argan oil
Berber beauty elixir
Argan oil is oil pressed from the nuts of the argan tree, native to Morocco.
It serves as a cooking oil in North African cuisine and as a cosmetic ingredient prized for moisturizing skin and hair: She uses argan oil on her curls to reduce frizz.
The oil has become ubiquitous in beauty products marketed as natural or luxurious.
- liquid goldHighly valued fluid substance
- moisturizerHydrating skin cream
- skin careMaintaining the epidermis
- MoroccoNorthwest African kingdom
- fatty acidsOrganic molecules in fats
goats · cold pressed · Berber · kernel · tree nuts · endemic species · vitamin E · antioxidants · Moroccan cuisine · culinary uses · sterols · cosmetic · frizz · sustainable harvesting · agroforestry · nuts · serum · hair mask
- Fats and Oilslard, animal fat, ghee, tallow, drippings
- oilsextra virgin
- skincarecream, lotion, moisturizer, facial, serum
- Natural Cosmeticsaloe vera gel, essential oils, lip balm, natural deodorant, rose water
- natural productsbeeswax, shea butter, aloe vera, cocoa butter, lanolin
- plant oils
argan oilmineral oil
Colorless petroleum-derived liquid
synthetic oil · petroleum jelly · crude oil · silicone oil · animal fat
argan oilmineral oil
Colorless petroleum-derived liquid
petroleum jelly · baby oil · cooking spray · Crisco · lard