I love to use coconut oil as a shaving cream. Before I started using more natural products, my legs use to burn after shaving…especially in the winter, now I have no problems. It’s inexpensive compared to buying commercial shaving cream, and coconut oil is very easy to find. Be careful with dropping extra in your shower, as it can be slippery and this is not travel friendly. It will melt at around 76 degrees, I don’t recommend traveling with it. I’m giving you guys plenty of options to try coconut oil in your routine with these three versions 🙂 However, the whipped version is much nicer and easier to use…I highly recommend you take the extra step.
Easiest
The easiest way to use coconut oil for shaving cream is just straight-up coconut oil. That’s right…just dig some out of the jar, put it in a container you want to go in the shower and smooth on. This version may be hard to smooth over your legs, and will be more crumbly unless it is warm. Still works but you could do better.
Easier
Put coconut oil in container you are going to store it in, and stir in a bit of essential oil or other oil using a spoon. This will provide a smoother texture to the oil and give it a nice light scent. Still there will be some hard pieces, making it less easy to smooth on. This is a step above the oil straight from the jar, but it’s not as easy to use as the next version…which requires you to get out a mixing bowl and mixers.
Easy
Whip 1 cup coconut oil with 10-15 drops of essential oil and 2 tablespoons carrier oil of your choice. I used rosehip oil, but any oil would work, like olive oil or sunflower seed oil. The essential oil is used for smell only and is optional. I used lavender essential oil, but you could use any one you prefer. Use caution if using citrus based essential oils, because of phototoxicity. By whipping the coconut oil with another oil it provides a much lighter and more stable finished product. This version will be much easier to smooth on. To get a 100% smooth product you can melt the coconut oil, mix in oil and essential oil, put in the refrigerator to re-solidify and then whip (I don’t bother with this but you could). Either way, once whipped put it in your container and you are on your way to smooth and moisturized skin. Follow your shower with this Skin Saving Body Butter and your skin won’t even remember it’s winter.
Have you tried coconut oil for shaving or other beauty purposes?
Absolutely have tried and like this, since 2002 when I discovered coconut oil on Matamanoa Island in Fiji. They were way ahead of the curve. Here are other nice uses I just saved recently:
http://draxe.com/coconut-oil-uses/
And don’t forget the fur babies:
http://www.k9instinct.com/blog/the-benefits-of-coconut-oil-for-dogs
Coconut oil is God’s gift to people with dry skin. You know, scratch that. Coconut oil is God’s gift to people. I will definitely be trying this out. Thanks for all three versions!
I love using coconut oil to shave my legs the only thing I hate is that I feel like the hair gets stuck in my razor with the oil…
i’ve never done coconut oil for shaving cream.. but i have for make up remover!
Wah, I had no idea you could use coconut oil as shaving cream! Mind blown. I have a jar of coconut oil that I use for cooking, but nothing else. I may have to give it a try!
ah, I love this so much!! I typically do the second method but I want to try the 3rd!
THIS IS SO AWESOME! The whipped version sounds best; I’ll have to pick up some essential oils. It sounds like getting the oil to the right temperature in order to whip it might be tough. Do you store it in the fridge or at room temp?
I totally love solutions like this. I usually put a small amount into a separate container and keep it in the shower to use after the steam heats it up and melts it. The whipped version makes it convenient to use anytime instead of waiting for it to melt. I love it!
Interesting. I have seem this as a Pinterest thing which I almost always immediately dismiss. But you might have convinced me… Especially with the ‘easiest’!
My SIL gave me a homemade lotion (coconut based) for Christmas and I can’t get enough. I’m going to start making my own. I like the whipped version of this!
i have coconut oil in my cupboard – i have heard so many good things and all these things it can be used for – cooking, diaper cream (obviously not applicable to me yet), for your teeth, hair or skin… but i cant get the blasted stuff out of the freaking jar!!!! it’s rock solid?!
i slather coconut oil all over my body errynight. best. i tried using it as a facial cleanser but getting all that oil off was a bitch so no more of that. i just use it for hydration. i keep a huge jar of it beside my bed 🙂