Coconut Oil Leslie S. Baumann, MD

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/coconut-oil-2026a1000gkx?ecd=wnl_edit_tpal_etid8377805&uac=148436CN&impID=8377805 Coconut oil, derived from the dried Cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit, is made up of 90% saturated triglycerides and is used as a skin- and hair-conditioning agent as well as a fragrance ingredient in hundreds of formulations at concentrations ranging from 0.0001% to 70%. Notably, coconut oil also has a long history of traditional medicine use in China and India and in food preparation. Indeed, coconut oil is a staple ingredient in the Sri Lankan diet as well as others in South Asia, Africa, and South America, where coconut is cultivated.