COCONUT OIL SKIN CARE

All about Coconut Oil For Skin Care

I bet you don’t know there is a difference.

Volcanic Earth only uses Extra Virgin Coconut Oil in all its products. The coconuts are organically grown in Vanuatu and no artificial chemicals, additives or preservatives of any kind are used in its production.

Most commercial grade coconut oils are made from copra. Copra is basically the dried meat of the coconut. It can be made by smoke drying, sun drying, or kiln drying, or derivatives or a combination of these three. If standard copra is used as a starting material, the unrefined coconut oil extracted from copra is not suitable for consumption and must be purified - i.e. refined. This is because the way most copra is dried is very unsanitary. Most of the copra is dried under the sun in the open air, where it is exposed to insects and moulds. The standard end product made from copra is RBD coconut oil. RBD stands for refined, bleached, and deodorized. Both high heat and chemicals (e.g. solvent extractions) are used in this method. RBD oil is also often hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated. Hydrogenated oils have been shown to increase serum cholesterol levels, which contribute to heart disease.

Our Virgin Coconut Oil can only be achieved through the DME Method. This stands for Direct Micro Expelling and our oil is handmade, natural, raw and produced within one hour of opening the nut. Consequently, it retains the distinct fragrance and taste of coconuts, whereas the copra-based refined coconut oils have no taste or fragrance at all due to the refining process. In fact, coconut oil made this way will often have the "fragrance" added artifically! Our Extra Virgin Coconut Oil is not only naturally organic, it is also unhydrogenated, high in antioxidants (which fight free radials that cause us to age faster) and free from impurities.

This does make our coconut oil more expensive than those companies selling coconut oil made by the copra method, which produces more oil (see below for a definition of copra method) but chemicals must be used in the purification process.

Cracking the coconuts	Electric Grinders to grate the coconut flesh	Safety gloves for protection
Volcanic Hot Rocks	Drying the coconut flesh	Expelling the oil

OTHER FACTS ABOUT OUR DME PRODUCED COCONUT OIL

	Health giving — rich in medium chain triglycerides, especially lauric acid
	No trans fatty acids and not hydrogenated
	Free fatty acid (FFA) level less than 0.1% at production
	Natural coconut aroma and flavour
	Keeps at room temperature for at least two years
	Helps keep skin soft and smooth
	Assists in the prevention of premature aging and wrinkling of the skin
	Functions as a protective antioxidant
	Helps protect against skin cancer and other blemishes
	Provides fair income opportunities for local families supplying coconuts and manpower.

Why is organic coconut oil generally the best type of oil for you to use on your skin?

The answer is free radicals.

Most commercial creams and lotions are predominantly water. Their moisture is quickly absorbed into dry, wrinkled skin. As the water enters the skin, it expands the tissues, like filling a balloon with water, so that wrinkles fade away and the skin feels smoother. But this is only temporary. As soon as the water evaporates or is carried away by the blood stream, the dry, wrinkled skin returns.

Want to know how to look younger? As we age, connective tissue fibres are continually subjected to free-radical attack, which breaks them down. As a result, connective tissues become hardened and lose both elasticity and strength. The skin loses its ability to hold itself together and begins to sag and become wrinkled. Once young, soft and smooth the skin turns dry and leathery. Once a free-radical reaction is started it can cause a chain reaction that produces more free radicals, which ultimately damages thousands of molecules. The only way our body has to fight them is with antioxidants. When a free radical comes into contact with an antioxidant, the chain reaction is stopped. For this reason, it is good to have plenty of antioxidants in our cells and tissues to protect us.

Virgin Coconut Oil is especially useful in fighting free radicals, as it is unrefined and hasn't been stripped of any of its natural components through the refining process. Conventional body care products that are made with refined vegetable oils which have all the antioxidants stripped from them are highly prone to free-radical generation both in and outside the body. This is also the reason why you should be careful about the type of oils you use on your skin, and in your lotions, creams and lip balms. If you use a lotion, or cream with a refined oil in it you are in fact causing your skin to age faster. The lotion, though it may bring temporary improvement will actually accelerate the aging of the skin and even promote skin cancer through the free radicals that are readily formed from the refined vegetable oil.

One of the classic signs of old age is the appearance of brown, freckle-like spots or liver spots. It is a sign of free-radical deterioration of the lipids (fats) in our skin, thus the name lipofuscin. Oxidation of polyunsaturated fats and protein by free radical activity in the skin is recognized as the major cause of liver spots. Liver spots don't ordinarily hurt or show any signs of discomfort. If we couldn't see them we wouldn't even know they were there. But they do affect our health and our appearance. Because cells cannot dispose of the lipofuscin pigment, it gradually accumulates within many cells of the body as we age. Once lipofuscin pigment develops, it tends to stick around for life, but you can prevent further oscitation and perhaps even reduce liver spots you already have by using the right kind of oils in your diet and on your skin. The ideal lotion is one that is made from oil that softens the skin, but also protects it against damage, promoting healing and giving the skin a more youthful, healthy appearance. Coconut oil fits that description. Pure virgin coconut oil is the best natural ingredient for skin lotion available. It prevents destructive free-radical formation and provides protection against them. It helps to keep connective tissues strong and supple so that the skin doesn't sag and wrinkle. In some cases it may even restore damaged or diseased skin.

Virgin Coconut Oil can help keep the skin from developing liver spots, and other blemishes caused by aging and over exposure to sunlight. The oil is absorbed into the skin and into the cell structure of the connective tissues, limiting the damage excessive sun exposure can cause. While it is not a natural sunblock, Coconut Oil IS the perfect, natural treatment for relieving sunburn and is itself, a natural exfoliant.

PURE VIRGIN COCONUT OIL PRODUCTS
(ALL PRICES ARE IN CAD)
Pure Cosmetic Virgin Coconut Oil (250ml) Price - $14.85 Insert Qty View Car	Pure Cosmetic Virgin Coconut Oil (600ml) Price - $25.45 Insert Qty View Cart	Pure Cosmetic Virgin Coconut Oil (1 Litrel) Price - $35.55 Insert Qty View Cart

Coconut Oil Skin Care will not only bring temporary relief to the skin, but it will aid in healing and repairing. Experience the lasting coconut anti-aging benefits. Coconut Oil skin elasticity helps bring back a youthful appearance. The oil will aid in removing the outer layer of dead skin cells, making the skin smoother. The skin will become more evenly textured with a healthy "shine". As a natural moisturizer, coconut oil also penetrates into the deeper layers of the skin to strengthen the underlying tissues. Unrefined coconut oil is not only excellent for the skin, but for hair as well.

Virgin Coconut Oil is also known to help protect against degenerative disease, heart disease, arthritis, cancer and diabetes.

If you're not using coconut oil for your daily body care needs you're missing out on one of
nature's most amazing health and beauty foods!

When isn't Virgin Coconut Oil the best type of oil for you to use on your skin?

Coconut Oil for scars or coconut oil for Acne scars doesn't work anywhere near as well as Tamanu Oil benefits do (provided you don't have an allergy to nuts). Made from the nut kernels of the Tamanu Tree, this rich, deep green oil is the best natural product for any of the following: -

	Acne and old acne scars
	Reduction and/or the complete removal of age spots
	The relief of neuralgia, sciatica and rheumatism
	Eczema
	Stretch marks
	Foot odor or body odor
	Headache relief
	Burns and/or scars generally
	Insect bites
	Psoriasis
	And many more

To find out more about Tamanu Oil and and our Tamanu Oil body products, please visit our Tropical First Aid page.