, could be really nice
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Kerry
@lovebeingmummy2 (806)
• Aberdeen, Scotland
15 Aug 16
Yes I've heard coconut oil is beneficial to many different things including teeth, hair and skin.
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Hafsah
@Haffie34 (67)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 16
Would you ever try oil pulling?
Felicia Kane
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
16 Aug 16
I really want to try coconut oil, i hear such good things about! I would love to try it for cleaning my teeth, it seems so nice.
Anisah
@Annie_C (55)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 16
The idea of oil covering my teeth makes me cringe....reminds me of a time when my cousin told me to try biting into a cod liver oil capsule...I regretted it the moment I felt the capsule burst and cod liver oil covered teeth...no matter how much I rinsed my mouth, I could still taste it for hours....urgh _