Our previous blogs on the ‘magical’ benefits of Coconut milk dealt with its various health & nutrition aspects, in addition to how it can benefit the skin, face and hair with essential nutrients quite abundant in it. This concluding blog on its myriad of benefits discussed will centre around how it can top as a cosmetic too, without your having to rely on cosmetic creams, pills and lotions in the drug and pharmaceutical stores. Prevents anti-aging: Any surprises if we say that coconut milk can prevent and fight against anti-ageing factor? Coconut milk has Vitamin C in high levels that help retain the elasticity of skin face and maintain anti-oxidants required for anti-ageing. Applying coconut milk on the skin prevents age spot, wrinkles and sagging skin. The best way to…

We dealt with a blog previously on the health benefits of Coconut milk, which we believe, would have been useful in one way or the other. Coconut milk is high on vitamins and minerals like Vitamin A & C, proteins and calcium for a radiant and resplendent skin glow. Skin Moisturizer Coconut milk acts as a great moisturizer for dry skin. This is because it essentially contains the same nutrients as that of regular milk. The way to do is to apply the coconut milk paste just like you use soap to rub on your body. Treating your skin with coconut milk can also prevent wrinkles or dryness condition. Treatment of Sunburn: Stop applying body lotions for treating skinburns as the desirable results, as studies have shown, is almost zero,…

Coconut can be consumed in any form during pregnancy: tender coconut, coconut oil, coconut water, ripe coconut, etc, particularly during the first nine months of pregnancy. An expecting mom requires a lot of essential nutrients that abound in coconuts. It keeps the mother and baby in good stead. The essential fatty acids that coconut oil has help in the healthy growth of the baby. Coconut oil has Lauric acid that helps increase breast milk secretion and also gets rid of joint pain during pregnancy. In addition, coconut milk has Vitamin E that can greatly benefit the lactating mom. Here is why pregnant women should take coconut to keep pregnancy-related sicknesses at bay: Morning Sickness Reliever: Taking in coconut oil in any form relieves pregnant women of vomiting and nausea. Acidity…

A cultivator requires only two hectares or less of land size for coconut crop. Though one can get to see coconut cultivation more concentrated in coastal areas, Pollachi — in the hinterland of Tamil Nadu, as well as the areas bordering the state of Kerala and beyond, presents the right climate for the growing of coconuts.  A lot of environmental factors come into play for conducive growing of coconut crops. The soil moisture content and its nutrients, the amount of sunlight it gets, as well level of competition between the crop and forage species that grows under it will butt in with the growth of coconut crops. Also, factors such as temperature, humidity will determine the growth of coconut plantations. The following are the list of factors that will have…