Cold-pressed within hours of coconut harvest in Kerala. Unlike refined coconut oil, virgin retains lauric acid (40%+), which uniquely penetrates the hair shaft and reduces protein loss during washing.
Lauric acid molecules are small enough to enter the hair cortex — virtually unique to coconut oil.
Pre-wash coconut treatment reduces hair protein loss by up to 39% (Rele & Mohile, 2003).
Solid at <24°C, melts on contact with skin. Ideal Ayurvedic abhyanga oil.
Same oil for oil pulling, cooking, or topical use — true food-grade integrity.
Coconut oil's melting point is 24°C. In cool weather it's solid; in warm weather it's liquid. Both states are identical in quality.
Coconut oil has a comedogenic rating of 4 — high risk of breakouts on face. Use only on body, hair, or scalp.
Yes. Regular (refined) coconut oil has lauric acid but lacks polyphenols, has been deodorized, and won't show the hair penetration benefits.
2-4 hours before washing. Overnight is fine but not necessary.
Virgin coconut oil is cold-pressed from fresh coconut meat — never copra, never refined. Its small lauric-acid molecules are the reason it does something most oils can't: penetrate the hair shaft itself.
Brewoil's virgin coconut is cold-pressed and lab-verified, with the fresh, faint coconut aroma of a genuinely unrefined oil.
Research shows coconut oil reduces protein loss from hair during washing — the root cause of much everyday damage. That makes it the definitive pre-wash treatment for dry, damaged or chemically-treated hair.
On the body it is a classic moisturiser and the traditional cooling massage oil for summer months.
For hair: warm a tablespoon, massage into scalp and lengths 1–2 hours before washing (or overnight), then shampoo. For skin: apply a thin layer on damp skin.
Coconut suits dry, damaged, thick and chemically-treated hair, and dry body skin. Low-porosity hair that turns stiff with coconut should switch to almond or argan. Patch test first.
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