Ben Tre is considered the "capital" of Vietnamese coconuts with more than 52.000ha, providing more than 400 millions coconuts in a year. Beside coconut water for drinking, a unique product from Ben Tre coconut is coconut oil - the "completely natural medicine".
In Ben Tre, coconut oil was industrially produced, oil was pressed and processed faster, then more productive and cheaper in 1990. Local people used to make crude coconut oil. Crude oil (used as soap) could be made quickly, while every pure oil batch (about 50 coconuts) be made through many stages and the proccess lasts from 4 to 5 hours to complete. 100% pure coconut oil can be stored for 6 months or up to 1 or 2 years if it's kept in the refrigerator.
Ben Tre coconut oil is being favored in markets.
Sharing how to make pure coconut oil naturally, Ms. Oanh - holder of a coconut oil production facilities said: to get much aromatic and high quality oil, they must choose a black shell, dry coconut. After shelling, scrap coconut flesh and then press them into milk. When making coconut oil, the most important thing is keeping the heat medium, often use chopsticks or shovel stir to avoid coconut turn into black at the bottom.
Beauty with coconut oil
According to many reports, coconut oil contains about 50% lauric acid - fungi, bacteria and viruses resistant . Coconut oil helps to heal and restore damaged skin. On the other hand, we can prevent hair cleaving.
Dr. Dung Le, Director of Traditional Medicine Hospital Tran Van An, Ben Tre province said: " in medicine, coconut oil is commonly used in the manufacture of soft soap - liquid soap for causing foam effectly".
Dr. Dung also noted, covering skin surface and hands with coconut oil can keep skin's humidity well. The scratches on skin caused by insect bites, coconut oil can reduce the pain and itching. " It would be very pleasant if cracked lips or cracked skin due to weather are cover with some coconut oil. In foods, coconut oil is very fragrant and easy to digest " saied Dr. Dung.
Source: www.danviet.vn
