Coconut oil benefits skin care, hair care, weight loss, treating yeast infections, improving digestion, and increasing immunity against a host of infections and diseases. The oil is used not just in tropical countries, where coconut plantations are abundant, but also in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia. People are discovering the wonders this oil can create and it is again gaining popularity throughout the world.
Coconut oil can also be used in the kitchen and in the medicine cabinet. Regardless of how you want to use coconut oil, you can make it at home with only a few household items and fresh coconuts.
MATERIALS NEEDED
- Coconut
- Blender
- Jar with lid
- Container with lid
- Spoon
- Knife
- Chisel/hammer
- cheesecloth
- Bowl
PROCEDURE
- Shave off as much of the outer shell of the coconut as you can.
- Cut the coconut in half with a knife.
- Drain the coconut water into a jar.
- Scoop out the meat of the coconut with a chisel/hammer and place the meat into a bowl.
- Measure the amount of coconut meat you have.
- Add 50% more water to the bowl than you have coconut meat.
- Pour the contents of the bowl into the blender.
- Blend until the coconut has a smooth, creamy consistency.
- Place cheesecloth over the bowl.
- Pour the coconut from the blender onto the cheesecloth.
- Gather the cheesecloth around the coconut and squeeze out all of the milk.
- Discard coconut flakes that remain in the cheesecloth.
- Pour the coconut milk into the jar.
- Screw the lid tightly on the jar and allow the coconut milk to ferment for 48 hours.
- During this time the coconut oil will separate from the coconut milk.
- Chill the jar in the refrigerator for 2 hours to allow the oil to solidify.
- Scoop out the oil with a spoon and place it in a container with a lid.
- Store under room temperature.
Did you make your coconut oil? What method did you use?
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