Applications
Traditionally, the oil has been used for skin problems such as acne and chicken pox. It has also found favour with local women, as a means of minimising stretch marks during pregnancy.
It appears to be a free radical scavenger, as such it has good resistance to oxidation and should be suitable for damaged and mature skin. It is rich in plant sterols and so lends itself to use in creams. It has proved effective on skin irritations, dry skin, sunburn, eczema and psoriasis and has also eased muscular aches and pains. |
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Safety Data
Generally considered to be non-irritant and non-sensitising. |
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About the Product
The argan tree is little known outside Morocco, where it survives the heat, drought and poor soil in the south-west of the country. It is thorny and bears a fruit that has a green, fleshy exterior, not unlike an olive, but larger and rounder. Inside there is a nut with an extremely hard shell which in turn holds one, two or three almond-shaped kernels.
The trunk of the tree is twisted and gnarled, allowing goats to clamber along its branches and feed on the fruit and leaves. The traditional way of collecting the nuts was to gather them after they had passed through the goats gut.
The hard nut must first be broken open before the kernels are roasted and then mechanically pressed, yielding an oil that is slightly darker than olive oil, with a reddish tinge.
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