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Looking for Health and Wellness Shop Online? The Coconut Store began as a store with a small range of products including coconut oil, coconut flour, coconut sugar, hair care and skin care with coconut oil. We now stock a range that also includes supplements, fermented food and drinks, snacks, a larger range of skin and hair care, kids range and some things for pets, from well-known and new brands. You'll find Keto, Paleo, Vegan, Fodmap, Vegetarian-friendly, natural, organic and certified organic products online. Brands we carry include: SELF by The Coconut Store Amazonia Bee Natural BSKT Burt's Bees Clover Fields Dr Bronner Dr Cabot Health Eco Coconut GEM Goat Range Googys 60sec Keto Grahams Hurraw Hydra Longevity Jak Karma Bites Kuranda Little Innoscents Locako Mad Millie Melrose Niulife Natural Instinct Naturally Sweet Nature's Delight Nutra Organics PAW Pawsome Organics Re+Fresh Rochway Seven Wonders

What are Coconut Oil and Coconut Acid in skin, personal, body and hair care products? Many use it to create a healthy, low-tox alternative to many products, including synthetic, toxic, and chemical-based ingredients. The ingredients derived from Coconut Oil and Coconut Acid have the following natural functions in products such as skin, hair care, and makeup. Anticaking agents - Magnesium Cocoate Emulsion stabilizers - Coconut Alcohol, Butylene Glycol Cocoate Hair conditioning agents - Cocus Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Opacifying agents - Hydrogenated Coconut Acid Skin-conditioning agents - emollient - Caprylic/Capric/Coco Glycerides, Cocoglycerides, Ethylhexyl Cocoate, Isodecyl Cocoate, Lauryl Cocoate, Methyl Cocoate, Octyldodecyl Cocoate, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides Skin-conditioning agents - miscellaneous - Cocus Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Pentaerythrityl Cocoate Skin-conditioning agents - occlusive - Cocus Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Coconut Oil Decyl Esters, Decyl Cocoate, Lauryl Cocoate, Tridecyl Cocoate Slip modifiers - Magnesium Cocoate Surfactants -

Every day, many people expose themselves to hundreds of different chemicals in the things they use without giving it a second thought. Chemicals are used in skin, hair, body and personal care items to preserve them as a scent, active ingredient, or filler. These chemicals are also present in candles, furniture, clothes, and typical household items. Manufacturers and consumers find them cheap to buy, use, and readily available. The Hidden Dangers: Unveiling Chemicals in the Things We Use Common chemicals include Phthalates, Parabens, Talcum powder, Nanoparticles, Formaldehyde and formaldehyde donors, Lead acetate, Coal tar, UV filters, Triclosan, Resorcinol, Toluene, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA). These can cause strong smells, minor irritations, full-blown reactions, headaches, and more serious health conditions.   In the past, I made most of my buying decisions based on convenience, brands, and price. I gave little thought to those products' potential effects on

Coconut oils are excellent for food, drink, and personal care products. We can buy it as solid coconut oil or fractionated coconut oil. Many have used coconut oils for a long time in various ways due to their ability. The body can easily absorb it, and its anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties are beneficial, amongst other things. Fractionated and solid coconut oils can be refined, bleached, and deodorized, impacting their efficacy, smell, and appearance. Coconut oils, solid or liquid, are excellent sources of medium-chain triglycerides fatty acids, also known as MCTs.  "Fatty acids are the building blocks of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat. During digestion, the body breaks down fats into fatty acids, which can then be absorbed into the blood. Fatty acid molecules are usually joined together in groups of three, forming a molecule called triglyceride.

Tamanu Oil (Calophyllum Inophyllum) is a deeply nourishing and regenerating oil used in skin, hair, nail, body care, scar healing and acne treatment. Volcanic Earth extracts Tamanu Oil for its products by collecting and drying the naturally fallen fruit of the Tamanu Tree. Collected and dried, then subject to a cold press extraction. The Tamanu tree is indigenous to the tropical areas of South East Asia, the South Pacific, and the Pacific. Primarily seen in parts of Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and even Southern India. Tamanu Tree Depending on the location, people call Tamanu Tree by various names. For instance, in Vanuatu, it goes by the name "Nabagura." While in Fiji, it goes by the name "Dilo" or "Dolno." Tahitians call it "Ati," Samoans refer to it as "Fetau," Maldivians as "Funa," and Hawaiians as "Kamani." Tamanu (Foraha) Oil is nourishing and

The Superpowers of Beetroot Powder: Benefits, Nutrients, and Uses Beetroots are part of the beet family and are root vegetables.  Beetroot powder is dehydrated, which helps it to retain a lot of its superpowers, which can get lost when heat treated. The goodness in beetroots benefits us in many ways, from boosting brain power to removing toxins in the body. From the top to the bottom and many things in between. This humble vegetable is full of vitamins and minerals such as: Fibre, which is needed in our bodies to help keep us regular, is a function that is important in eliminating waste. Vitamin C helps to repair and hydrate dry skin and support collagen production. Folate, which is naturally present in a lot of food, including beetroot. It is a B vitamin that the body uses in cells. Protein. Beetroots have

I recently had a chat with Michelle, a primal health coach, owner of Santosha Wellbeing in Shell Harbour NSW, and yogi. Michelle is a widely respected wellness practitioner and advocate of primal health. During our chat, I asked Michelle a series of questions about primal health to share here on this page. What is primal health? Michelle: Primal health is a lifestyle; it’s not a diet; it’s much more than that. What I’ve found is that the word “diet” makes people feel scared about making changes to how they eat, or it puts people off, and then they approach change with a negative mindset. Primal health is, to an extent, living like our ancestors did without going out to hunt and gather. It involves eating food that is natural, unprocessed, things that our ancestors would have picked from a tree, pulled from the

Now that we’re coming out of our winter hibernation, it’s time to dust off winter and restore dry skin and glow. Low humidity indoors and out, regular use of heaters, bucket loads of hand sanitizer, over-cleansing, and scrubbing have contributed to a lot of dry skin in need of TLC. Here are a few fun facts about skin. It is the largest organ of the body, with a total area of about 20 square feet and has 3 layers. “The top layer is the epidermis, the skin's main protective barrier and the level where drying occurs. It consists of stacked layers of cells that are constantly in transition as younger, living cells rise from the lower part of the epidermis and eventually die and fall off after reaching the surface. This continuous cycle completely renews the skin about once a month.”

Hi, and welcome to The Coconut Store, your one-stop shop for nourishing and healthy coconut products for the pantry, skin, body, home, and pets. I am Reena, I am an everyday person seeking to live my best life by making healthy and better choices. I've found coconut products are a great addition to what I use, as well as a great alternative to some types of oils, flours and creams. I was born in Fiji, living there for only a short while, yet grew up with a lot of the cultural ways.  Coconuts were always in the house and used in many aspects of life - food, drink, hair oil, skin creams. It was the Fiji way of life. Wellness is a path I’ve found myself on for some time, starting with working in a spa environment and then learning about and understanding

Beauty is more than skin deep, and it turns out that having healthy skin is important for more than just creating a good impression. We live in an age of selfies and social media, where both men and women find themselves under a lot of pressure to present flawless skin to the world. Our skin is the largest organ in our body. In fact, it protects all of our internal organs from external threats like environmental pollutants, UV rays and microorganisms. According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, maintaining skin healthy means, you are protecting your body against germs as well as damage to your bones, muscles and internal organs. Besides keeping harmful microbes out and your body infection free, your skin also keeps fluids inside your body to prevent dehydration. Understanding the Importance of a Solid Skin Barrier How your