Argan Oil

Introduction

Argan oil is an organic oil and is best oil forthe face, the hair and the nails . argan oil isa wealth rare and single of the nature, rich in vitaminE, particularly advised for the very desiccated skinsor simply which take age. argan oil isinvaluable to revitalize the skins, it does not ceasefilling us by his generosity. Its secrecies of high,although simple showed their effectiveness sincecenturies. Elixirs with the invaluable virtues, the oilof argan relaxation offer and beauty with thosewhich can use about it with wisdom andperspicacity. Cosmetic and nutritional properties ofthe Argan Oil. The Argan Oil, a rare andinvaluable nectar come from Morocco

Definition of the Argan Oil

Argan oil is exceptionally rich in vitamin E anti-oxidant and fatty-acid unsaturated. The argan, the tree of argan oil pushes only in the semi-desert regions of Morocco, of Safi in North to the steppe borders of the Sahara in the South. Its plantations go from the Temfit wadi to the wadi of Under which is thrown in the Atlantic in Agadir. These 2 rivers drain the mountains of the Anti-Atlas and the High Atlas. The argan is so resistant that it pushes until 1500 m of altitude. This area is populated essentially Berber tribes, downward of Almohades which were the Masters with the Middle Ages of an empire including the Maghreb and all Moslem Spain. For these Berber, the argan is blessed tree the"of the Gods" because argan oil is for them a genuine "green gold" with the many medicinal properties. It besides is not called, oil with the 100 Virtues.For the women, argan oil or also called Argan Oil is also the source of a true elixir of beauty. argan oil was yet known there are 20years only few travellers. Today the Argan Oil is universally known but it is a rare and expensive product. Indeed an argan produces approximately 8 kilos of fruits a year. These 8kilos of fruits walls give approximately 5 kilos of dried fruits, including 2.5 kilos of pulp and 2.5kilos of nut. These 2.5 kilos of nut will give 2.25kilos of hulls and 250 gr. of let us amend. Once pressed, these let us amend will provide hardly 0.15 liter of Argan Oil. One thus needs 7 argans in full production for on average obtaining1 liter of Argan Oil. One thus sees the weak production of this tree and the sum of necessary work to obtain only one liter of Argan Oil. It is what explains its scarcity and its price.

The origin of the argan

The presence of the argan in Morocco goes up at the time tertiary sector. Researchers showed that this one existed already when Morocco was attached to the Canaries, i.e. before the movements due to the plate tectonics. At the time quaternary, the glaciations developed the presence of the argan in the area of Reduction. More recently, with Xe century, the Phoenician ones used argan oil in their lamps to light.

Today, this secular tree whose exploitation represents real challenges became the emblem of the areas of the south. But its over exploitation represents a real danger to its perenniality. During the First World War, the arganeraie was massively deforested to manufacture a charcoal of excellent quality which was exported through Europe of the south, in particular in Spain and in Portugal.

Conscious of the danger which a massive destruction of these argans for the local populations would involve, the Moroccan authorities promulgated in 1925 a Dahir governing the rights of exploitation of the argans and which establishes a common law. The argan, is an endemic tree in Morocco where it occupies a surface of 28,000 ha. II the second forest petrol of the country constitutes, after the holm oak and right before the thuja. It is a tree which can live from 150 to 200 years. II is very resistant to the drought and to heat and adapts to almost all the grounds.

The argan pushes in a wild state and in abundance in the arid and semi-arid regions of Moroccan South-west.

The argan plays an irreplaceable part in ecological balance and the safeguarding of the biodiversity. Thanks to its powerful system racinaire, it contributes to the maintenance of the ground and makes it possible to fight against hydrous erosion and wind mill which threatens of desertification a good part of the area.

Between June and August, the Morrocans collect the fruits ripe and fallen on the ground (the argan should not be beaten). These fruits are put to dry several weeks with the sun, then the women undertake, between two stones, to remove the fruit pulp and to break nut contained inside - a famous nut sixteen times more solid than that of hazel nut - to extract some finally from invaluable oleaginous green almonds.

Role of the argan in the provinces of the south

The history brought little by little the researchers as well as the Moroccan authorities, in particular the Forestry Commission and of the Soil conservation, to be interested in the case of the Argan. An interest which appeared by an awakening of its role at the social status, environmental and economic for the areas of the South and which resulted in the need for setting up a plan of protection, promotion and development of the arganeraie. In 1998, conscious of the importance of the safeguarding and the protection of such an inheritance, UNESCO granted the forests of argans of Morocco the statute of Reserves of Biosphère.

Production of the Argan Oil

The large majority of the production of Argan Oil passes by the means of the female oil cooperatives of argan. A bearing program on the improvement of the work conditions of the rural woman, a generating economic activity of supplementary income and a durable management of the fields of the argan in the south-west of Morocco. Cooperatives sponsored by the Development agency social (ADS) with the support of the European Union. The UCFA (Union of the Cooperatives of the Women of Arganeraie) is the most important union of cooperatives for the argan in Morocco. It gathers twenty-two cooperatives which one finds a little everywhere in the area. These women link themselves in order to be organized better and thus guarantee an equitable income by the means of the cooperatives, which allows them a better framework of life, and a local dynamism. They ensure in same time the maintenance of a thousand-year-old tradition. The fruits used by Marrakech Dream are subjected to a very rigorous traceability, they are directly collected trees located in an area. BIOLOGICAL CERTIFIEE (Aoulouse by Taroudante). dehusking and the crushing of the fruits are carried out pad equipped with hand with opens (as a majority of woman). The oil extraction is carried out by mechanical pressure of amend coldly recovered. The operation of pressing is carried out at a temperature lower than 60°. Filtration is carried out in several stages, by average traditional mechanics, and without any chemical adduction.

Conservation

The conservation of argan oil must be done with the expenses or with an average temperature of 25° and safe from the light (mainly solar light).

Expiry date

We guarantee our production of Argan Oil throughout one 12 month minimum duration as from the date of forwarding.

During this period, it undergone no deterioration of its quality, measured by the rate of acidity and the rate of peroxide, etc.

Direction for use

Use all seasons. To apply argan oil to the face, the neck, the body, To gently mass by circular motion in order to penetrate the skin. Benefit of the Argan Oil.

Benefit of the Argan Oil

- For a soft and hydrated skin:
To a skin prepared by an exfoliation, apply argan oil to the whole of the face and the neck. To let rest 15 minutes. To finish the care by removing the oil excess of argan using a cotton soaked with flower of orange tree or water with pink. This care will leave your hydrated and softened skin.

- To hydrate the skin and to strengthen the nails :
Each evening, you can mass the feet, the hands and the nails (preferably non varnished) with the Argan Oil. To bleach your nails you can soak a piece of cotton with some juice drops of lemon and orange flower and pass it on your nails . To finish by a massage with the Argan Oil.

- Massages for a smooth and glossed skin:
Mix some drops of argan oil with the water of your bath. It will soften your skin. For a more sensual bath, add with your water with the bath two soup spoons with water with pink and for the pleasure with the eyes, some rose petals untreated (Fresh the summer and dried the winter).

- Combine the sensual pleasure of the massage to the benefits of the vitamin E for your skin:
Once cleaned skin, you mass, or better, you make mass in order to facilitate the penetration of oil. Heat oil between the palms of the hands in order to facilitate the movement of slips and pass it on all the body. If you wish to scent your oil slightly, you can add with oil with argan some drops with essential oil with your choice. All petrol that you add ç argan oil will bring him other properties. .

- To strengthen your nails and to make them less breakable:
Once per week, mix in container of argan oil and fresh lemon juices the equal in share. For a strengthening treatment of your in-depth nails , you can warm the preparation with the Bain-marie. Soak your nails washed and non varnished lasting approximately 20 minutes then wash you to them hands with a soft soap. If your nails are breakable, the operation daily, you renew can re-use your preparation by preserving it in clean bottle is dry lasting one week.

- argan oil strengthens your hair and allows him to find glare and brightness, It is also recommended for the films or the fall of the hair:
Distribute argan oil on the whole of hair of the root to the points, gently the scalp and brush your hair delicately in order to distribute argan oil well on the whole of hair. Wrap the hair in a hot towel and let rest approximately 20 minutes, if there is no time to you, you can reduce the rest period by heating to you hair maintaining in the towel with a hair drier. Wash then your hair with your usual shampoo, rinse carefully with large them, you can add a lemon juice to the last flushing water, to finish, deposit some oil drops of argan on your fingers and mix the points. Your hair will appear silky, gleaming and inflated. For the dry hair, deposit in modest amount of Argan Oil on your brush with hair, it will give them glare and brightness.