The Bacaba plant native to the Amazon rainforest produces big bunches with fruits that highly resemble Açai. The Bacaba fruits has a dark, reddish-purple shell and creamy flesh rich in natural phenols, especially flavonoids. The pulp is also used to make the well-known bacaba wine, popularly consumed in the area. Bacaba oil is greenish and fragrant, with physicochemical properties similar to that of olive oil. With high levels of unsaturated oleic and linoleic fatty acids account for Bacaba oil’s emollient properties, making it suitable for use in skin and hair care products. Traditionally, the oil is used to revitalize the scalp.
