Description
Pracachy Oil (Pracaxi Oil)
Pentaclethra macroloba
SOUTH AMERICA
Sustainable Source -15ml
Extraction: Cold Pressed
The aroma is smooth strong nutty, slightly coconut, with a whisper of light coffee bean aroma. This oil can be semi-solid to solid in cooler temperatures which is why this oil comes in a wide mouth 15ml oil bottle/jar.
Pracaxi oil is a natural oil extracted from the Pracaxi tree. “Pracaxi” is the tree’s Portuguese name; the botanical, or scientific name of the tree is Pentaclethra macroloba, and it is also sometimes called the Oil Bean Tree.
Often, this oil has been referred to as “miracle oil” or “tree oil.” The Pracaxi tree is native to the wet and tropical areas of northeastern South America.
The tree is found in areas such as the Amazon rainforest, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Tobago, and Trinidad. While many oils can be extracted from the fruits of trees, Pracaxi oil is actually cold-pressed from the tree’s seeds after they are dried.
Pracavi oil is derived from the moon-shaped pods and seeds of the tree. Generally, this oil ranges from translucent and yellow to golden brown in color and has a nutty aroma that may be stronger, depending on how the oil was extracted. Very dry seeds have a higher concentration of behenic acid, which means that the nutty aroma will be stronger, and the color of the oil will be darker.
Benefits: Stretch Marks, Skincare, Haircare, nails, rough dry feet, it is antifungal, antibacterial, and antiseptic, wound care, burns, which means also it can be used to soothe or alleviate irritated skin. Pracaxi oil may also help to treat hyperpigmentation of the skin meaning it can diminish the appearance of dark patches of skin.
