Why Coconut Oil is Not a Natural Lotion for Your Face

Some tout coconut oil as the natural lotion of the Gods but, truth is, some of its properties are detrimental to your skin care routine. Here's why.

Coconut oil has been known as the queen of all natural lotions, but many women are finding that this oil isn't giving them the results they were searching for.

A natural oil, coconut oil, has been known to help users with moisturizing damaged hair, fat loss, boosted brain activity, and many other impressive benefits. But little is said about the properties of coconut oil that can be detrimental to your skin care routine.

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As skin experts, we want to keep you updated on the best days to treat your facial skin to avoid aging and other effects like breakouts. That's why we've put together this guide on why coconut oil should not go on your face - and what you can replace it with. 

What coconut oil can be used for

If coconut oil wasn't inherently incredible, it really wouldn't have found its way into our hearts and self-case routines.

It is a natural oil that can essentially be used anywhere, and we like to think of it as the "Windex cure-all" from My Big Fat Greek Wedding. 

Cooking

As a natural oil, coconut oil can be eaten and used to cook your meals as it is able to withstand higher heats without having it's beneficial properties broken down. When consumed, coconut oil has been linked to increased levels of good cholesterol as well. 

People have grown to love using coconut oil in their smoothies because of the natural oil's high level of triglycerides that add to energy production within your body. 

Hair care

Coconut oil can also be used as a wonderful hair treatment.

If your hair is damaged from too much heat styling or dying, the nourishing properties of coconut oil can help. This oil is full of vitamins and fatty acids that can help your hair become nourished again after drying out from treatment. 

This oil is full of vitamins and fatty acids that can help your hair become nourished again after drying out from other treatments.

Though people who have oily scalps should adjust their use of coconut oil in their hair to being applied an inch or two off of their scalp, others can use it all over.

Coconut oil as a facial lotion

Though coconut oil can be used on hair to condition and moisturize it, this oil is not the best for your skin.

People looking to remove their makeup in a natural way can benefit from coconut oil, but these methods still require the oil to be wiped away. As a result, these individuals may not experience the negative side effects of using coconut oil as a lotion. 

We are huge fans of coconut oil and other natural lotions, but we want to help people put the right products on their faces.

Coconut oil isn't the dream treatment we think it is, at least when it comes to leaving this oil on your face as a natural lotion. Swiss Botany cares about your skin, and that's why we put together this informational guide to make sure you have all the right info.

It's comedogenic 

Coconut oil, unfortunately, is comedogenic.

This means that this particular oil is prone to clogging your pores. When people are prone to acne, this is the opposite of what they need.

There are tons of non-comedogenic products out there to help soothe your skin without causing problems with acne but coconut oil is not one of them. That's why other natural lotions may be of better use when it comes to needing a facial lotion to moisturize skin. 

Coconut oil may be too much for oily skin

Everyone has a different skin type, which is why we all love certain products and hate others.

But if you have oily skin, coconut oil may be problematic. Similarly to those with acne-prone skin, coconut oil may clog pores and interrupt the creation of natural oils.

With an oily skin type, applying coconut oil may cause problems with acne as a result of too much oil remaining on the face.

It may not moisturize enough for those with dry skin

If you suffer from dry skin, coconut oil also may not be the best moisturizer for you. Though it seems like every skin type has a reason not to use coconut oil, you may decide otherwise once trying it on your skin.

However, coconut oil is usually not a heavy enough moisturizer for people with dry skin. This oil typically is not able to soak deep enough into the skin to provide the deep moisture that's needed. 

Extremely dry skin can be a difficult and painful problem to cope with, so test your options with heavier natural lotions meant for dry skin!

This oil can also dry it out in the future by stopping production of natural oils

Coconut oil is an oil meaning there is a possibility that using coconut oil as a facial lotion can halt production of your own oil. 

For this with oily skin types, this could mean that your pores get clogged or that you start seeing the side effects of your natural oil diminishing and leaving you with dry, cracked skin. 

Dry skin types can also feel the downfalls of this issue as the little natural oil being produced can be diminished through this oil. 

Coconut oil doesn't have as many good ingredients as others can offer you

Perhaps one of the most important aspects of using coconut oil as a natural lotion on our face is that you could be missing out on some of the amazing vitamins other natural lotions can offer you.

Having Vitamin C, for example, is an excellent component to your natural lotion that coconut oil simply does not contain.

Take care of your skin the best way possible and make sure what you put on it will help you in the years to come.

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