Coconuts are as versatile as they are delicious – the flesh serves as a tasty snack, the shells are used to create traditional maracas (fun fact alert), and the extract and oil both offer some seriously impressive beauty benefits.
Packed with hydrating and shine-boosting powers, coconut extract and coconut oil are the star ingredients of a heap of beauty products, from conditioners and shower gels to primers and cleansers.
So if your goals include glossy skin, shiny hair, or just smelling like a summery smoothie, we’ve rounded up the cream of the coconut crop. Dig in.
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The best coconut beauty products to shop
IGK
IGK Rich Kid Coconut Oil Gel ($42, sephora.com.au)
A weightless leave-in gel that uses coconut oil to condition and hydrate hair.
Nature Box
Formulated with cold pressed coconut oil, this refreshing gel is definitely worthy of a spot on your shower shelf.
OGX
OGX Extra Strength Damage Remedy + Coconut Miracle Oil Conditioner
A restoring conditioner that leaves locks feeling like literal silk.
Kopari
Kopari Coconut Melt ($47, sephora.com.au)
Meet your multitasker: apply to skin, hair, nails or anywhere else in need of a moisture boost.
Marc Jacobs
Marc Jacobs Beauty Under(cover) Perfecting Coconut Face Primer ($64, sephora.com.au)
A skin-smoothing, makeup-extending primer infused with five types of complexion-nourishing coconut.
Andalou
Andalou Coconut Water Firming Toner
This texture-refining toner pairs coconut with vitamin C to deliver an instant refresh.
Palmer’s
Palmer’s Coconut Oil Formula Coconut Oil Leave-In Conditioner
A luxurious-feeling leave-in conditioner that detangles, smoothes and hydrates hair.
Maui Moisture
Maui Moisture Nourish & Moisture + Coconut Milk Shampoo
Infused with weightless coconut milk, this creamy shampoo is light but lush.
Sephora Collection
Sephora Collection Cleansing Face Wipes ($11, sephora.com.au)
Finding makeup wipes that remove makeup effectively and leave zero residue can be tricky – but these are them.
Nivea
Scented with refreshing coconut, this balm delivers intensive, crazy-comfortable moisture.
Hask
Not only will your hair be super bouncy, but the coconut scent is so convincing it will also smell freshly washed.
The Body Shop
This skin-softening soap bar smells so good you’ll think you’re at a spa in Fiji.
Lush
Lush Salted Coconut Hand Scrub
Are your hands in need of a refresh? This scrub teams coconut oil with sea salt to reinvigorate and revive them.
Le Tan
Le Tan Coconut Water Self Tanning Foam
A tan that actually smells good is a true blessing, and this coconut water formula delivers on scent and colour payoff.
Iryna
IRYNA Coconut & Matcha Cleansing Mousse
Add a little coconut to your cleansing routine with this silky soft impurity-nixing foam.
The Lush Coconut Hand Scrub is a must have for me. I can’t live without it. It exfoliates your hands, and it smells absolutely amazing. I recommend this to everyone.
All great products – we really are spoilt for choice.
I love all things coconut so this is great
I love coconut and coconut scented products. I def need that Nivea coconut lip butter.
Great products
I adore the scent of coconut, I always think of tropical holidays and tropical cocktails – Delicious Xxx
I love all the Lano/Lanolips Coconutter products – the lip balm is my staple & HG lip balm, the body milk is fantastic (albeit pricey for not much product – if I didn't go through body cream so quickly I'd buy it more often) & the intense hand cream is great too.
That Le Tan one is so good!
Love artificial coconut scent in body products, also good haircare. Tried ogx coconut range, nope, not all that great for fine strands, highlighted, extra long , no
Heard good things about Nature Box. Have used the Palmer's and OGX.
This article actually reminds me of the sunscreen I wore today – its the bondi sands SPF30 Coconut Beach one.
Oh if they are coconut scented I am IN! I ADORE coconut scented items. The idea of coconut scented body lotions and hair care delights me!
Soo many interesting products to choose from and coconut is a treat for the senses
The iryna cleansing mousse sounds divine!! I love coconut based products, Palmer's has a excellent coconut cleansing balm which definitely should be added to this list! Another one I really like is The Body Shop's coconut pre shampoo treatment oil =) keen to try the nature box coconut shower gel, I did like their avacado range, must keep an eye out for it.
A slight coconut scent is ok but I can't stand the really overpowering and artificial scents
I love the coconut scent! I used OGX coconut shampoo , also coconut shower gel ( other brand thou ), Dove coconut hand cream .
I don't think I've ever shopped there!
Love me a coconut scent that makes me feel like I’m on a holiday!
Love a coconut scent. As far as using coconut based products? I just use good old coconut oil for many things
I love coconut scent. Haven't tried any of these but would love to try the Lush hand scrub.
The Iryna cleansing mousse sounds interesting. The company is sister to Nutrimetics.
I love coconuts
I really have to be in the mood for coconut. I’m kind of over the coconut oil craze and don’t actually like that coconut oil scent. But if it’s a coconut milk or coconut cream scent, I love that.
This looks like a Christmas Shopping suggestion list for my youngest daughter. She is madly in love with coconut scents. I will have to keep in mind the sephora makeup wipes. She would certainly love thoose.
great products, but coconut reminds me of Reef oil from the 80s
The smell of Coconut reminds me of the lazy days of Summer when people slathered Coconut Oil products on themselves.
There are some amazing products to try above.
Now I am craving a pina colada!
Keen to try the Kopari. I love multipurpose products.
I think I have the OGX and Maui in my stash from goody bags. I have the palmers coconut dry mist oil (not the leave in conditioner) which I really like. It doesn’t smell as strong as the reef oil from the 80’s.
Love coconut conditioner in my hair. It really leaves it shiny and tangle free, as well as smelling good enough to eat. I should try the OXG one!
Love the Sephora Collection coconut products!
I love coconut products. I love OGX, hask and keen to try the Iryna cleanser.
I sometimes use unrefined, organic, natural coconut oil in my hair and on my skin.
I love the smell of coconut! I wouldn't mind trying that dry shampoo & the fake tan. I hate the smell of regular fake tan!
I wouldn't mind trying the hask dry shampoo 🙂
There are several coconut products I would love to try, especially The Body Shop Coconut Soap. I do love the smell of coconuts.
I love coconut too!! I bet the body shop soap smells amazing! So many nice sounding products
I've also heard that Kopari is a fantastic brand so I have to give it a go since it's popping in this article as well!!
Anything lush I love!!Their products are so much fun to play with and they smell sooo good
I bet they smell amazing.
I can imagine my hair smelling of the Coconut Dry Shampoo…. its like Maldives all over again
ooooh I adore coconut!!!
Im obsessed with anything coconut
I have a coconut body lotion waiting to be used soon.