Caprylic acid is the common name for eight carbon packed fatty acid recognized by the methodical name octanoic acid.

Caprylic Acid is an anti fungal agent found naturally in coconuts, milk of various mammals and palm kernel oil. Caprylic acid is used commercially in the manufacture of esters used in perfumes and also in the production of dyes.

Caprylic acid is also used in the cure of some bacterial infections. Caprylic Acid is a soft, naturally occurring chemical which seems helpful for an array of conditions, including fungal, yeast and Candida.

Caprylic Acid is thought to offer the following benefits..

Caprylic acid has been found to have many therapeutic properties as well as a capability to help support the healing process in conditions such as candidiasis and gastroenteritis. It is uncertain how Caprylic Acid works, but frequent studies have shown its efficiency against Candida.

Caprylic acid acts to break through and destabilize the yeast cell walls.