When it comes to coconut oil, we usually can’t get enough (seriously, it smells so good). But as this woman’s hilarious cautionary tale proves, there really can be too much of a good thing. (Get fit and look and feel great with Women's Health's All in 18 DVD.)
As Refinery29 reports, Imgur user denshan found herself in a slippery situation after taking a bath laced with a generous amount of coconut oil. “Here is a funny and current story. I am stuck in a bath. I can't actually get out of my bathtub,” she wrote in her post.
It seems that after coming home sick, she decided to treat herself to a nice relaxing soak. Candles, bath salts, coconut oil—the works. But she may have gone a little overboard with the oil—she says she added 400 ml of it (which translates to one and two thirds cups!). “Went to get out after pulling the plug and I just slide around like a giant greased up potato in a roasting dish,” she said. “There is no traction. No grip.”
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Don't worry, she's not still stuck there: denshan says she was able to get herself out of the bath by refilling it with water and cleaning the bath with "closest soap like product."
Let this be a lesson to all of us.
Instead of a coconut oil bath, try this DIY pedicure to relax instead:
Macaela MacKenzie is a journalist who writes about women and power. She covers women’s equality through the lenses of sports, wellness, and the gender gap across industries and is the author of MONEY, POWER, RESPECT: How Women in Sports Are Shaping the Future of Feminism. Mac was most recently a Senior Editor at Glamour where she directed all health and wellness coverage. Her work has appeared in Elle, Glamour, SELF, Bustle, Marie Claire, Allure, Women's Health, and Forbes among other publications.
