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Cocos Nucifera Oil

Oil with multiple nourishing, softening, and moisturizing properties.

Main Benefits

Coconut oil's benefits are comparable to those of mineral oil (liquid paraffin) without its side effects, making it a good emollient and occlusive, making it a good moisturizer. Thanks to its fatty acid composition, it is also nourishing.

By forming a film on the skin, it will also have a protective effect against external aggressions.

It is rich in polyphenols and vitamin E, which gives it good antioxidant properties and an anti-aging effect on the skin.

It contains a lot of lauric acid, which is antibacterial and calming. This gives it soothing and softening properties. It relieves redness and sunburn.

Use

Coconut oil, along with palm oil, accounts for over 6% of global oil production. Depending on the temperature, it can be a creamy mass or a fluid, oily liquid. It solidifies at temperatures below 25°C. This is why it is also called coconut butter.

Coconut oil's properties make it particularly suitable for dry, damaged, or irritated skin. As it is quite comedogenic, it should be avoided on oily skin. Thanks to its soothing and gentle properties, it can be used to calm redness and sunburn. It is also used in sunscreen and to treat various skin problems. It is also used in hair care to add shine and strength to hair.

Finally, it is used to synthesize many cosmetic detergents, thanks to its high content of saturated fatty acids, such as lauric acid and myristic acid. Detergents derived from coconut oil give soaps good foaming and washing power and good hardness.
INCI name Cocos Nucifera Oil
PlantCoconut
Part of the extracted plantAlbumen
Comedogenic classification4
Composition
Lauric acid
48%-50%
Myristic acid
18-20%
Palmitic acid
9-16%
Sterols, squalene, vitamins E and A...
For what skin typeDry skin and damaged, chapped and rough skin.

Research

Janeš, D., and N. K. Glavač. "Modern Cosmetics, Ingredients of natural origin, a scientific view." Velenje, Slovenia: Širimo dobro besedo doo

« Virgin coconut oil (VCO) inhibited TNF-a (62.34 ± 3.2 %), IFN-g (42.66 ± 2.9 %), IL-6 (52.07 ± 2.0 %), IL-8 (53.98 ± 1.8 %) and IL-5 (51.57 ± 2.6 %) respectively in THP-1 cells. (…) Our study demonstrated the anti-inflammatory activity of VCO by suppressing inflammatory markers and protecting the skin by enhancing skin barrier function ».

Varma, Sandeep R., et al. "In vitro anti-inflammatory and skin protective properties of Virgin coconut oil." Journal of traditional and complementary medicine 9.1 (2019): 5-14. Source

« Studies have been proven that VCO exhibits antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antibacterial, wound healing, and moisturizing properties which were extremely important in the management of AD».

Chew, Yik-Ling. "The beneficial properties of virgin coconut oil in management of atopic dermatitis." Pharmacognosy Reviews 13.25 (2019): 24. Source

« The benefit of coconut oil on the skin is comparable to that of mineral oil. Fortunately, unlike mineral oil, there is no chance of having any adverse side effects on the skin from the application of coconut oil ».

« Coconut oil also helps in treating various skin problems including psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema and other skin infection ».

« Coconut oil also helps in preventing premature aging and degenerative disease due to its well-known antioxidant properties ».

«Coconut oil is one of the best natural nutrients for hair. It helps in healthy growth of hair a shiny quality».

Vala, G. S., and P. K. Kapadiya. "Medicinal benefits of coconut oil." Int J Life Sci Res 2.4 (2014): 124-126. Source 

Deen, Afka, et al. "Chemical composition and health benefits of coconut oil: an overview." Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 101.6 (2021): 2182-2193. Source

Kappally, Shijna, Arun Shirwaikar, and Annie Shirwaikar. "Coconut oil–a review of potential applications." Hygeia JD Med 7.2 (2015): 34-41. Source

« Coconut oil and mineral oil have comparable effects. Both oils showed effectivity through significant improvement in skin hydration and increase in skin surface lipid levels ».

« Overall, by the end of the study, 72% (13 of 18) of the subjects in the mineral oil group and 81% (13 of 16) of the subjects in the coconut oil group showed an improvement of at least one level in xerosis grading».

Agero, Anna Liza, and Vermén M. Verallo-Rowell. "A randomized double-blind controlled trial comparing extra virgin coconut oil with mineral oil as a moisturizer for mild to moderate xerosis." Dermatitis 15.3 (2004): 109-116. Source

« Due to its high content in saturated fatty acids (lauric, 50% and myristic, 20%) is an excellent fat for the synthesis of most of the cosmetic detergents. It is also used in sunscreens ».

Rabasco Álvarez, Antonio María, and María Luisa González Rodríguez. "Lipids in pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations." Grasas y Aceites, 51 (1-2), 74-96. (2000). Source