Ingredient

Organic Sacha Inchi Oil

Plukenetia volubilis

Ever heard of sacha inchi? Sacha peanut, maybe? This oil's lightweight feel and soothing properties will ensure it sticks in your memory.

Where do we purchase the oil?

Lush purchases this ingredient from a certified organic producer in Peru called Candela. Candela is an NGO and social enterprise driven by the will to empower small-scale collectors and producers of raw materials in the Amazon and the Andean highlands.

They are dedicated to developing and strengthening value chains in Peru, also encouraging responsible consumption and sustainable use of natural resources. They promote crop diversity so that rural producers do not rely on the success of a single production. Candela also sells Brazil nut, copaiba, bataua and buriti oils. They work with 38 families to produce this certified organic sacha inchi oil.

What are the benefits of sacha inchi for your skin and hair?

• As a vegetable oil, it moisturises the skin and hair.
• Rich in proteins and omega-3 and 9 fatty acids, it helps strengthen the hair and the natural skin barrier and has potent soothing properties.
  
• These fatty acids are unsaturated, meaning that the oil has a very lightweight feel on the skin and absorbs quickly.
  
• It also contains vitamin A and E, which are well-known anti-inflammatory antioxidants.
  

What is sacha inchi?

With its bright green leaves and its star-shaped fruits, the sacha inchi plant (Plukenetia volubilis) is quite a beautiful sight. The fruits are left to dry so the seeds inside can be collected and roasted. They can then be eaten, ground or pressed for their oil. Although some call it the Inca peanut, sacha inchi seeds have nothing to do with nuts!