Jasmine.

Health advocates will probably castigate me for this, but I still find myself swearing off to using pure palm oil in any way conceivable.

Palm oil contains zero cholesterol and is fortified with Vitamin A. It’s perfectly good for those wanting to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Research likewise shows that it is many times richer in beta-carotene than carrot. FYI, beta-carotenes act as anti-oxidants and can combat several types of illnesses such as Alzheimer, dementia, cataracts, arthritis, heart ailments.

When hubby started manifesting signs of hypertension, we also decided to be more careful with what we take inside our body. That included choosing palm oil and other vegetable oils in meal preparation. My children love to eat fried chicken, fried hot dogs, fried fish, fried eggs, oh – everything ‘fried’ actually.

However, with all the benefits mentioned – I couldn’t imagine how palm oil manage to mangle my sunny disposition each time I use it for frying. It gave me a collection of frying injuries on my arms and hands. That would’ve been forgivable. Burns heal quite easily on these areas. But recently, it created an ugly map on my forehead, nose, and upper lip! Hurts real bad. Thank God I have a nourishing cream. The searing sensation momentarily stopped yet the marks have darkened.  I think it’s about time I try other vegetable oils, particularly those that won’t ruin my day. More frying injuries like this and you’d see a global map scattered around my poor face. Heavens, I didn’t wish for the whole universe to be engraved on this face! (chos!)