Product Review
Coconut Oil Cocos nucifera Coconut oil is obtained from copra, the dried meat of coconut. Distillers separate the copra from the hull of the coconut. It is dried, crushed, and then expressed to remove the oil. This coconut becomes liquid at 76 degrees F; when cooler it is a creamy solid or semi-solid. Some people might call coconut oil, coconut butter but both are the same thing. This oil has a thick texture with no taste and no odor and is suitable for culinary uses as well as soap and skin care products. A percentage of coconut oil in cosmetics is moisturizing; too much of it can be drying. Its saturated nature resists rancidity and makes a very hard soap, while at the same time producing a fluffy lather. Soapmakers usually combine coconut oil with olive, palm, palm kernel or castor oils for an all-vegetable soap. Some soapmakers use between 20% and 30% of a soap batch as coconut oil.
- COCONUT OIL 76 F - 2 lbs - 32 oz - 1 Quart - Food Safe - packed in an HDPE microwavable container. Safety Sealed. Resealable Lid
- BOTANICAL NAME: Cocos Nucifera --- PLANT PART: from the copra, the dried meat of coconut --- EXTRACTION METHOD: separate the copra from the hull of the coconut, solvent extracted, then Refined, Bleached, and Deodorized
- COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Philippines, Malaysia, and/or Indonesia
- CONSISTENCY: slightly thick texture when liquid --- APPEARANCE: soft solid <75F (24C); hard brittle crystalline solid <59F (15C) --- COLOR: White to Yellowish
- ODOR/AROMA: bland to odorless --- TASTE: tasteless
- SAP value (KOH): 0.256 --- SAP value (NaOH): 0.181
- VEGAN: Yes
- FLASH POINT: >500F (260C). INITIAL BOILING POINT and RANGE: 842F (450C). AUTO-INGNITION TEMPERATURE: >57F (300C)
- Food Safe for culinary use such as frying, baked goods, confections, and ice cream coatings. Ideal in soap and skin care products. A percentage of coconut oil in cosmetics is moisturizing; too much of it can be drying. The saturated nature resists rancidity and makes a very hard soap, while at the same time producing a fluffy lather. Soapmakers usually combine with olive, palm, palm kernel or castor oils for an all-vegetable soap. Some soapmakers use between 20%- 30%.
- If you order this meltable product between May 01 - October 31, please be aware that your product may experience changes in consistency or slight leakage. If this is a problem, please do not order between May 01 - October 31.
