Coconut oil is obtained from the fruits of the homonymous plant (Cocos nucifera) typical of tropical coasts. The seeds of these fruits (the famous coconuts), suitably deprived of the outermost fibrous shell and the woody one that surrounds them, are white, fleshy, and tasty. Their almond, more or less dried and called copra, is the raw material for the preparation of the oil, (after pressing and refining) since it contains about 65% fat. Pure coconut oil is distinguished by the fact that it is like butter at temperatures below about 25°C, above which it softens to become oil. Rich in medium-chain saturated fatty acids, such as caprinic, caprylic, capric and lauric, it performs its soothing and emollient action, giving elasticity and tone to dry and dry skin.