Coconut Oil

Species name:  Cocos Nicifera.

The coconut palm is a member of the Family Arecaceae, or palm family. It is the only species belonging on the genus Cocos.

The term coconut refers to the nut, or fruit of the coconut palm tree. The coconut is filled with coconut water in the center, and has a layer of white meat covered by the hairy, brown shell.

Also known as: Fractionated coconut oil, light coconut oil.

The coconut palm is grown in most tropical areas in the world. It is very decorative and has many culinary and non-culinary uses. In fact, most parts of the tree has a use.

Home Remedies using Coconut Essential Oil:

Antibiotics have long been modern medicine’s answer to fighting infections and diseases.  Nobody would argue the value of antibiotics in fighting infection, but prolonged or excessive use of antibiotics can actually create health problems when common bacteria mutate and become resistant to antibiotics. It is commonly believed that there may come a time when infections will become very difficult to treat.

Lauric acid is the miracle element in coconut essential oil.  It is this element that makes coconut oil so beneficial for its multiple uses and consumption. 

Once digested, the fatty acid found in coconut oil is transformed into monolaurin, which has amazing benefits for the body.

Essential components of virgin coconut oil, like monolaurin, make it a natural antibiotic because of its essential components like monolaurin.

Incorporating virgin coconut oil into the diet supplies your body with a natural germicide that strengthens immune systems, making it easier to resist harmful viruses and microorganisms.

Whole coconut oil is solid at room temperature, and many people are familiar with it, but are not familiar with fractionated, or light, coconut oil. This fractionated coconut oil is a great product carrier oil for essential oil blends.  It has a very long shelf life as a bonus.

Benefits of Coconut Essential Oil:

Lauric acid is found in human breast milk. Lauric acid is the element that protects infants from infections and diseases by building the immune system. 

It has powerful properties as an antiviral, antibacterial agent that can help cure various diseases. It works by destroying lipid-coated viruses such as HIV, herpes, flu, and various bacteria, including listeria monocytogenes, h-pylori (contributes to the development of stomach ulcers) and protozoa such as giardia lamblia.

Virgin coconut oil can prevent diseases, because of its abundance of lauric acid. 

There have been various studies that have shown positive correlations between consumption of virgin coconut oil in HIV patients and reduced viral loads, proving the antiviral and antibacterial properties associated with consumption of fractionated coconut oil, which the body processes as monolaurin.

This essential oil never goes rancid, so it has an infinite shelf life.

It is also perfect for natural perfumers who don't like using alcohol as a carrier. It’s the lightest of all carrier oils, so it can easily spray through a pump sprayer. This ease of use also makes it handy for massage therapists since they can just spray their massage oil on.

Because it’s more like animal fat, it absorbs easily into the skin, and that further enhances it as ideal massage oil.

Coconut Essential Oil:

• Leaves skin silky without feeling oily.
• Coconut oil is inexpensive.
• It is totally soluble with every essential oil, and works well in soap making.
• It works well as a single carrier, or used in conjunction with other, more costly carrier oils for both budgetary reasons and to extend the shelf life of the product.
• Fractionated coconut oil is a colorless, odorless, Kosher food.

Coconut essential oil can be used in vapor therapy, consumed by spoonfuls, used in recipes, or eaten as a healthy, tasty snack. It also works well with most any blend, in lotions, creams, and soap making.

Side Effects of Coconut Essential Oil:

There are no known adverse side effects to people with no allergy to coconut.