Beraca Babaçu Oil

Sustainably sourced babaçu oil from the northeast region of Brazil. Babaçu oil comes from the seed of a palm tree very present in the state of Maranhão, and from the Amazon region to Bahia and Mato Grosso. It reproduces easily in areas of forest regeneration: Babaçuzais. To obtain the seeds, it is necessary to break the Babaçu coconut, which has a hard bark. Babaçu Nut Breakers are generally women (Quebradeiras) who promote an example of sustainable forest management and cooperative organization, marking women empowerment. All the tree is used, leaving no waste: the leaves are used in the roof of the houses and household items in the communities, the bark is used as charcoal and natural fertilizer, the pulp makes nutritive flour for cooking and from the seed is extracted the oil for cooking or for cosmetic products.

Clariant and Beraca work closely with the communities in Brazil to sustainably produce the Beraca Babaçu Oil and offer them increased and fair revenue for collecting the nuts.