subject: Argan Oil, The Moroccan Miracle [print this page] Argan oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the nuts of the argan tree which grows almost exclusively in Morocco. It is an organic resource that regenerates each year has a lot of beneficial properties for the health of the human body.
The anti-aging property of this oil is perhaps the most important of the wide range of its healing properties. Although Moroccan women use this oil for centuries, its use by the cosmetics industry is fairly recent. Not only there are hundreds of products of major cosmetic brands based on argan oil, but also this oil can be used directly on skin, face, hair and nails. Do not forget its use for body massage.
Its high content in vitamin E and fat acids allow it to be an effective treatment against any kind of skin disorder. It's already shown that argan oil is a good natural treatment against acne, psoriasis, eczema and other skin irritations.
Argan oil is one of the best natural anti-wrinkles due to fat acids. This oil is relatively unknown to western countries. For example, Americans do not know or do not know anything much about it. Thanks to French and even English tourists who discovered it in Morocco, this oil is already present in all markets of Provence. It is also thanks to the efforts of King Mohammed VI of Morocco that this oil began to be exported throughout the world.
Argan oil is produced exclusively in feminine cooperatives in Morocco. Not only argan oil has helped the Moroccan state thanks to exports, but it also helps Moroccan families thanks to women working in these cooperatives. The cooperatives have initiated a reforestation project to protect the existence of the argan forest.
Considering the price of argan oil, it must be said that it is not very low. In fact, argan oil is more expensive than olive oil, but it's always more affordable that moisturizing creams obtained through chemical procedures.
