Tropical Tradition saw my obsession with coconut oil and provided me with a sample. After taste testing and using the coconut oil in several recipes, I concluded that I really like Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil. It has a clean flavour with a subtle hint of coconut. I was under no obligation to review Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil if I so chose, nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil giveaway in return for the free product.

What did I do with 32oz of Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil? The first thing I did was try it out in my recipes. Coconut oil makes an excellent butter substitute in vegan baking and I use it in my Cherry Macaroons. It also makes an excellent vegan cream cheese icing! I use this icing on my Carrot Cake Cupcakes and you really can’t tell the icing is made with coconut oil and not cream cheese!

Coconut Cream Cheese Icing (Vegan, Gluten Free)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of golden cane
• ½ cup Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ½ tsp Himalayan salt
• ½ Tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 Tbsp milk alternative, as required

Directions:

1. To turn the coconut sugar into icing sugar, place it in a small food processor and processing it until it is light and fluffy like regular icing sugar.
2. The Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil should be a buttery consistency at room temperature, if it is too runny put it in the fridge for a minute or two. Cream the coconut oil, vanilla, salt and icing sugar together in a blown with the back of a wooden spoon.
3. Add the apple cider vinegar and mix.
4. Slowly add the milk until the desired consistency is reached at room temperature. The coconut oil will liquefy at 24C, so to ensure the proper consistency is reached, prepare the icing at the same temperature it will be served in, adjusting the consistency by adding milk or additional icing sugar.

Here are eight more uses for coconut oil that don’t involve cooking!

1. Skin Care – it makes an excellent moisturiser
2. Homemade Deodorant – check out my last post for the recipe
3. Makeup Remover – it even removes waterproof mascara
4. Lip Balm – shiny and 100% edible
5. Homemade Toothpaste – check out top ten uses for coconut oil for directions
6. Oil Pulling – read more about this Ayurveda tradition here 
7. Hair Care – it makes a really good conditioner and frizz tamer
8. Shaving Cream – use for silky smooth legs

Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil Giveaway

This Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil Giveaway is closed. The winner is Heather O.

If you can’t wait to get your hands on some Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil to test out my top ten uses for coconut oil then follow this link. If you order by clicking on any of my links and have never ordered from Tropical Traditions in the past, you will receive a free book on Virgin Coconut Oil, and I will receive a discount coupon for referring you!

Win 1 quart of Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil!

Tropical Traditions is America’s source for coconut oil. Their Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil is hand crafted in small batches by family producers, and it is the highest quality coconut oil they offer. You can read more about how virgin coconut oil is different from other coconut oils on their website: What is Virgin Coconut Oil?

Tropical Traditions also carries other varieties of affordable high-quality coconut oil. Visit their website to check on current sales, to learn about the many uses of coconut oil, and to read about all the advantages of buying coconut oil online. Since the FDA does not want us to discuss the health benefits of coconut oil on a page where it is being sold or given away, here is the best website to read about the health benefits of coconut oil.