Coconut oil

Coconut oil is from woolworths or Coles in the health food or Asian sections in a jar. It's said to be a heat stable oil meaning that when you heat it to high temp such as cooking its molecular structure doesn't change. for example, If olive oil is heated above a certain temp it releases phenols... It changes nolecular structure from something very beneficial for you to sonething not very good for you. Google it, but basically Phenols=bad. "Possibly carcinagenic blahblah". So really super hot coconut oil doesn't turn from "good" fat to "bad" fat in your pan!
I've been reading in the ashy bines forum that some girls swear by it as a great body and face moisturizer. I'm giving it a go on my face every night for a week to test the theory. I'm tipping I break out like crazy! We'll see!
Coconut oil is great for weightloss because it helps with healthy functioning of the thyroid and enzymes in your body. It can increase your metabolism therefore helping you burn more energy and reduce weight. Extra benefit is that its around 50% Lauric acid which helps lower cholesterol and high blood pressure.
So I'm not seeing a negative... I already cook with it, but after finding out this stuff I'm trying it on my skin and also trying to take the oil orally (research says taking a few tablespoons a day is good). Currently trying that one in hot water with lemon. Totally forgot it was in there.