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Category: > Health > How to Choose Coconut Oil for Skin

How to Choose Coconut Oil for Skin

Dec 12, 2017 Soon Chai Save For Later Print

Last Updated: Mar 28, 2020

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Lady putting coconut oil on her skin

Because virgin coconut oil carries the greatest health properties, some people choose to use it on their skin.

Actually, not necessary. Of course, you can definitely choose to use virgin coconut oil for skin. But for my case, selecting coconut oil that benefits skin is somewhat different from selecting coconut oil for health benefits. Allow me to elaborate.

I used to pick and use only virgin coconut oil for skin care. But when I found out that there’s actually another type of coconut oil that can penetrate my skin faster than virgin coconut oil, I use that coconut oil more often for my dry skin instead.

I took the opportunity to demonstrate the rate of absorption of two different types of coconut oil with the help of a lady during an invited talk about the health benefits of eating coconut oil.

I dropped a dab of virgin coconut oil on her skin and asked her to rub it. Very soon her skin absorbed the oil (she got dry skin like me).

Then I dabbed the other type of coconut oil on her skin and she rubbed again. This time round she felt that the oil seeped into her skin a bit faster than virgin coconut oil.

I then told her the one that her skin was able to absorb relatively faster is called RBD coconut oil. And if she needs an oil like that for her dry skin, then she has to choose RBD coconut oil.

What is RBD coconut oil?

Simply put, it is a refined coconut oil that has been deodorized. Why deodorized?

To cater to people who don’t like the natural scent of virgin coconut oil.

The deodorization process has caused the coconut oil to lose some of its nutritional properties, hence making it somewhat lighter than virgin coconut oil.

It still contains antimicrobial compounds though, such as lauric acid, caprylic acid and capric acid etc just like virgin coconut oil. It’s just that its overall synergistic protection against the germs has slightly discounted.

I said “slightly discounted” because it really has just lost that small amount of nutrients during the deodorization process. Not an amount so significant that you should worry about.

Which is why I use more often this RBD coconut oil on my skin than virgin coconut oil now.

I still consume virgin coconut oil because it provides the best protection for me and gives the best health benefits I need. But I simply love the feeling of RBD coconut oil being smoother on my skin.

I mean, it’s up to you to choose which coconut oil to use for skin care. There’s no hard and fast rules. No right or wrong. Rather, it’s more like a personal preference and your ultimate experience with it.

For me, the way I choose coconut oil for skin is based on:

  • It must effectively protect my skin against germs that are floating everywhere in the surroundings waiting to launch an attack on me.
  • Because my skin is dry, I need something that my skin can absorb relatively faster. Virgin coconut oil is good, but RBD coconut oil performs better in this aspect.
  • Needless to say, it has to be organic. And it must not clog pores.

So, organic RBD coconut oil fits into the benefits I stated.

Sometimes I will mix virgin coconut oil with RBD coconut oil just for fun. But if you want to have a slight fragrance sitting on your skin, you can try this method to dilute the scent of virgin coconut oil with RBD coconut oil.

Don’t worry, they mingle very well as they’re of the same origin.

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Filed Under: Health, Natural Beauty Tagged With: coconut oil, coconut oil for skin, refined coconut oil

Soon Chai

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Soon Chai has been eating and using lots of various types of coconut oil daily for 14 long years. If you need the best coconut oil to boost your health and improve your skin in as little as 7 days, follow his practical coconut oil guide for beginners now.

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