Lauric acid ndi wodziwika chifukwa cha surfactant, antimicrobial, and emulsifying properties, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti zikhale zofunikira kwambiri popanga sopo, zotsukira, mankhwala osamalira anthu, ndi mankhwala.Chifukwa cha kusungunuka kwake kwabwino m'madzi ndi mafuta, imagwira ntchito ngati yoyeretsa kwambiri yomwe imachotsa bwino litsiro ndi zonyansa, ndikusiya kumverera kotsitsimula komanso kopatsa thanzi.
Kuphatikiza apo, ma antimicrobial a lauric acid amapangitsa kuti ikhale gawo loyenera la sanitizer, mankhwala ophera tizilombo, ndi mafuta odzola azachipatala.Kutha kwake kuwononga mabakiteriya, mafangasi, ndi ma virus kumapangitsa kuti ikhale yofunika kwambiri polimbana ndi matenda ndi matenda.Kuphatikiza apo, lauric acid imagwira ntchito ngati chitetezo champhamvu, imatalikitsa moyo wa alumali wazinthu zosiyanasiyana ndikuwonetsetsa kuti zimagwira ntchito kwa nthawi yayitali.