Coconut oil, Dry Skin Treatment

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Coconut oil comes from the fruit or seed of the coconut palm tree Cocos nucifera, familyArecaceae.The melting point of coconut oil is 24 to 25 ºC (75-76 ºF) and thus it can be usedeasily in both liquid or solid forms and is often used in cooking and baking. Coconut oil isexcellent as a skin moisturizer and softener. A study shows that extra virgin coconut oil iseffective and safe when used as a moisturizer, with absence of adverse reactions. [3] A studyfound that coconut oil helped prevent protein loss from the wet combing of hair when used forfourteen hours.