• Nourish Skin:Besides giving a tanned look, tanning oil should nourish the skin too. Coconut oil present takes care of this aspect due to presence of medium chain fatty acids like Capric Acid, Caprylic Acid, Lauric Acid etc. and Vitamin-E in it.
• Protect Skin: During tanning, the skin remains exposed to strong Sun and there are very much chances of it being harmed by the Ultra Violet radiations from the Sun. Here too, the stable saturated fats of coconut oil present cuts down this damage to a great extent by forming a protective layer on the skin.
• Fight Infections:Once more, since the skin remains exposed for hours while tanning, it is an open invitation for microbes and fungal spores and is very much susceptible to infections. Thanks to the anti microbial and anti fungal properties of the fatty acids like Capric Acid, Caprylic Acid, Caproic Acid, Myristic Acid and Lauric Acid present in Coconut Oil that they guard your skin against infections.
• Retain Moisture: Obviously, when the skin is subjected to scorching sun, the moisture will be lost from it. It is then it starts cracking and wrinkling. The stable saturated fats reduce this loss of moisture from skin considerably by forming a layer on the skin.
• Soothe and Condition Skin: coconut tanning oil soothes skin in case of possible inflammations resulting from strong sun or dust or allergenic particles or other environmental factors. It also keeps skin smooth and gives it a shining look. These are all due to presence of coconut oil in it.
• Good Absorption: Coconut Oil is very easily absorbed into the skin. This makes the tanning ingredients present in it activate the melanin below the skin quicker and thus get that much deserved tanned look in shorter time.
• Others: Coconut Oil present in it aids formation of Vitamin-D due to reaction of sunlight on the fat layer below the skin, as this oil is readily absorbed. This is light, non-sticky and long lasting, i.e. it does not go rancid for a long. What’s more, Dirty Hippie Coconut Tanning Oil has a long shelf life. Much longer than other tanning oils.

This above article and facts is taken from www.organicfacts.net contributed by Aparup Mukherjee.