Coconut oil is a vegetable fat that is obtained by cold pressing the dried pulp that is extracted from coconuts, the fruit of the palm tree, native to Southeast Asia.
Their sources of supply are coconut palms grown in the Philippines, Indonesia and Kenya.
Coconut oil, widely used in food, is also a recognized cosmetic ingredient for skin and hair care.
It can be used to make soaps and essential oils. It is also recommended in cosmetics, to apply directly to very dry or sensitive skin, or to the scalp, for dry, fine and damaged hair. It can also be added to cooking and pastry recipes.
This vegetable oil has a pleasant and soft aroma of coconut, it can be found in both liquid and solid form, depending on the season. In either form, this oil retains its nutritional properties and benefits.
Indicated mainly for health, coconut oil strengthens the immune system, improves cholesterol levels, promotes digestion and intestinal circulation, helps burn abdominal fat and increases the feeling of satiety.
For topical, oral use and in essential oil diffusers.