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Last month, we asked about your most-loved product at Vitacost.com. Many of you had the same answer, so we figured we’d give you a special treat for Valentine’s Day – free coconut oil!
Comment on this post below and tell us how YOU use coconut oil – you’ll be automatically entered to WIN a 54 oz. jar of Vitacost Coconut Oil. But hurry, because you only have until midnight EST tonight (2/14/13).
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I use coconut oil for sooooo much, but the latest thing I started using it for is oil pulling.
I use it for SO much!! Diaper cream, eczema treatments, to cook EVERYTHING, especially grain free brownies…YUM!!!
I use it in my shakes every morning!
Love Love Love CoCo Oil <3
To fight candida.
I saw where you commented about the coconut oil used for Candida. Have been thinking about using it for that, but I’m a chronic Candida person. Do you think this would help?
For cooking and soap making!!
I use coconut oil for cooking, baking, as a skin moisturizer, as a natural deodorant and in my coffee. I love it!
use as salad dressing, on desserts replacing the veg oil, and even as moisturizer for dry skin
Use it for everything!!! Eggs, fried rice, smoothies, on toast, on extra dry skin!! Love this stuff!!
I use coconut oil as a skin moisturizer on my face, arms and legs everyday. It is wonderful. I’ve also used it in my hair, it works well there too!!!
I like to use it on my skin especially on my face at night. Love the smell!
I use it in my coffee and in body scrubs!
I’ve never used it, but have been reading up on it’s benefits in losing weight. I would love to win so that I could use it to lose some weight.
makes great popcorn!
to put in hair and on body.
1 tbs. every morning; For sauteing; In hair, as conditioner; on skin, as a softener; For massaging; on burns, stings, and insect bites.
I use coconut oil to add a little flavor and as a healthier choice when cooking. It is also fantastic when melted with some chocolate chips and poured over ice cream!
Ooooo. I have one teaspoon left and need some more!!
love it!
moisturizer and cooking
It helps stave off hunger while I’m on the ketogenic diet. A tablespoon of this is very satisfying.
I love using coconut oil to prepare my eggs, ham & spinach. Yummy!
Frying tofu, polenta
I would first use it to cook. Then I would explore other ways of using it.
I use it for everything!! Baking, frying, on my skin, for yeast infections.
My 3 year old recently got a toddler version of “cradle cap”, dry scalp that is itchy and irritable. I put coconut oil directly on her scalp, washed it out of her hair about 30 minutes later, and it’s almost 100% improved!
1 tablespoon in the morning and night for my 18 year old son with autism. It helps to get oxygen to the brain cells! And, I use it, 1 tablespoon/day for overall health. I also use it as body lotion and absolutely LOVE it!!! It is also beneficial for Alzheimer’s disease. Good stuff!
I put on my skin, I make “fat bombs” and cook with it…LOVE the stuff! I have that jar in my cupboard right now
Baby diaper cream, skin moisturizer, cooking, toothpaste base!
baking
i use it as spread, cooking and sometimes eat it alone:)
I use coconut oil for cooking and love it more than olive oil
I have not tried it but hear great things and would love to try.
I use Vitacost’s coconut oil for oil pulling and also for cooking. My husband is a country boy, and I can’t seem to get him to give up his fried foods. So to at least make them healthier, we fry in coconut oil. Makes the best fried fish you have ever tasted!
Use In bread in place of other oils! Makes it taste so good and light!
I have been living such an unhealthy life and now at 55 I am trying to make some good changes. I have not used coconut oil yet but have heard so many good things about it…I would love to win it and give it a try…my tight budget would really appreciate a free jar…thanks
I use this for everything! Keeps my feet and elbows soft and smooth, puts a shine back in my hair & makes the tastiest fried eggs!
I love it for moisturizing, make-up removal, cooking and I feed my bullmastiff a teaspoon every night. He sits and drools for it. He likes to be healthy, too.
I use it to cook everything under the sun with. It cooks at a fairly high heat so it’s pretty versatile.
Popcorn and Candy, and lips!
I use coconut oil for everything!!! I love it for baking, I use it on the ends of my hair especially after dying it, I have a patch of Eczema on my wrist so I put it on there and it looks good as new after. I could go on and on!! I love it
I use coconut oil for baking and cooking. Also, as an all-over moisturizer for myself and baby following baths.
I use coconut oil for cooking, furniture polish, leather treatment, aftershave, body lotion, add it to my smoothie, and many more. It is a great gift!
P.S. we also add it to our dogs food.
I use Vitacost’s Coconut Oil for my face and lips and night, oil pulling, conditioning my hair before washing, cooking my eggs, making granola and lots of baked goods, etc. <3 it !
Better healthy alternative
I use it for cooking and making homemade deodorant and lip balms! Great stuff!
I use it on my hair in winter when its uber dry. Also to soften elbows and knees and help with exzema as well!!
I use it daily for Bullet-Proof Coffee! The anti-microbial properties and metabolism-revving effects make it a great way to start the day. I also use it in making almond flour/coconut flour pie crusts, scones, cookies, and other baked goods. Cutting the butter amount called for half and half with coconut oil gives baked goods a richer flavor and keeps them from getting stale.
I use it to speed up my metabolism; help my thyroid; on my face as a moisturizer; and it helps my dogs general health. My cat also LOVES it!
Use it for cooking, skin care, feed it to my pets, eat it plain (yum), on my hair…anything I use oil for…it’s great!!!
I use it in my body scrub, as a lotion, in dark chocolate, when frying foods….use it for a lot of things!
I use it for cooking and as well as in my hair, just a little bit. (and not at the same time. lol)
I use the coconut oil for frying eggs, baking, skin care and just eating with a spoon!
Use as deep hair conditioner at least once a week.
I use it in my chocolate chip cookis, on my hair and skin.
I put it in my protein shake!!!! Awesomeness
I use coconut oil for everything from cooking to conditioner, even my dogs love it!!!! <3
Best for stovetop popcorn!
As lotion and instead of butter on toast or when cooking.
I use it to fry eggs, to fry vegatables and throw some in my smoothie
I NEED some coconut oil!
I love coconut oil I put It in all my food also because I have a skin condition this doesn’t make me flare
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I would use it for my skin and to condition my hair
I have never used. Read all the comments and I saw that it has lots and lots of uses. Would like to win.
I use it to make my own home-made Organic Toothpaste!
Could use this to make my soaps,love using coconut oil.
Use it in baking, in a liquid form – instead of oil, and solid form – instead of shortening.
I use it for cooking, oil pulling, skin, hair, you name it! Recently I found it makes an amazing toothpaste. I use a drop or two of peppermint oil for flavor.
Coconut oil has been a wonderful addition to our household . . . cooking, baking, conditioner, and hand cream!
I use coconut oil for so many things…cooking, baking, salad dressing, on my skin…it’s a staple in my household. Love it!
Coconut oil has changed my life! I use it as a moisturizer, I mix it with honey and baking soda to make an awesome facial scrub. I apply it to my skin to stop rashes. & I eat it for weight loss.
Cooking and home beauty regimen
I use it all the time in baked goods, and my two year old loves to eat it by the spoonful!
its healthy
I love it! I use it for everything!
I have been using Vitacost coconut oil for over a year now. It is so awesome!! I use it as a makeup remover, moisturizer, for frying and baking, and I give some to my dogs (they love it!) It’s so healthy for you and really does have a ton of uses! Thanks Vitacost!!
Coconut freak here! Not a fanatic (I don’t eat it night and day) but I would add a little to peanut butter! I am wondering how it would taste to pop popcorn in it? Never had anything but coconut milk so really hoping I win so I can try it!
I use it to moisturize my face and hands. Also for cooking.
I use coconut oil for frying, baking, and for skin moisturizing
Baking and cooking.
I use coconut oil for many things but every day I use a spoonful to cook my scrambled eggs with. We absolutley love the flavor! Also the stuff is great for dry, chapped lips! I love this stuff!
We use coconut oil for skin care, cooking & baking!! And for teeth!
I have only used it for my dogs daily for a couple of months and cooked with it once. I am very much looking forward to using it for several of the reasons others have mentioned here. Love the wide mouth jar and convenient size. Please pick me
I use it for -everything-. Body and face moisturizer, to pop popcorn, I fried sweet and sour chicken in it… delicious!
Love coconut oil! Use it for so many things. & would love to win because I’m just about needing some more
Awesome for cooking popcorn and eggs.
Great mixed with corn starch and baking soda for homemade deodorant.
Great as a face moisturizer.
I use it to cook breakfast every day!
I don’t use it for anything yet because I’ve never tried it…but would love to!
Everything! Body oil after each shower, 1-2 tbl in my protein smoothie, and in cooking…from baked goods to sautes. Love it, it’s always added to each Vitacost order!
Just ran out of this stuff, we use it for everything. Sure would love to win and save the money!
For its health benefits!
I use CC oil for cooking, making my shakes, my drinks and of course my skin, it is awesoem and has a great flavor let alone how healthy it is
Coconut oil is my new found favorite … After the birth of our third baby, I discovered so many wonderful things I could do with coconut oil! From skin cream for my mommy tummy to diaper cream for our little boy to a soothing bath for both babe and mom to coconut oil cinnamon rice for a delicious breakfast and lastly the piece de la resistance … Almond joy coconut oil chocolate melt aways safe for candida sufferers! I love coconut oil!
would love to win
part of custom blend for massage oils…….if we absorb 65% of everything we put on our bodies, you better make sure all the ingredients are edible!
I have used it in cooking and as a body lotion. Love it!
I use coconut oil daily. I use it on my hair, skin, and cooking.
i use it to sautee veges, as well as on my skin.
i use it to cook with
I use it more sparingly than I would like, because of the cost. But, I have been using it for homemade toothpaste, hair detangler, moisturizer, and I love it for scrambled eggs.
I use vita cost coconut oil to make soap, on hot spots on my dog, all cooking and baking, as a conditioner for my own hair, mosquito repellant, control ants….everything! Love it..and to think for years the told us it was bad for us! not!
I love coconut oil and we use it for everything from cooking to moisturizing.
I use it for fried eggs, saute, popcorn, spread on toast. I love it.
VitaCost has the best prices on Coconut Oil!
I use coconut oil for many uses, love it!
Cooking, body moisturizer, diaper cream, breastmilk production, and more. Love this stuff!
I add some to my oatmeal, and also use it for baking, seasoning my cast iron pans, rub it into my hair…and the list goes on!
I love it!
I use it to bake and lotion, lip balm list can go on and on.
i use it as a moisturizer!
I use coconut oil for all my asian cooking. We love it, it’s healthy and so many benefits…My husband uses it for his hair…
We use it for cooking and body care
I use it in cookie recipes and for stir fry’s.
I love to bake with it or use it in my oatmeal, and I’m all out.
I use it for cooking!
Moisturizer, esp on lips & cuticles, and baking!!
I’m NUTS about this Coconut Oil! Me when I’ve run out of Coconut Oil
….Me when I have a 54oz. jar of Coconut Oil
I use coconut oil as a moisturizer, treatment for my daughters kerotosis Polaris, shaving, cooking, hair conditioner
I use Coconut Oil as a face moisturizer, to cook/bake with, and to take straight because it’s so healthy!
Great for baking desserts and cooking
I use coconut oil for cooking and to moisturize my hair in between washes.
I use it for cooking, baking and on my skin. Love it!
Love that coconut oil! Healthy in every way!
I use it mainly for beauty purposes. I take off my eye makeup with it and sometimes I use it in place of my moisturizer.
This is so healthy for cooking. I use it for eggs, tacos, everything. YUM!!
I use this coconut oil to make my home made granola super healthy
Even my horses LOVE their VitaCost coconut oil…..We use it to top dress their grain for healthy weight and shine, and in a spray we make with other oils and essential oils to keep their sheen dirt-free and healthy!!
Even my horses LOVE their Vitacost coconut oil in their feed, and in the spray we make to keep their coats a gorgeous, healthy sheen!
Smoothies! So tasty with this coconut oil!
I love coconut oil!
Smoothies!
I haven’t used this yet, but I think I would try it on my skin, hair and cooking!
I can’t wait to use this Coconut oil for make-up removal and my age spots!
It makes plain old boring oatmeal taste GREAT! Love to cook veggies with this Vitacost Coconut oil as well.
add to my whey protein shakes
Works wonders for my dry hair!
It’s great to add in oatmeal and to add to veggies too.
I switched to coconut oil after Dr Oz recommended it on his show
A moisturizer for hair and skin, on toast instead of butter, melt with chocolate chips for an incredible ‘magic shell’…..so many more ways to use it I’m only discovering!
I love love love it for gluten free cooking and baking and use it to condition my dogs and my own hair also great as a moisturizer!
I use coconut oil for everything…from split ends to sauteing food in it!
Love this stuff.
Coconut oil is so excellent for you! I’ve replaced shortening in our home with it and cook with it all the time. Great for you face, and excellent for oil pulling too!
Coconut oil is fantastic for your hair and nails
For baking.
I absolutely love coconut oil! I use it in all of my home-made beauty products and I cook with it! Great stuff!!!
I use it for absolutely everything… it’s my cooking oil of choice, it’s my moisturizer, I use it for oil pulling every single day & oh so many other things too! =D
For cooking, baking and for my skin. I love it!
Love cocount oil. Use it in my hot tea every morning <3 Cook and bake <3 Use it at my skin every day, the results are that my acne scars are almost gone, my face looks clearer, brighter and younger. Also used at toes fungus..and its cured. <3 Almost forgot,, also use is every morning as "oil pulling" the results are AMAZING! Even my dentist asked me what i have been doing. Simply Love it and cant live without coconut oil <3 <3 <3
Creative with coconut oil! It tastes so good in and on everything! A few favorites, on toast with Strawberry Jam, added to green drinks every morning, frozen coconut Banana icecream, I use it in place of butter in recipies, it is the main ingredient in my toothpaste recipe! LOVE it! There are lots of fun ways to use coconut oil, I am sure you can think of a few, after all it is valentines day, use your imagination.
Love this stuff!!
For moisturizing my dreads and tattoos!
Love the stuff!!!
Homemade salt scrub with coconut oil
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Love coconut oil
I use it to cook everything. Curried coconut chicken comes out yummy.
I like making curried coconut chicken. Mmmmmmmmm wish I had some now. Please pick me!
I love coconut oil. It is always part of my pantry.
Would love to win to make my own coconut body moisturizer and deodorant!
I use CO on my sons bum (we cloth diaper) also for dry skin and in my homemade vapor rub and of course for cooking…I love it for everything
This coconut oil is the best! I use this as a body moisturizer, to cook with and in smoothies.
Never used it, but my sister loves it. would love to win!
I use coconut oil for cooking, as a lotion, in my smoothies, etc
We’ve been using coconut oil for our dry skin problems this winter. It’s been working great.
I use coconut oil for healthier cooking especially for frying and baking! Tastes delicious!!
I shared the post. I use it in smoothies, coffee, cooking, and tonight I used it to grease the baking dish for grainfree brownies. Mmmm
Cooking, showering, everything!
I like to use it in my baking.
I absolutely love coconut oil! I use it on my body, my hair and also cook with it,
I use it for cooking, baking, boo-boos, diaper rash, to remove eye make-up, dry skin, in green smoothies, in oatmeal… the list goes on!
I put tsp.in my coffee each morn. Yummy.
so many uses for this stuff, its great!
I would use it for cooking.
I would use it for my skin. I live on the frozen tundra, Fargo, North Dakota, so it gets really dry in the winter, which is about half the year here.
so many uses and it is so good for you
I LOVE coconut oil for; homemade toothpaste, body lotion, hair treatment, a carrier for essential oils, homemade antiperspirant, diaper rash, baking, cooking, frying, making vegan chocolate… basically everything. Yours is my new favorite for quality and price.
I am a fan of Vitacost, regular customer every month ordering, recommend to all my friends-LOVE VITACOST!!
I use it after a shower It makes me smell awesome and soft
I use Extra Virgin Coconut Oil To help prevent Alzheimer Disease. I saw what my Grandfather went through and I’m going to try my best to prevent it. I use it in so much of my cooking, making chocolate Delight, and sometimes while I’m cooking I’ll just bend right over and put it all over my legs. lol I saw someone said they use it in their coffee, I’ll have to try that tomorrow.
I also give it to my cockapoo she loves it and she doesn’t scratch as much