Unlike most other oils,
coconut oil has a high melting point – about 24 to 25 degrees Celsius or
76-78 Fahrenheit.
Therefore it is solid at room temperature and melts
only when the temperature rises considerably. Hence, if you buy a bottle
of coconut oil and find it solid, don’t immediately assume that there
is some problem with it. Coconut oil is often in this form, and
obviously, don’t keep it in your refrigerator.
Coconut Oil as a Carrier Oil: Coconut oil can be very
efficient as carrier oil. Carrier oils hold a place of high importance
in Aromatherapy, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine and all other systems of
treatment that involve massaging. Carrier oils are those oils which
easily penetrate or absorb into the skin and thus facilitate seepage or
absorption of other oils (such as essential oils) and herbal extracts
through the skin when mixed into it. Coconut oil is easily absorbed
through the skin’s pores and thus is used as a carrier oil. Furthermore,
being one of the most stable oils, it doesn’t go rancid, nor does it
let the other oils, herbal extracts, or medicines spoil inside of it.
Due to its anti-fungal and anti-microbial property coconut oil keeps the
oils, herbal extracts and medicines that are mixed in it protected from
microbial or fungal interactions. It also does not alter the properties
of the oils and herbs mixed within it. Coconut oil is expensive in
several countries; however, in tropical countries its cost is low enough
to make it affordable as a carrier oil
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