Lauric acid e lauiloa ona o ana mea faʻasaʻo, antimicrobial, ma emulsifying, ma avea ai ma mea e manaʻomia mo le gaosiga o fasimoli, vailaʻau, mea e teu ai le tagata lava ia, ma vailaʻau.Ona o lona solubility lelei i le vai ma le suauu, e galue e pei o se faamama sili ona lelei e aveesea ai le palapala ma le mama, ma tuua ai se lagona faafouina ma fafagaina.
E le gata i lea, o uiga faʻamaʻi faʻamaʻi ole lauric acid e avea ai ma vaega lelei mo faʻamaʻi, faʻamaʻi, ma suauʻu faafomaʻi.O lona gafatia e faʻaumatia siama, sigi, ma siama e avea ma mea taua i le tau faasaga i faʻamaʻi ma faʻamaʻi.E le gata i lea, o le lauric acid e galue o se faʻasao malosi, faʻaumiumi le ola o oloa eseese ma faʻamautinoa lo latou aoga mo se taimi umi.