Scientific name: Coco Nucifera Oil
Classification: Plant Oil
Moisturizing, protective.
Tales from Nature
Coconut Oil is a vegetable fat obtained from the seed of the nut palm. One of the countries with the largest production of Coconut Oil is Sri Lanka.
In the Southeast Asian area, there appears to be a close link between coconut palm cultivation and health benefits. Widely used in cosmetics, especially in creams and ointments, it exerts a soothing and emollient function, making dry and dehydrated skin soft and supple.
Hair Benefits
Coconut Oil provides numerous benefits on the hair, as a treatment for the ends, reducing breakage and making the hair more elastic.
It is one of the few oils that can actually penetrate the cortex, due to its affinity for hair proteins (keratin). This reduces protein degradation and protects the fiber from salt water and chlorine.
Skin Benefits
It also generates numerous benefits on the skin: it moisturizes, softens skin and cuticles, and counteracts the negative effects of ultraviolet rays that damage collagen and are a cause of wrinkle formation.
It exerts an anti-aging function for the face and body skin.
Coconut Oil acts as a powerful restorative and antioxidant agent. During sun exposure, it creates a lipid shield that prevents dehydration ("sun dryness") and calms redness. Its stability to oxidation makes it ideal for supporting the skin in counteracting UV-generated free radicals, preventing photoaging and post-tanning flaking.
