Have you tried to make pure coconut oil?
By Yanzalong
@yanzalong (18984)
Indonesia
November 16, 2017 10:12pm CST
Coconut oil /VCO is quite expensive and secondly we are not really sure if it's 100% pure, right? I was thinking of making it myself. I've searched a how-to info in the internet bu I want to have the easiest method. Some of you might have tried it yourselves. Glad if you could share it here.
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@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
17 Nov 17
I tried but could not prepare it at home.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
17 Nov 17
If you like coconut oil, why not make it? It's a lot cheaper than buying ready-to-use coconut oil?
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
17 Nov 17
Making coconut oil is not easy. You have to dry out the coconut then you may need the help of a 'mill' to get extracted the oil from the coconut. In home people used to burn the dried coconut to get oil and it used as a medicine. It is good for hair and skin too. If you want pure coconut oil then it is better to get it directly from the 'Mill' where coconut oil gets extracted. In my village, people used to dry the coconut under Sun then for extracting oil they seek the help of the 'Mill'.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
17 Nov 17
@yanzalong Coconut milk and oil is different. Milk I can make myself at home easily. You need coconut and the instruments for grating the same. I do make coconut milk at home.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
17 Nov 17
@Sreekala Of course it's different. From coconut milk you can make coconut oil by fragmentation or boiling.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
17 Nov 17
You can buy the grated coconut flesh in the market. In my city there are sellers offer their service to grate it and squeeze it till you get the milk.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
17 Nov 17
@yanzalong Even if it is less than 100% pure, we do not mind and use it.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
18 Nov 17
@dpk262006 It's a lot simpler, isn't it?
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
17 Nov 17
I will let you know if I succeed in making it. I'll make it this coming Sunday.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
17 Nov 17
Coconut oil / VCO can be used for other purposes like skin and hair treatment.
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@LadyDuck (458085)
• Switzerland
17 Nov 17
@yanzalong I do not use coconut oil for skin and not even for hair treatment.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
17 Nov 17
You mean you want to buy it rather than making it yourself? Or is it hard to find old coconuts in your home country?
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
17 Nov 17
@peachpurple Ah. I see. Coconut oil is also called VCO. Good for your skin.
@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
17 Nov 17
@yanzalong have coconuts here but coconut oil is not popular here, mostly the flesh and water is consumed
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@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)
• Guangdong, China
17 Nov 17
make it for cooking food? Or just outside usage? I mean put it on the skin to against dry ??
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