Naturista King Coconut Oil is pressed from the fruit of the king coconut, a smaller, orange-husked coconut variety grown widely across Sri Lanka and known locally as thæmbili. The oil comes in a 100ml bottle and is made for massaging into hair and scalp, a practice long familiar in Sri Lankan households where the oil is worked through by hand before washing.
The king coconut is one of three coconut varieties grown in Sri Lanka, alongside the tall and ordinary dwarf types, and is distinguished by its orange-tinged husk and sweeter, lower-sugar nut water. The palms are of intermediate height and self-pollinating, taking six to seven years to bear fruit, with bunches carrying anywhere from twenty-five to fifty nuts. Naturista draws on this fruit to produce an oil described on the label simply as one hundred percent natural king coconut, with nothing else added to the formulation.
The oil is suited to daily use and is marketed across men's, women's and children's grooming, applied by massaging a small amount into the scalp and along the length of the hair. It is produced in Sri Lanka and carries a shelf life of two years from production, with no animal testing involved in its development. Keep the bottle in a cool, dry place, as warmth will change its texture, and the oil will move between solid and liquid states depending on the temperature of the room it is kept in.
At 100ml, the bottle is sized for regular, unhurried use rather than a single application, fitting easily into a bathroom shelf or a wash bag for travel. It reflects a simple, single-ingredient approach to hair oil, drawing on a coconut variety that has been part of Sri Lankan daily life for generations.
