Did you know that your hair is naturally porous? This porosity, inherent to its structure, makes it vulnerable, particularly in the face of certain haircare habits.
Repeated use of shampoos containing strong surfactants such as SLS or SLES accentuates this phenomenon. By degrading hair proteins, they weaken its structure, make it more prone to breakage, and accelerate fading in color-treated hair. In other words: repeated aggression that hurts your strands and, given the cost of a coloring, also your wallet.
Fortunately, a simple, economical, and well-documented solution exists: virgin coconut oil. Thanks to its richness in small-molecular-weight saturated fatty acids, notably lauric and myristic acids, it penetrates deeply into the hair fiber — up to 50 µm in untreated hair — providing real protection from within.
Other frequently praised oils, such as avocado or argan, contain unsaturated fatty acids with bulkier structures. The result is reduced penetration, 25 µm and 5 µm respectively, and a more cosmetic than restorative effect on hair.
In short: coconut oil does more than coat your hair, it acts at the core of the fiber. It fills pores, strengthens the structure, and by increasing hydrophobicity the hair becomes more resistant to external aggressions.
Revatua Botanicals virgin coconut oil is produced in Tahiti and sourced locally. You are guaranteed a quality product that also supports the local economy.
Bibliography
Lourenço C., Mantuan Gasparin R., Thomaz F., da Silva G., Martin A., Paiva-Santos A.C., Mazzola P. (2024). Impact of Hair Damage on the Penetration Profile of Coconut, Avocado, and Argan Oils into Caucasian Hair Fibers. Cosmetics. 11. 64. 10.3390/cosmetics11020064.
Kaushika V., Kumarb A., Gosvamic N.N., Godea V., Mhaskara S., Kamathd Y. (2022). Benefit of Coconut-Based Hair Oil via Hair Porosity Quantification. International Journal of Cosmetic Science. 44. 10.1111/ics.12774.