Hello, today we are going to be making a mask completely from scratch. Based on coconut oil, oil that I will be showing you how to extract, easily and economically.
And yes, coconut oil is expensive, that's not a secret to anyone. Although with this method, you can get it for little money and thus prepare your own moisturizing masks, either for the skin or for the hair. Let us begin!
The first thing and what gives more work, is to split the coconut. To do this, we are going to use the largest knife we ​​have at home and with the part that has no edge, we are going to hit everything around it.
Eventually, it will end up opening. I clarify that I had already removed the water, so I did not have to worry about spilling liquid. If you don't know how to do it, just punch a small hole in one of the 3 eyes of the coconut and place it upside down on a glass.
Once cut into more manageable pieces, we must grab a small knife and stick the tip into the surroundings, levering over the coconut pulp.
It is important that the knife does not cut, so we avoid accidental cuts. And it is a matter more of technique than of strength, we will gradually grasp the trick and we will be able to take them off in whole pieces.
Having already overcome the complicated part, now it is a matter of patience and choice. Let me explain, depending on the amount of oil we need, we will be able to omit this step. You will understand better later, let's continue..
At this point, we must scrape the dark part of our, using the fine part of a grater.
And it is here, where you can better understand what I said earlier. If you need a lot of oil, scrape all the coconut, without removing the brown part.
As in my case, I will make a small amount, I will only use the brown part to extract oil and the white part, already clean, I will use it to make sweets.
The next step is much simpler than the previous one, we must place our grated coconut to boil.
To do this, place it in a pot and cover with water, bring to a boil over medium heat for about 15 minutes and then strain.
We must strain using a cloth or coffee strainer, since we must squeeze our zest as much as possible. Once this extraction is done, we take it to the fridge overnight.
The next day, you will notice that the fat separates from the water and remains floating on the surface, we are going to extract that very carefully and transfer it to another container, it is normal that a little water remains in the process.
Now, having used the brown part, it is impossible for us to have a completely transparent or white oil. That must be taken into account, although if we can refine it several times, I will do it just one more time and then I start with the mask.
Once the oil is refined, I managed to get about a tablespoon. We are going to mix that with ground coffee and a little moisturizing cream.
And if you are like me, who mistakenly thinks: "then what is the oil for? If you still use cream"
Well, the point is that coffee is a natural dehydrator and in this case, it will act as an exfoliant. The oil will act as a moisturizing agent and the cream will only serve as glue, so to speak. That is, if we omit it, the mixture will not stick to the skin.
And finally, after many photos and many letters, the time has come..
The truth, it couldn't be simpler, we just have to add the mixture, while we massage in a circular way and then let it rest for 15 or 20 minutes.
I'm not going to lie, it hurts a bit, the coffee scratches the skin quite a bit, so rub carefully.
And in the end, the ideal is to bathe. I am going to omit this step for obvious reasons, although I already told you that we must add enough soap to remove excess oil.
Results? Well, the skin is soft and with a pleasant smell, just for that, I recommend doing it, when their respective partners give them a hug and feel that aroma of coffee and coconut, passions will be awakened haha
In short, is it worth doing all the work?
Well, not really. Although it is always interesting to understand why a product is so expensive and seeing how long it took me, I can say that it is better to buy the oil at a pharmacy.