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Properties
Argan oil is called "the Green Gold of Marocco". Maroccan people uses Argan for centuries (VII bc) in there food or as a medecine for various purposes. It is also the main beauty ingredient for Marocan women.

Argan oil is extremely rich in many vitamins and in particular vitamin E, also rich in fatty acids and natural antioxidants.

Argan is a thorny, evergreen tree native to southwestern Morocco near Agadir. The tree bears plum-sized fruits, which are eaten by goats that can climb the trees. The fruits have a bitter pericap around a structure, containing one to three kernels as rich as 50 % oil content. see EFA.

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Cosmetic uses

Argan oil is an excellent anti aging oil. Apply a few drops on your skin once a day.

Flavonoids act as a natural anti-inflammatory.

Tocopherols helps prevent free radical damage

The Argan tree and its nuts

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The tree

	Argan is a thorny, evergreen tree native to south western Morocco near Agadir. The tree bears plum-sized fruits, which are eaten by goats which can climb the trees. The fruits have a bitter pericarp around a structure, containing one to three kernels with 50 % oil content.
Argan Morocco area, a place to visit...

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Process

The old process was unbelievable : in West Morocco, goats climb the trees in order to eat the sweet flesh that surround the argan kernels. After they have eaten, the goats eliminate the kernels which was collected by the women of the villages, washed and then ground in order to extract the oil.

Nowadays, modern technology has eliminated the goats "process" and their droppings from the process. Kernels are stripped by machine of the fruit before the kernels are crushed and cold pressed.

The oil has a specific aroma and is considered as the best culinary oil by Moroccans and now by European "connaisseurs".