The cacay tree is native to parts of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, India, and a few patches of the Brazilian Amazon. Cacay Oil's popularity has increased by leaps and bounds, primarily for its anti-aging properties.
The recent popularity of Cacay Oil is also helping many families who previously relied solely on basic farming, such as the growing and selling of food crops and livestock, to earn a meager living. Now these Amazonian-based families are gathering Cacay nuts, which have fallen from trees in the wild, or are even cultivating new Cacay trees to harvest and sell the nuts for needed extra income. This bonus to local Cacay farmers will only increase as newly founded Cacay plantations find maturity as the popularity of the oil increases globally.
Compared to other oils, Cacay Oil naturally contains a high amount of Retinol, a component that helps reduce wrinkles, boost collagen production, and regenerate the skin. It has three times more Retinol than Rosehip Oil, but in a more stable and non-irritating form. Retinol (Vitamin A) is a well-known antioxidant that helps activate the skin's natural renewal process and rebuild or replenish skin tissue, visibly reducing the appearance of wrinkles while keeping the skin smooth.
In addition, plenty of the antioxidant vitamin E is present, helping to naturally repair, protect, and replenish moisture levels in the skin. Also present in this new oil is an abundance of Linoleic Acid (69.01%), which is almost double the content you might find in other popular oils.
Linoleic Acid is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid and one of the primary essential components that make up the protective outer membrane of healthy skin cells. It is an essential fatty acid that the body cannot synthesize on its own, so it must be obtained through absorption via the skin or from dietary sources. Cacay Oil is absolutely loaded with Linoleic Acid.
Since Cacay Oil is so rich with skin-nourishing vitamins and essential fatty acids, it is no surprise that it is considered the reigning champion of natural, organic, anti-aging skin care products. Our Cacay Oil is so concentrated that just a drop or two massaged into the wrinkles and fine lines around the cheeks, eyes, brow, and other problem areas can usually provide drastic visible improvement to the skin within 2-3 weeks.
Cacay Oil is also effective in helping to fade scars and stretch marks due to its remarkable skin regeneration properties. Simply apply a drop or two to the affected area where unwanted blemishes reside and massage the oil in well as part of your daily skincare routine. They may not completely disappear, but the scars and blemishes should fade to the point where they are mostly unnoticeable from all but the most close-up scrutiny.
Even if blemishes and scars are not an issue for you, Cacay Oil can still be added to your daily skincare routine. Simply mix a drop or two with your once-a-day tablespoon of other oils or face cream to give your face an extra shot of vitamins and essential fatty acids. You can also mix a couple of drops of the oil into your natural shampoo or conditioner to nourish your scalp and add more body to your hair, creating naturally healthy, shiny hair.
Perhaps the distinct benefits of Cacay Oil for your beauty and health are enough to convince you to try it, but there are quite a few other reasons why that might be a good idea.
A positive aspect of Cacay Oil (similar to coconut) is that nothing harvested goes to waste. After the oil is extracted by cold pressing, the nutrient-rich meat of the dried nuts can be ground into flour used in cooking or as a food supplement. It can also be used to make Cacay milk. The inner peel of the nuts can serve as animal feed or be used as nutrient-rich compost or fertilizer for other food crops. Even the hard outer shell can be useful since it is combustible and burns extremely hot, making it good fuel for heating or cooking needs.
The Cacay tree grows relatively quickly, so year after year, the ratio of farmed to wild-grown Cacay will inevitably increase rapidly. The Cacay trees replenish nutrients in the soil when cultivated and can also provide much-needed shade to another important and popular crop, namely Coffea Arabica (coffee). Since nothing from this marvelous nut is wasted (as previously mentioned), overall, Cacay oil production promotes sustainable cultivation.
It is well known worldwide that the rapid and destructive deforestation of the Amazonian rainforests is a total disaster, with over 200,000 hectares of pristine rainforest destroyed daily. These forests contain some of the most mysterious and majestic plant and tree species in the world. Their wanton destruction deprives us all of the potential medical breakthroughs and health benefits hidden within the tropical plants that are constantly being lost at an ever-increasing rate, possibly forever.
The growth of the Cacay oil industry will help keep the soil fertile and productive in the Amazon regions where it is cultivated, adding valuable oxygen to the atmosphere and helping to combat global warming. Overall, increasing Cacay farming can only benefit the planet's ecology, the people who cultivate it, and the health and beauty of those who use the end product: Cacay oil.
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