Field Note No. 01

Ingredient · Colombia · Amazon Basin

Cacay Oil —
The Amazon's Best-Kept Secret

Caryodendron orinocense has been growing in the Colombian Amazon for centuries. Modern biochemistry is only now measuring what indigenous communities already understood. The numbers are striking: 3× more vitamin E than argan oil, among the highest natural retinol concentrations measured in any plant oil. A deep-dive into the science and the sourcing.

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Field Note No. 02

Science · Neuroscience · Scent

Aromatherapy is Not
Mysticism

The olfactory nerve is the only sensory pathway with a direct connection to the limbic system — the brain's centre for emotion, memory and stress regulation. When we formulate with lavender, frankincense, or bergamot, we are not following trend. We are working with the oldest neurological pathway in the human body. The evidence, explained.

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