Elegant Savage loves using this potent, yet modest ingredient in many of our products. Virgin coconut oil (VCO) contains naturally occurring enzymes, phytonutrients, vitamin E and tocotrienols, all of which remain undamaged and biologically active for the benefit of your skin. VCO does not require refining, bleaching or deodorising but instead it remains naturally fresh with a mild coconut flavour and pleasant aroma.

The wide range of therapeutic benefits that coconut oil confers is due in large part to the symbiotic relationship it has with the friendly bacteria that live upon our skin. These bacteria (lipophilic bacteria) digest the glycerine component of the Medium Chain Triglycerides present in VCO releasing the three Medium Chain Fatty Acids - Caprylic, Capric and Lauric. These 3 fatty acids are naturally acidic (pH5) and help to protect the skin's' acid mantle, they have powerful anti-fungal, antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Your body also produces MCFAs in the sebum, excreted onto the skin for the same protective purposes. Because the MCFA found in coconut oil are relatively small (unlike the long chain hydrocarbons found in other plant and mineral oils) coconut oil is absorbed easily into the skin and hair shaft providing important nutrition.

Historically Virgin Coconut Oil has been used to treat a wide range of conditions including acne, athlete's foot, burns and sunburn, cradle cap, dry skin and eczema, dandruff, ringworm and speeding wound healing to name but a few! And for the reasons cited above using raw virgin coconut oil will confer greater benefit than its ‘cooked' non-virgin counterpart.