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The various uses of Refined Corn Oil around the house, including the following:

 

 

1. Make your sink shine: Rub oil on your sink using a soft cloth.

 

2. Clean wood surface of stuck paper: Rub the area where the paper is stuck with the oil. Let stand until the paper is soft enough for peeling away.

 

3. Soften baseball mitt: Rub the palm of the mitt with corn oil, fold the mitt around the ball. Then use a rubber band to secure it. Place the mitt overnight between your mattresses.

 

4. Clean up spots from wood furniture: Put corn oil on a soft cloth, dip into cigarette or cigar ashes, and wipe the area where the white spot or watermark is until it’s gone.

 

5. Coat your snow shovel: Rubbing the oil on your shovel will prevent snow from sticking to it.

 

Health Benefits of Refined Corn Oil:

 

Corn oil has monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids that help to lower the chances of heart problems. It lowers the cholesterol level as well as LDL cholesterol.

 

1. Lowers cholesterol

 

Corn oil is able to reduce blood cholesterol level. It has phytosterols in meaningful amount. The sterol compounds are derived from the plant sources and resemble the structure of cholesterol. The plant sterols are able to lower the absorption of cholesterol. The study shows that addition of corn oil in diet helps to reduce cholesterol level.

 

2. Healthy heart

 

Corn oil is beneficial for maintaining heart health. It has high content of linoleic acid and polyunsaturated fatty acids. The regular diet should have high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids such as corn oil. This helps to lower the LDL cholesterol level.

 

3. Maintains blood pressure

 

The foods rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids help to reduce high blood pressure in the hypertension patients. It lowers the blood pressure level by 10%.

 

4. Skin health

 

Corn oil could be used as massage oil for skin. This promotes the skin functioning due to the presence of Vitamin E and Linoleic acid. It is used as base oil for salves, lip balms, night oils and creams. It penetrates to the skin quickly as it contains 59% of Linoleic acid.

 

5. Hair health

 

Corn oil could be used as a hot oil treatment for about 1 or 2 times in a week. This helps to treat undernourished and dry hair. It smoothens and conditions the hair.

 

6. Useful for pests

 

Corn oil could be used as a skin care for animals as well. Massage corn oil to the dog’s hair to make the coat look healthier. It could be fed to horses for the treatment of dull coat conditions. It provides more energy and healthy fats. The diet should be rich in omega-3 fatty acids for balancing omega-6 from corn oil.