Coconut Oil




From the fruit of the Coconut Palm Tree, we press the pale-yellow oil known as Coconut Oil.

The coconut got its name from Portugese and Spanish sailors who saw its resemblance to a face and called it "coco" which means head or skull. This was because of the three marking on the shell which resembled a human face.


The coconut palm grows in tropical shorelines and thrives on sandy soil, abundant sunlight and regular rainfall. The fruit is fibrous with a hard shell on the inside, housing water called "coconut juice". The coconut is a nutritious source of meat, juice, milk and oil, that has nourished people all over the world for centuries. Coconut oil is pressed from fleshy white "meat" of mature coconuts.


Process of Extraction

1000 coconuts weigh about 1440kg, and give about 170kg of coconut meat. This amount produces about 70 liters of coconut oil. There are basically two methods for pressing coconut oil from the fruit; the wet method and the dry method.

The Dry Process consists of removing the shell from the meat of the coconut and drying it in the sun, fire or oven. The dried meat, now called corpora is then pressed in an expeller press to remove the oil.

The Wet Process requires blending or grating the fresh meat with water (becoming coconut milk), then squeezing out the oil, or fermenting the milk for a day or more to remove the oil. The cream gotten from blending can also be heated to let out more oil. The wet processing helps the oil retain the coconut smell and adds flavor to food.

There is another version of coconut oil called "Fractionated Coconut Oil", this is simply coconut oil that has had the fatty acids removed from it, giving a very light oil.

Uses

Coconut oil is used to cook as well as for beauty purposes, it is also processed to produce milk. It is used to make natural soap, a very popular soaping oil in fact, and it contributes to the hardness of a bar as well as giving it high cleansing powers. People with dry or sensitive skin may find soap made with a high percentage of coconut oil drying to their skin.
Applied directly on the skin, it feels heavy and doesn't sink in, this is perfect for dry skin but not so much for oily skin. It also helps with healing wounds.

Properties

It is said that coconut oil has antimicrobial properties because of the high content of a fatty acid called auric acid. It helps against the growth of harmful microorganisms, like bacteria and fungi. It also helps to reduce inflammation on the skin and moisturizes dry skin.


Pair these qualities of coconut oil with the qualities of Tea Tree Essential Oil and you have a super handy oil to help with acne, athletes foot, contact dermatitis and minor skin irritation. We made this simple for you with our Tea Tree Oil in a convenient roller bottle to carry around.

Coconut oil is one of the many oils we use to produce our artisan soaps at Adonmu. It also features in our perfume oil as Fractionated Coconut Oil. All through the Month of April we will be giving out a sample size of our top-selling Activated Charcoal and Tea Tree Oil Face Bar with every order - offer valid while stock lasts so don't wait too long.


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