Organic Buriti Oil, Cold Pressed, Wild-Harvested & Fair Trade, 1 lb. - 1 kg.

USDA Organic & Wild HarvestBuriti Fruit Oil; Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil Rich in vitamin A, Buriti Oil is a plant-based alternative to retinoids. It’s high antioxidant and vitamin content make it ideal for combating free radicals, the aging process, and soothing dry skin. Buriti fruit has a chestnut shell that's beautifully patterned with bright yellow pulp inside. The pulp is used to make drinks, ice cream, preserves, and clean beauty products. The oil is a beautiful amber color, and a few drops go a long way. It can be applied directly to the skin or mixed with moisturizers and other beauty products to provide deep hydration. While beneficial for all skin types, it excels in treating dry, mature and aging skin, eczema, psoriasis and other skin conditions. Buriti Oil is the world's richest source of plant-based beta-carotene and also high in Vitamin C and Oleic and Linoleic acid. Buriti Oil rebuilds and hydrates skin cells and protects natural collagen and elastin while restoring moisture to aging or sun-damaged skin. PRODUCT: USDA Organic Certified 100% Buriti Fruit Seed Oil. Cold / Expeller-pressed. Raw (Unrefined). Fair Trade, Wild-Harvested and Produced by Candela Peru. APPLICATION: Buriti Fruit Oil is useful as a rejuvenator for aging or sun-damaged skin or blended with other carrier oils to dilute the color. Caution, may stain clothing and towels due to super beta-carotene concentration. Not recommended if pregnant due to natural phytoestrogen content. SUSTAINABILITY: Purchases of our Buriti oil helps to protect the Amazon against deforestation as a high-value, regenerating, wild-collected, non-timber forest product and supports fair trade employment. CERTIFICATION STANDARDS: This product is processed in a factory that has HACCP and UEBT certifications, USDA Organic Certification, RTPO (Peruvian technical regulations organic), NOP and EU organic certifications. Candela Peru is also a certified member of the World Fair Trade Organization. ** Shipping Details: 1 lb. and 1 kg. sizes ship by USPS Priority Mail. FAIR TRADE STORYOur Buriti Oil is sourced from the Peruvian Amazon where the fruit of the buriti tree is wild-harvested. The Mauritia Flexosa tree can be found throughout Central Brazil, and the Southern Amazon basin. Due to its incredible benefits, Buriti Oil is renowned both in the Amazon and internationally. Buriti trees grow on peatlands, which store large amounts of carbon in their soil—the equivalent of approximately 40% of the total carbon stored in the entire population of tropical woody vegetation. Peru has the fourth largest area of peatlands in the tropics, about 15 million acres, so protecting buriti trees from being cut for their fruit is essential to preserving these carbon dense forests. We supply our small producers with climbing harnesses to harvest the fruit in order to keep these valuable forests standing.Sustainability / Biodiversity / Fair Trade:These aren't buzzwords, they are Candela Peru's beliefs. Their history is steeped in a deep commitment to biodiversity, regenerative practices, and fair trade principles. Every bit of the butters and oils they make come from local and indigenous producers. By supporting these small suppliers that wildcraft, cultivate, and sustainably harvest the best that the Andes and Amazon have to offer, they are able to enhance and empower the communities they come from. They do this by putting 100% of their surplus back into the environment and the lives of the people who protect it.