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Having said that, this post may be treated as an ode to my mother who is the reason why I am about to tell you the tale of my tryst with coconut oil <3
Of the days when I was still using
my mum's assistance in tying my shoe laces (of which I have no major recollection
BTW), I remember only one thing-parachute oil. Parachute oil? Really? Sounds
funny, NO? I can laugh at the thought of it now, but back then it was a part of
a very serious ritual-one which I could not afford to miss!
If you are an Indian you
know well enough what I mean when I say parachute. You know how the name of
some brand becomes synonymous for the product it represents? Like colgate means
toothpaste, dabur means honey, amul means butter, verka - milk and so on and so
forth. Similarly, parachute means coconut oil :)
So ever since I was 2
feet tall every Saturday night we would have this ritual at home. Why saturday
night in particular? Well cause when I was small I was taught to wash my hair
only once a week (that could be partially because my mum is a working mother or
because in those days washing your hair was symbolic to luxury!). Hmmm...is
that true for you too, or was it just my family who would make me wash my hair
only once a week/in other words were we miserly????? Hmmmmmm...UPSET x-(
I couldnt dedicate this
post to my dad or the paternal side of my family-mostly everyone there is bald
or balding and yes, that includes girls too! Thank GOD for my mum and the
maternal side of my family. They all have hair like Rapunzel-long and thick!
Maybe my mum was too
worried that her only child would be going bald over time. So every saturday
night I would religiously sit on the floor, legs crossed while she sat on a
chair and gave me a good head massage for an hour. The special ingredients were
coconut oil and lemon juice.
THANKS to her, I still
have plenty of hair on my head, although mine cant compete with her's cause she
still follows the coconut oil ritual....
The next story of my
tryst with coconut oil is from my teenage years. As a teenager I realized that
I had a skin disorder-like my mum, where our skin would turn super dry in winters.
And I dont mean simple flaky dry skin, I mean skin which would give you major rashes!
So while my mother resorted to coconut oil and improved her condition
significantly, I who was too cool for coconut oil switched to medicines and
still am on medication for the extra dry skin on my legs. When I'm at home I
try to use coconut oil.
So I know two things for
sure about coconut:
- It's the best oil for your hair and it existed and had
its forte in the oil industry long before any of these fancy shmancy olive
or moroccon oils
- super moisturizing -you see all major skin brands
relying on coconut as the main ingredient in all their body creams!
