Reddit reviews Nutiva Organic, Unrefined, Virgin Coconut Oil, 15 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
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NATURALLY EXTRACTED and NUTRIENT DENSE: Nutiva’s all-natural cold press extraction process yields a pure, light-tasting, nutrient-rich oil containing 63% medium chain triglycerides and 50% lauric acid without the use of dangerous and harmful chemicals, hexane, or heat.PREMIUM DIET COMPATIBILITY: Nutiva Virgin Coconut Oil is an ideal addition to vegetarian, vegan, raw, whole food, paleo, ketogenic, and gluten-free diets.HEALTH AND BEAUTY: Nutiva Virgin Coconut Oil has natural moisturizing and deep conditioning properties, making it an invaluable part of every body care regimen.COMMITMENT TO QUALITY: Nutiva partners with organic farmers to source the world’s finest fresh, organic virgin coconuts and stringently adheres to USDA certified organic and non-GMO guidelines to deliver superfood that is good for you and good for the planet.EASY TO USE PACKAGING: Nutiva Virgin Coconut Oil is packaged in safe, convenient, BPA-free packaging.
When you guys talk about using coconut oil, do you mean this kind of thing? http://www.amazon.com/Nutiva-Organic-Extra-Virgin-Coconut-Ounce/dp/B004NTCE1M/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1376246562&sr=8-6&keywords=coconut+oil
I see that it says it's for cooking, so I want to make sure I'm not looking at the wrong stuff (though one picture of the back label does mention skin car).
Do you guys have any brand recommendations?
All right here goes. I adapted the oil recipe from an old post on /r/treedibles by a guy who claimed to be a biochemistry student. I had it saved but it looks like it may have been deleted because I can't find it anymore.
Anyhoozle...
Ingredients:
I used just enough coconut oil to cover the AVB/trim mixture, with about 1/2cm extra oil on top. If I remember correctly it came out to somewhere between 1.25-1.5 cups. My suggestion is to add just enough to cover your cannabis, then round up to the easiest fraction for baking (i.e. if you add a little less than a full cup of oil, add the rest of the cup so it's easier to make the brownies.)
Tools:
Steps:
1. Decarboxylation
Note: If you're using AVB, you can skip this step. The vaping process took care of it for you, albeit at a loss of potency.
A lot of people don't decarb before making oil, thinking that the heat from cooking the oil will accomplish the same thing, but that is not the case. When you are decarboxylating, you are converting THCa to THC. THCa is found in much larger portions in raw cannabis, and is far less psychoactive than THC. That's why eating straight nugs won't accomplish anything unless you eat a huge amount. When you decarb, you are converting the carboxyl (COOH) group on THCa into carbon dioxide and water, which are released into the air. That's why sometimes you'll see decarbing referred to as "drying," although that's not quite accurate. Carboxyl groups are released at a much lower rate in the oil, so you won't get the most out of your oil unless you decarboxylate beforehand.
First, preheat the oven to 225°F. If you're using whole nugs, either break them into smaller pieces or grind them in your grinder. Spread the cannabis evenly in your oven-safe dish, cover it with foil, and put it on the sheet pan for ease of removal. Put it in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Let it cool for ten minutes or so.
2. Grinding
Take your time with this step. The finer the consistency, the more effectively the THC will be absorbed by the oil. Be prepared, there will be powder in every nook and cranny in your coffee grinder. Take your time and get all of that powder out with the brush. There's no reason to waste cannabis because you're too lazy to get it all out. My ground cannabis was kind of clumpy, but the clumps will dissolve when you put it in the oil.
3. Adding the Oil
After getting the powder into your oven-safe dish, it's time to add the oil. As I said before, you just have to add enough oil to cover all of the powder with at least 1/2 cm extra. If you want to add a lot more, that's fine, you'll have to eat more of the finished product. If you're using the lecithin, the ratio is about 3/4 tsp lecithin for every 1 tbsp of oil (1 cup=16 tbsp).
4. Cooking
Now comes the long part. Put the dish in your crockpot on low (or the oven) for 3 hours. Keep in mind that crockpots and ovens take a little while to get up to temperature, so I recommend you turn them on while you're grinding. Keep the lid on your crock pot or, if you're using the oven, keep the door closed the whole time. Every time you open the lid/door you're letting heat escape and cooling down your oil, which will affect the efficiency of the extraction.
After the 3 hours is up, take your dish out and let it cool for 30 minutes or so. Wrap/cover in foil, then put it in the freezer for 2+ hours (I did it overnight just for convenience). The foil isn't entirely necessary, but it helps if you spill any to keep you from losing it.
Not many recipes include freezing. I'll try to explain what it does based on what I can remember from the other guy's explanation.
Picture the cannabis plant cells in the oil. Inside of these cells are all the cannabinoids that we want. When you freeze the oil, the liquid inside the cells forms crystals that pierce the cell walls and release the cannabinoids into the oil, further increasing the potency of your final product.
After your 2+ hours are up, take the oil out of the freezer and let it reach room temperature. I remember the recipe said it would take around 15 minutes, but I found it took a little longer. If you want, you can put it in the crock pot before you turn it on and let them both come to temperature at the same time, after roughly 25-30 minutes.
Cook the oil in the crock pot another 3 hours, starting the countdown after the oil has liquified again. The recipe ended here, but I found that my oil didn't quite look as dark as promised. If you want, you can do what I did and repeat the freezing/cooking process 1-2 more times. It can't hurt. When it's done, it should be black. Like blaaaack. Like you just struck oil in your kitchen. I'll update with a picture of mine once I get on my phone again.
5. Straining
This is the bitch part. I still haven't found a method anywhere that works as well as promised. I usually just use coffee filters and strain it into an old mason jar or salsa jar. Unfortunately if you just wait for all of the oil to strain out you'll either be waiting for a long time or leaving oil behind in the plant matter. One thing I tried that worked pretty well was using one of those lime/lemon juicers (like this) and putting the balled up filter inside. Whatever way you do it, just try and get as much out as possible.
And that's it for the oil recipe. Now, for the brownie recipe, I used this. They were ridiculously delicious. I used a slightly different baking pan, but it came out to about 2 batches from the recipe. With the 1 oz of shake/trim + the ~1/4 oz of AVB, it takes maybe a 1.5"x1.5" piece to get me to a good spot. They are poooootent. I actually kind of wish they were less potent because the brownies taste so good.
And that's it. Let me know if you have any questions or if I missed anything (which is very likely.)
Just get the white, unrefined virgin coconut oil, make them, and freeze them. They will be cold going up, but they won't melt so fast you can't make it happen. It will work just fine. So you just need the oil, and suppository molds to make them into doses. I've used this oil for many things so I am very well informed in how it will react to different temps and how fast it melts. You don't have to worry about it.
http://www.amazon.com/DSS-Adult-Suppository-Mold-2mL/dp/B00HYQALTS/
http://www.amazon.com/Nutiva-Organic-Virgin-Coconut-Ounce/dp/B004NTCE1M/
I'm finally ready to switch to natural solutions to heal my horrific skin. But how should I actually apply these products?
http://i.imgur.com/7zLgE2B.jpg
I did a lot of research and figured out that these products were proven to be a good solutions to naturally heal one's skin. I've tried all the oil products (except Argan) on my face and hands and I haven't had any breakouts as a result but haven't seen much improvement either. Now that I got all these things, I really have no idea on how to use them together in a constructive routine.
If anyone was wondering, the products are (in order):
Argan Oil (Beauty by Earth): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I134Y82/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Shea Butter (Beauty by Shea): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LLPT4HI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Castor Oil (Heritage Store): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BNRKPY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Almond Oil (Now Foods, WARNING: Don't get this because its not "Cold-Pressed" which is better for your skin): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0019LVFSU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Virgin Coconut Oil (Nutiva, they don't make the one I got anymore):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NTCE1M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Jerking off and using coconut oil as a lube also does wonders for the smell (by no means a replacement for washing, though). It's particularly good as a lube because your skin absorbs it after rubbing it in for a while (so it also makes for a good lotion).
You must dilute essential oils in a carrier oil like Coconut oil.
I recommend something like Nutiva Cold pressed Organic oil:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NTCE1M/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And then any number of organic essential oils. Plant Therapy on Amazon has a lot. Other brands also have some. There is a nice organic cinnamon brand: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GMTXFLE/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It is expensive, and all nice essential oils are like 10 bucks or more, but they also generally last quite a while.
You can use them how you wish. But for oral health there is ZERO doubt. Cinnamon oil and coconut oil will clean the hell out of your mouth, even going so far as to make major dental chemicals like chlorhexidine obsolete.
Just get a hunk of oil and then drop one or two drops of the essential oil in your mouth. Swish around for 20m. You can go longer if you wish. Many studies note that if you can tolerate it length of time in contact is more important than overall concentration in dose.
I can never have enough coconut oil...use it in the kitchen and for my awful skin.
Or any of the Lodge Cast Iron Silicone Hot Handle Holders. As, I don't like to use pans with any chemicals and such, so these ones would be awesome too!
Thank you for the contest. :)
Is this stuff okay, doesn't seem creamy/textury?
I guess this Q goes to /u/meltallica82 and /u/HawtWifey88 too