9. Prevent Stretch Marks

Stretch marks can appear on your abdomen, buttocks, thighs, under-arms or breasts as your body goes through different stages-pregnancy, puberty, sudden loss of weight or gradual gain in weight. It can also happen due to hereditary reasons. Stretch marks occur when the skin gets stretched beyond its elastic limits. As you cannot remove these stretch marks altogether, you can reduce them to a great extent by massaging the affected areas with coconut oil. The anti-fungal, anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties of coconut oil will soon reduce the stretch marks and make them almost invisible.