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Formulators of cosmeceutical products are constantly searching for new ingredients that offer both innovation and efficacy. Two such emerging options in the cosmeceutical area are acerola and camu camu.Acerola (Malpighia emarginata DC) is a wild bush grown mainly in Brazil, but also in Mexico, Central America and other South American countries. The acerola fruit is between 1 and 4 centimeters in size, containing three seeds and changing from green to yellow and red tones as it matures. It has a remarkably high vitamin C content and also contains carotenoids and bioflavonoids, other powerful antioxidants.1A 2008 study reported on the antioxidant ...