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At least once a year, a new active ingredient appears in the beauty market that is considered "the sensation of the moment," or “the new miracle for the skin”; i.e., Argan oil and Shea butter, to name a couple. Especially after the boom of natural cosmetics, in 2019, the good winds now bring a tree found in the Amazon and the Andes: the Cacay. Also known as a Taccy Nuttree, the cacay is a bulky canopy tree. Its seed becomes oil through a cold pressing and fermentation system, becoming the desired and rare elixir for beauty purposes. Cacay Oil has...

Açaí has received increasing attention in the Amazon and around the world. Nowadays, açaí is considered a superfruit, still receiving the title of “black gold” for being one of the most nutritious fruits on earth. Açaí Berry oil is one of the most potent antioxidant oils in the world and has more antioxidants than mangos, prunes, pomegranates, cranberries and blueberries. In fact, it has the highest per unit value of antioxidant power (ORAC) of any edible fruit in the world. The small berries have been prized for generations by native cultures for the healing and energizing sustenance they provide both as...