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Benefits of Coconut Oil for Skin, and Hair | Use of Coconut Oil in Cosmetic and Beauty Products

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Coconut Oil is made by pressing fresh coconut meat or dried coconut meat called copra. Virgin coconut oil uses fresh meat, while refined coconut oil usually uses copra. 

Cosmetic Name (INCI): Cocus Nucifera Oil

In recent years, the popularity of coconut oil in cosmetic products has increased because of its health benefits. While it may still surprise most, some people are beginning to realize that aside from kitchen counters, coconut oil definitely deserves a spot on bathroom shelves. 

Benefits of Coconut Oil for Skin:
1. Helps in preventing Aging: Coconut oil is rich in fatty acids and antioxidants that help prevent aging and damage to our skin. 

2. It has anti-bacterial properties: Coconut oil is full of lauric acid, a fatty acid known for its antimicrobial and antifungal properties, that help keep skin healthy and fight skin allergies and yeast infections that may be responsible for rashes, dermatitis. 

3. It helps in collagen formation: Coconut oil stimulates the production of collagen, and its Vitamin E content protects the skin from sun damage. 

4. Keeps your skin moisturized: Hydrating moisture of coconut oil directly treats dry skin and indirectly suppresses overactive oil-producing glands. 

5. Help Prevent Stretch Marks: Coconut oil helps in maintaining the elasticity of the skin, which again helps in preventing stretch marks.

Benefits of Coconut Oil for Hair:
1. Help in preventing damage to hair: 
Because of antioxidants present in coconut oil, it helps in preventing constant damage to the hair.

2. Prevents thinning of hair: Because of antimicrobial and antifungal properties, coconut oil helps in keeping the scalp healthy and hence prevents thinning of hair.

3. Locks Moisture: Using products with coconut oil, helps maintain moisture and prevent protein loss from combing and heating damage. That, in turn, helps in reducing dandruff, hair loss, and even frizz.

Application of Coconut Oil in Cosmetic Products:

  1. Hair Oil
  2. Moisturizers
  3. Face Masks
  4. Lip Balms
  5. Face Creams
  6. Anti-Aging Creams
  7. Anti-bacterial Creams

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