Coconut Oil
Coconut Oil
A rich, fast-setting oil pressed from coconut flesh — solid in the jar, melting on contact, and prized for the clean, cushioned softness it leaves behind. Hover any measure to see where coconut sits on the scale.
What it is
Coconut oil is pressed from the dried or fresh flesh (copra) of the coconut. It's unusually high in saturated fatty acids — especially lauric acid — which is why it's solid at room temperature and melts the moment it touches warm skin.
It sinks into the surface to leave skin and hair feeling smooth and cushioned, with a naturally clean character. Because it's rich and occlusive, it shines in balms, masks and hair treatments more than on acne-prone facial skin.
Quick Facts
The Plant & The Flesh
The Coconut Palm
The towering coconut palm lines tropical coastlines around the world, producing fruit nearly year-round in the heat and humidity it loves.
The Flesh
The white inner flesh — fresh, or dried into copra — is pressed to release coconut's rich, fast-setting oil.
The Compound Profile
Coconut is dominated by saturated, medium-chain fatty acids — the reason it's solid at room temperature. The typical breakdown:
The compounds behind coconut's clean, melt-on-skin feel:
Key Benefits
Deep Softening
Melts on contact to leave skin and hair feeling smooth, cushioned and conditioned.
Rich & Occlusive
Forms a surface layer that helps seal in moisture — ideal for balms and masks.
Naturally Clean
Its lauric-acid content gives coconut a fresh, well-kept character in formulation.
How we use it
Coconut is a rich, structural carrier in our balms and treatments — it brings melt, cushion and a clean softness, and helps give solid blends their body.
Because it's occlusive and high on the comedogenic scale, we lean on it where that richness is an asset — body and hair care — rather than in lightweight facial formulas.