Enriched and Enhanced Virgin Coconut Oil (2EVCO) / Saphia Elina May May ... [et al.]

The awareness about the skin problems and hair growth among the teenagers and adults has become the main reason for us to invent the product which can help them to cure the problems using 100% natural sources that we get from the school herbs garden. This paper provides the result of the of the production and nutritional contents of Enriched and Enhanced Virgin Coconut Oil (2E VCO) which was enriched, and odor enhanced with aloe vera and pandan leaves respectively. Different types of hair and skin can benefit from different treatment methods to promote hair health and growth and formation of the new skin cells. External factors like exposure to the sun, smoking, malnutrition of fatty acids and the used of the chemotherapy drugs can cause damage existing hair and impair hair and skin growth. The product of this invention was applied to several teachers, and student to treat skin problems and to promote the hair growth. One of the teachers in our school who was the cancer patient (Breast and thyroid cancer), used the VCO to reduce the appearance of the operation scar and to speed up the hair growth due the hair fall that caused by chemotherapy drugs. Her hair took about 4 months to grow in 4 to 5 inches, covering bald patches, compared to normal grow of hair after chemotherapy that took about 6 months. 3 stages of the production of 2EVCO were done that were, sedimentation, fermentation and filtration of the raw materials, and finally, the product was sent to the accredited lab (MARDI) for the test certificate of the Nutritional Contents. The finding clearly indicated the contents of fatty acid in 2EVCO (Lauric acid, 49.10 g/100g, Myristic acid, 18.28 g/100g, Palmitic acid, 8.10 g/100g,) benefits the growth of hair and skin cells. The innumerable benefits of Aloe Vera consist around 96% of water, amino acids, vitamins and sterols improve skin conditions.