Naked Bear Cacay Oil
0.5 fl oz
$20.00
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Naked Bear Cacay Oil
$20.00
Pale gold, light, and quietly powerful. Cacay Face Oil is pure cacay and nothing else — no carrier, no filler, no blend. What's in the bottle is what came off the press.
Cacay trees grow in the Orinoco and Amazon basins of northwestern South America, and each fruit holds just three nuts. The oil pressed from them is roughly 70% linoleic acid and naturally rich in vitamin E, which is why it's become the oil people reach for as a gentle, plant-based alternative to retinol.
WHAT IT'S LIKE
Light and silky, with a very mild, nutty scent. It sinks in fast and leaves a soft, dry finish — no shine, no film. Skin looks smoother, more even, and more rested over time.
BEST FOR
Skin that's starting to show fine lines or uneven texture, and anyone looking for a gentler alternative to retinol. Good at night, good under moisturizer, good on combination skin that doesn't get along with heavy oils.
HOW TO USE
Warm three or four drops in your palms. Press into clean, slightly damp skin morning or night. Layer under moisturizer, or add a drop to whatever you already use.
WHAT'S IN IT
Caryodendron Orinocense Seed Oil. That's the whole list.
Contains tree nut oil. Patch test before first use. For external use only.
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.