Hey HJ! Trying Coconut Oil!

BonnieM · 04-30-2008, 06:34 AM

Yesterday afternoon I detangled the manes and forelocks on all 3 of our boys and combed coconut oil into them first with my fingers and then with the *w i d e* tooth comb that I have.... I am hoping for good results! I checked them before bed, and true to what everyone has said, there was no oily residue left! The manes were softer and laying better, but no greasy look!

I intend to do this every now and then...HJ, how often would you suggest? Their manes are really dry!

I didn't get any pix.

sorry!!

BonnieM

Heavenly Jumper · 04-30-2008, 09:53 AM

YAY!!

I put some on once a week or so. It depends on how dry the weather is too

You can put it on as soon as the hair looks dry...I've put it on as close as every other day sometimes.

How did you like the melt in your hands factor?

PaintedRocket · 04-30-2008, 09:56 AM

Ooo I hope you have great results with it! I sure have!

I've also been using it on my filly's hooves as a conditioner. It works better than anything else I've ever used on horse hooves before.

Get piccies!!

Heavenly Jumper · 04-30-2008, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaintedRocket

I've also been using it on my filly's hooves as a conditioner. It works better than anything else I've ever used on horse hooves before.

Me too! I always have some left over on my hands and I just rub it on her feet.

BonnieM · 04-30-2008, 10:04 AM

It was really interesting to use! Kinda felt like soft parafin or hard lard!

Yes, it softened in my hands and I just stroked it through the hair with my fingers at first. The boys loved it.

I think I might use it really often for the next couple of weeks. Their manes soaked it up big time! It could be the answer for Bud's mane that lays every which way and feels more like fishing line than hair! Also, JR's is so thick -- the oil seemed to make it more "manageable". Dusty's mane is thin and a bit wavy, and will likely get VERY soft with the oil.

I had a tough time getting the coconut oil.... The health food store had offered to order it, but it took about 2 weeks and then what they got was more like a suntan lotion! I wouldn't take it and they were miffed at me, therefore I didn't ask them to try again.

SO I ordered from the site you suggested, and bought 2 containers while I was at it! Should have done that in the first place.

Thanks!
BonnieM

BonnieM · 04-30-2008, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaintedRocket

Ooo I hope you have great results with it! I sure have!

I've also been using it on my filly's hooves as a conditioner. It works better than anything else I've ever used on horse hooves before.

Get piccies!!

On their hooves, huh? Hmmm....might have to try that. Right now their hooves are covered with mud! But, sounds like a good thing to try! Will do!

I will do some pix! They are all still so dirty that it is embarrassing. We have had the lousiest cold wet muddy spring, and of course the boys are not yet all shed out and are deep down dirty! I had combed out their manes last night before I used the coconut oil, and that made their manes seem cleaner! Can't wait to do a spa day for them! MAYBE Saturday or Sunday...but it is still so cool (50's-maybe 60's.) I know they can take it, but I don't enjoy it! Ha.

Bonnie

PaintedRocket · 04-30-2008, 10:21 AM

Ooo spa days!! No fun for us though..haahahhaha well, except enjoying torturing the mudballs who would prefere to remain.. mudballs.. bwahahhaa!!

On Gert's spa days (one should be coming up in the next few weeks as she layed and rolled in fresh poo yesterday) I put some of the coconut oil mixed in with the shampoo or with leave-in conditioner and spritz it on..

Amber.Molly · 04-30-2008, 10:35 AM

What site did you order it off??? I can't find any around here!!

I asked my dad to look at this store a while ago and he called and asked why I needed tanning lotion for the horses! LOL!

BonnieM · 04-30-2008, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amber.Ali

What site did you order it off??? I can't find any around here!!

Here is where I ordered from...got it from Heather:
http://www.wholesalesupplementstore....conut-oil.html
It took about a week, I think.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amber.Ali

I asked my dad to look at this store a while ago and he called and asked why I needed tanning lotion for the horses! LOL!

Yep, I had the same problem with the suntan lotion dealie!

Bonnie

koffeetoffee · 04-30-2008, 07:20 PM

where do you get it from and how do you use it?

04-30-2008, 06:34 AM	#1
BonnieM Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washington, Iowa Posts: 1,528 Images: 356 Blog Entries: 11	Hey HJ! Trying Coconut Oil! Yesterday afternoon I detangled the manes and forelocks on all 3 of our boys and combed coconut oil into them first with my fingers and then with the w i d e tooth comb that I have.... I am hoping for good results! I checked them before bed, and true to what everyone has said, there was no oily residue left! The manes were softer and laying better, but no greasy look! I intend to do this every now and then...HJ, how often would you suggest? Their manes are really dry! I didn't get any pix. sorry!! BonnieM __________________ *THE BOYS!* Bud -- JR aka "Just Right" -- Dusty I've been snowballed! Last edited by BonnieM; 04-30-2008 at 06:35 AM. Reason: spelling

04-30-2008, 09:53 AM	#2
Heavenly Jumper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Yokosuka, Japan Posts: 15,433 Images: 1323 Blog Entries: 270	YAY!! I put some on once a week or so. It depends on how dry the weather is too You can put it on as soon as the hair looks dry...I've put it on as close as every other day sometimes. How did you like the melt in your hands factor? __________________ OMG I'm actually IN JAPAN! like, right now! .'~'. epi tan e epi tas .'~'. I've been SNOWBALLED X3!

04-30-2008, 09:56 AM	#3
PaintedRocket Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 8,603 Images: 1682 Blog Entries: 176	Ooo I hope you have great results with it! I sure have! I've also been using it on my filly's hooves as a conditioner. It works better than anything else I've ever used on horse hooves before. Get piccies!! __________________ Renee & Gertie * Death by SnowBalls *

04-30-2008, 10:04 AM	#5
BonnieM Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washington, Iowa Posts: 1,528 Images: 356 Blog Entries: 11	It was really interesting to use! Kinda felt like soft parafin or hard lard! Yes, it softened in my hands and I just stroked it through the hair with my fingers at first. The boys loved it. I think I might use it really often for the next couple of weeks. Their manes soaked it up big time! It could be the answer for Bud's mane that lays every which way and feels more like fishing line than hair! Also, JR's is so thick -- the oil seemed to make it more "manageable". Dusty's mane is thin and a bit wavy, and will likely get VERY soft with the oil. I had a tough time getting the coconut oil.... The health food store had offered to order it, but it took about 2 weeks and then what they got was more like a suntan lotion! I wouldn't take it and they were miffed at me, therefore I didn't ask them to try again. SO I ordered from the site you suggested, and bought 2 containers while I was at it! Should have done that in the first place. Thanks! BonnieM __________________ *THE BOYS!* Bud -- JR aka "Just Right" -- Dusty I've been snowballed!

04-30-2008, 10:21 AM	#7
PaintedRocket Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 8,603 Images: 1682 Blog Entries: 176	Ooo spa days!! No fun for us though..haahahhaha well, except enjoying torturing the mudballs who would prefere to remain.. mudballs.. bwahahhaa!! On Gert's spa days (one should be coming up in the next few weeks as she layed and rolled in fresh poo yesterday) I put some of the coconut oil mixed in with the shampoo or with leave-in conditioner and spritz it on.. __________________ Renee & Gertie * Death by SnowBalls *

04-30-2008, 10:35 AM	#8
Amber.Molly Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,584 Images: 301 Blog Entries: 97	What site did you order it off??? I can't find any around here!! I asked my dad to look at this store a while ago and he called and asked why I needed tanning lotion for the horses! LOL! __________________ *God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change* I've Been Snowball'd!!

04-30-2008, 07:20 PM	#10
koffeetoffee Full Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 142	where do you get it from and how do you use it? __________________ "well, dang!" proud mommy of Tiny or 'T' 2000 sorrel AQHA gelding

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