Naked Bear Buriti Oil
0.5 fl oz
$16.00
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Naked Bear Buriti Oil
$16.00
Deep orange, almost red, straight from the fruit. Buriti Face Oil is pure buriti and nothing else — no carrier, no filler, no blend. What's in the bottle is what came off the press.
The buriti palm grows in the wetlands of the Amazon, and it gives so much — fruit, fiber, shelter, oil — that the people who live alongside it call it the tree of life. Its fruit is one of the richest natural sources of beta-carotene there is, the same pigment that turns carrots orange, and that color comes through in every drop.
WHAT IT'S LIKE
Rich and velvety, with a warm, faintly fruity scent. It takes a moment to sink in, then leaves skin looking warmer, brighter, and more even — like you've spent the day outside, in the best way.
A NOTE ON THE COLOR
Undiluted buriti will tint skin and can stain fabric. Most people use a drop or two at night, or mix one into a moisturizer to soften the color. That's not a flaw — it's what pure looks like.
BEST FOR
Skin that looks dull, tired, or weather-worn. Good at night, good after a long day outside, good as a booster in whatever you already use.
HOW TO USE
Warm one or two drops in your palms. Press into clean, slightly damp skin, preferably at night. Because it's undiluted, start small and build from there.
WHAT'S IN IT
Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil. That's the whole list.
One ingredient
Ximenia seed oil, undiluted. No carrier, no fragrance, no added vitamin E.
Genuinely rare
Ximenynic acid, a long-chain fatty acid found in almost no other plant oil.
Wild-harvested
Hand-gathered from wild trees, under Namibia's benefit-sharing arrangements.
Why you haven't seen it before
There simply isn't much of it.
Most oils on a shelf come from plantations. Ximenia doesn't. There are no ximenia farms, no predictable yield, and no way to scale the harvest beyond what the wild trees give in a given year.
That's the whole reason it stays obscure while argan and marula went global. It isn't a marketing angle — it's a supply constraint, and it's why we bottle it in half ounces rather than pretending otherwise.
Ximenia is oleic-rich, which makes it one of the richer oils we sell. Most people are fine with it, but if your skin runs oily or breaks out easily, a linoleic-rich oil suits better — Kalahari Melon Seed Oil or Prickly Pear.
Faintly nutty, close to almond. That’s the seed itself; nothing is added. It fades within a minute or two on skin.
Ximenia is a fruit-seed oil, not a true tree nut, despite the almond-like smell. It contains no nut, soy, sesame, or coconut. As with any new oil, patch test first.
Yes, and it’s one of the better ones for it. A drop or two through the ends of damp hair, or a few drops massaged into the scalp before you wash.
Skin feels softer the same night. Anything you’d actually see — texture, the look of dryness — takes a few weeks of steady use.
Around 18 to 24 months sealed, about 12 once opened. It’s far steadier than our omega-3-rich oils. Keep it capped and out of direct sun; if it ever smells sharp or crayon-like rather than faintly nutty, it’s past it.
Both. Light enough for the face, rich enough to be worth it on elbows, shins, and hands.
What's in it
Ximenia Americana Seed Oil.
One ingredient, undiluted — the same oil whether you buy it here or in the Namibia Collection. Patch test before first use. Keep away from eyes. For external use only.
If it's not for you
We offer a 30-day return window for all unused products.
Simply contact us and we'll process your return.