Scientific Benefits of Coconut Oil: Coconut oil is used for everything from cooking to massage and science recognizes these potential benefits. Coconut oil provides us with a variety of benefits. That is, it accelerates fat burning in the body, is a good source of energy, is full of antimicrobial effects, suppresses appetite, is good for skin health, softens and shines hair, improves oral health, reduces the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, is full of antioxidants, reduces bad cholesterol. Benefits of applying coconut oil on the navel: Good for eye health: Since the navel is the center point of all the nerves in our body, applying a drop of oil on the navel before sleeping sharpens eyesight. Especially those who work on computers and laptops, their eyes get dry very quickly. Therefore, it is good to apply oil on the navel to get rid of eye sight loss.