What is more tropical than coconut? Want to offer your clients an exotic getaway? Market its miracle oil or use it as a flagship ingredient in your natural cosmetic products, we tell you everything there is to know about it in this article:
How is coconut oil extracted?
From its INCI: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Coconut Oil is obtained through a centrifugal process and filtration. The fresh coconuts are opened and stripped of their shell as well as their skin, in order to keep only the white and pure almonds. They are finely grated and then expelled to produce coconut milk. This milk is then centrifuged to separate the milk into coconut solids, water and oil. This method makes the finest, creamiest coconut oil possible, and it’s the one Prodigia uses.
What properties of coconut oil?
The secret to the benefits of coconut oil lies above all in its high content of saturated fatty acids (90%) otherwise called “short chain” fatty acids, which are very beneficial for external use (cosmetics). Among these saturated fatty acids, lauric acid has a great affinity with the skin and hair, and exhibits mainly anti-microbial properties. Coconut oil also contains vitamin A and E, powerful antioxidants that help stimulate cell renewal and fight skin aging, as well as vitamin K and iron.
Nourishing: like all oils, it protects the skin barrier and deeply nourishes the skin.
Hydrating: its protective barrier keeps water in the skin, for longer-lasting hydration.
Anti-oxidant: thanks to the vitamins A and E it contains, it is an excellent anti-aging and anti-stain ingredient.
Healing: acne, stretch marks, spots … It gradually smoothes the skin.
Nourishes the hair: the lauric acid it contains works perfectly with hair proteins. Result, it nourishes and softens them in depth.
Washing: thanks to its cleansing action, coconut oil is used in whitening soaps and mouthwashes.
What benefits and what uses for this miracle oil?
Coconut oil to replace make-up remover: Its very pleasant dry texture will overcome any type of make-up (even waterproof) and its subtle smell of coconut, a little sensory back and forth on the islands during the routine facial care.
Coconut oil as a scrub for the body and face: A few spoons of coconut oil heated and mixed with a natural exfoliant: coffee grounds, oatmeal, chickpeas, almonds, salt, sugar … The exfoliating treatment is applied by performing small circular massages before rinsing thoroughly with lukewarm water.
Coconut oil as a nourishing treatment for the body: Both emollient, healing and regenerating, coconut oil is also an excellent ally to hydrate and relieve the skin in case of sunburn (or to use as a treatment after -sun), to reduce fresh scars, bruises and stretch marks (or to prevent their appearance during pregnancy).
Coconut oil lip treatment: Used as a daily lip balm, coconut oil will prevent the risk of dryness in the lips and will also have a beneficial effect on small wrinkles around the mouth.
Coconut oil to replace toothpaste: Thanks to its very high content of lauric acid (around 48%) and its antiseptic properties, coconut oil can easily be substituted for toothpastes and mouthwashes sold in stores. In addition, and beyond its antimicrobial and antibacterial virtues, it is also whitening, an all-in-1 for teeth and gums.
As a nourishing treatment for the hair: In an oil bath for the hair: ideal for frizzy, dry, brittle hair, or hair damaged by the sun, aggressive hair products and repeated sessions at the hairdresser; Coconut oil in an oil bath will help nourish and repair hair deeply.
Are you looking for premium quality coconut oil? Discover that of Prodigia, available for sale in bulk: Deodorized Coconut Oil, the most suitable to be incorporated into your cosmetic preparations. Also discover the rest of our raw materials and our services.
