{"id":414,"date":"2014-05-20T14:39:16","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T14:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downdogsaltydog.com\/?p=414"},"modified":"2014-05-20T14:39:16","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T14:39:16","slug":"coconut-oil-for-stye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.downdogsaltydog.com\/?p=414","title":{"rendered":"Coconut Oil for Stye"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am not posting a picture of my stye.\u00a0 It wasn’t a bad one and if you want to see an image – get to Googling!\u00a0 Suffice it to say, they are painful red swellings on the eyelid.\u00a0 Traditional treatment includes hot compresses and avoidance of eye makeup.\u00a0 Or a trip to the eye doctor in severe cases.\u00a0 I have stopped my last 2 styes in their tracks by using organic coconut oil at first symptoms.\u00a0 Coconut oil has a myriad of uses and this may be my favorite.\u00a0 It’s antibacterial, antimicrobial and antibiotic.\u00a0 Basically, it’s magic!<\/p>\n

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We have used lots of different brands and have been pleased with almost all.\u00a0 Just be sure you are getting cold-pressed, extra virgin, ORGANIC<\/em> versions.\u00a0 So, for stye treatment, first wash your hands thoroughly and remove any eye makeup.\u00a0 Take a small amount (pea-sized) and allow the heat from your hands to melt it. Using a very soft touch, pull the bottom eyelid away\u00a0(kind of like you are inserting a contact lens) and use your other hand to apply the\u00a0melted coconut oil to the bottom of the eye and tear duct.\u00a0 This is easier if you turn your\u00a0gaze\u00a0away.\u00a0 Using the same soft touch, spread the coconut oil up underneath the top eyelashes and around the eyelid.\u00a0 You will probably experience a haziness from the oil coating.\u00a0 That’s OK.\u00a0\u00a0The coconut oil should not burn or cause any discomfort.\u00a0 I do this just before bedtime and then it doesn’t matter if your vision is cloudy.\u00a0 Apply 2-3 times per day.\u00a0 Forgo makeup and keep your hands out of your eyes, otherwise!\u00a0 Styes are contagious and can be spread to the other eye – so wash hands well before touching unaffected eye.\u00a0 Hot compresses are also helpful.\u00a0 My favorite way to do this is using a steeped tea bag – especially chamomile or green tea.\u00a0 Just squeeze the tea bag to remove excess water\u00a0and hold the hot\u00a0tea bag on the affected eye.\u00a0\u00a0Be\u00a0patient.\u00a0 It may take a couple of days before all the swelling abates but if it seems to be worsening or excessively painful, seek care from your provider.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am not posting a picture of my stye.\u00a0 It wasn’t a bad one and if you want to see an image – get to Googling!\u00a0 Suffice it to say, they are painful red swellings on the eyelid.\u00a0 Traditional treatment includes hot compresses and avoidance of eye makeup.\u00a0 Or a trip to the eye doctor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.downdogsaltydog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.downdogsaltydog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.downdogsaltydog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.downdogsaltydog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.downdogsaltydog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=414"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.downdogsaltydog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":417,"href":"http:\/\/www.downdogsaltydog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414\/revisions\/417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.downdogsaltydog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.downdogsaltydog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.downdogsaltydog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}