Cacay Oil - Wild Harvested Unrefined

What is Cacay Oil? Cacay Oil is cold pressed from the dry nuts of the Caryodendron tree. Native to parts of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and small parts of the Brazilian Amazon, the Cacay nut was long used by indigenous people to treat wounds and light lamps.Discovered and tested as a cosmetic ingredient, the oil has grown enormously popular as “the new anti aging ingredient.” Cacay Oil is made mostly from wild harvested Cacay nuts that fall from the trees from February to April. A mature tree can yield 900 pounds of nuts with around 15% of oil. Cacay contains key ingredients in anti-aging products, including antioxidants and retinoids.Its growing popularity has been providing many indigenous people with an extra source of income, while preserving the trees, which were previously used primarily as a timber source. Entire indigenous communities gather the Cacay nuts from the ground of the forest. Due to the rise in the popularity of the Cacay tree, several projects are being impl