This is not just a beauty product/skin revitalizer but also good for health.It is anti-viral, immune system booster, helps reduce weight,anti-fungal, anti-aging, anti-oxidant,controls diabetes and lowers cholesterol.  Virgin coconut oil is rich in lauric acid, a medium chain fatty acid of which the only other source is mother's milk.  When ingested into the human body, lauric acid isconverted to monolaurin, an anti-viral and anti-bacterial agent that destroy lipid-coated viruses such as HIV, herpes, cytomegalovirus and influenza.