Oils & Emollients

Oil	Cost	Rarity	Sourcing Challenges
Emu Oil	High	High	Derived from emus, making it ethically and cost-sensitive. Limited availability in cruelty-free formulations.
Pracaxi Oil	High	High	Limited availability outside South America. The harvesting process is labor-intensive, making supply inconsistent.
Mongongo Oil	High	High	Grown only in select African regions and difficult to extract, making it expensive and harder to source.
Tamanu Oil	Moderate	Moderate	Requires significant time for seeds to ripen before extraction, limiting supply and increasing costs.
Buriti Oil	High	High	Hand-harvested from the Amazon rainforest, making it costly due to sustainable sourcing challenges.
Andiroba Oil	Moderate	Moderate	Mainly sourced from the Amazon, with limited large-scale cultivation. Harvesting is labor-intensive.
Sacha Inchi Oil	High	High	High omega-3 content makes it sought-after, but sourcing is limited to specific regions in South America.
Tucuma Oil	Moderate	Moderate	Sourced from the tucuma fruit, but processing is difficult, leading to moderate availability.
Ximenia Oil	High	High	Rarely available outside specialty suppliers due to limited cultivation and extraction challenges.