Ingredient
Coconut
Benefits
Natural
The best thing you could bring to a desert island? A coconut tree. It is remarkably helpful and generous.
Coconuts, coconuts everywhere!
The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) is thought to be native to the warm climates of Polynesia, Malaysia and southern Asia. The trees bloom and bear fruit throughout the year, growing a new flower spike nearly every month. This then becomes a cluster of six to twelve fruits. Coconuts are the seeds of these fruits, the largest seed known to the world!
'Kalpavriksha', the Sanskrit name for the coconut, means 'tree which gives all that is necessary for living' and, indeed, the possibilities seem endless. In Lush products alone, you can find the water, the flesh and the shell of its seed, as well as the nectar of its flower. We can even use the fibres of its fruits to make some of the wrapping papers!
A few of the many benefits of coconut-derived products
- Coconut oil is soothing, moisturising and emollient to the skin. It also conditions and protects the hair.
- Coconut yoghurt, milk and cream are full of fats and have effects similar to those of the oil, with the added bonus of a lovely tropical scent!
- Coconut wax coats and protects the skin and gives our products a nice, firm texture.
- Desiccated coconut makes a gentle exfoliator that releases soft, moisturising milk when mixed with water.
- Ground coconut shells make a strong natural scrub.
Where does Lush source coconut?
Each coconut-derived ingredient we use has its specific benefits and suppliers. Here’s a selection of pages to browse, but feel free to click on any of the ingredients that make our products. That should take you to a page full of details!
Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
You say, “Give me that coco!!!” We say, “Here’s something for your hair, your skin, your hands, and your massages, and you bet we’ve got loads more.”