Coconut Oil Is Amazing!

Winter was cruel to my hands. They were dry and cracked to the extent that people stared at them weirdly or politely averted their eyes. My hands hurt. Even holding my 3-year-old's hand when we were walking on sidewalks was kind of painful.

I tried all sorts of lotions (eg super-expensive Forever Flawless lotion) to deal with the problem and strictly restricted how often I washed my hands. Nothing worked and lotions that were supposed to help actually made the problem worse. Lotion prescribed to me by a doctor sort of worked -- sort of, but not totally. It had a somewhat unpleasant smell and made me uncomfortable with the idea of preparing food.

In desperation, I went to a natural health products store. The woman there knew what I was going to ask her before I said anything. She said, "Coconut oil will help." I asked her, "Help what?" She ignored my question and continued, "I also suggest that you consume a blend of raw natural oils to help the problem with your hands from the inside." I bought what she suggested and it was all far cheaper than the lotions I tried.

Unlike the pain I got from expensive high-falutin' super-"infused" lotions, the food-grade coconut oil's effect on my hands was soothing from the get go. Within days of rubbing it into my hands 2 or 3 times a day, my hands looked much better. I also no longer had to worry about inadvertently adding toxins to food that I was preparing. I put the oil blend that she recommended into salad dressing and included as a daily part of my diet. Within one week, my hands were pretty much completely healed.