A beauty at the sight of which all the vanity of the mortal world recedes.
A dark-eyed enigmatic Arabic woman, as beautiful as the moon in the velvet-starry sky on a summer night … A beauty at the sight of which all the vanity of the mortal world recedes. What is your beauty secret? Maybe you have the secret beauty elixir?
Scheherazade’s beauty secrets
The One Thousand and One Nights. Scheherazade telling stories to Shahryar night by night for a thousand nights … The beauty of Scheherazade is rather a collective image, but in addition to the 1001 fairy tale, she is credited with many recipes for beauty. She dyed her hair with a mixture of henna and basma. She whitened her teeth with very thick natural yogurt. Before bathing, her skin was rubbed with honey, to which ground nuts were added. But one beauty ingredient, beauty elixir from Arabic fairytales, was kept secret.
The secret beauty elixir from Arabic fairytales
How many women are not pleased with their skin or hair conditions? A lot, an awful lot! Of course, you could go to a nutritionist, seek psychological help, establish a diet, sign up for a gym and learn how to profitably emphasize your advantages with makeup and clothes.
But, apparently, this path is too difficult, too complicated. You dream about finding some magic beauty elixir that instantly transforms your appearance.
Sure, a miracle drug cannot be found in the nearest pharmacy, and it, probably, costs crazy money … And it is not yet known what side effects can occur from such a contraption. However, the prospect of becoming a beauty and drastically changing your life seems so tempting …
But there is always a but. There could be one of two scenarios:
- You may ditch a lot of efforts and money to get the miraculous liquid but all your attempts will become fruitless and you’ll have no other choice but choosing an alternative method of changes.
- And what if you successfully obtain the elixir and use it, but will face severe disappointment when you realize that your physical appearance is not nearly as important as you think it is.
Agran Oil – “Liquid Gold” of Morocco
Moroccans call argan oil “liquid gold” not because of its price (in Morocco, it’s affordable for all) but because of its incredibly healing, anti-aging and soothing power.
What makes argan oil expensive?
Argan oil has been used in Moroccan cuisine, medicine and homemade beauty care for ages. In the end of 20th century you could buy it by the side of road in Morocco for about $3 per three liters. It was sold only locally and the rest of the world virtually didn’t know about its existence.
Today, argan oil can cost as much as $400 or as low as $30 per liter. Let’s see why such a big difference in price and what makes argan oil expensive. Why in just one generation, the international sale of argan oil has risen from 200 liters to 4,000 tons a year?
We gonna tell you at once: two factors contribute to the argan oil high price and the hype: the small supply and the limited growing area (almost exclusively in Morocco).
Argan trees occupy small areas
Argania (or simply argan tree) is endemic to the south-western regions of Morocco and Algeria. Argan is also grown in the southern Israel. You cannot find it anywhere else in the whole world. However, it takes about 40 kilograms of dried argan nuts to produce only 1 liter of oil.
Laborious and lengthy production process
The highest-quality argan oil is obtained from the oil-rich kernels of the argan tree nuts by cold pressing. It is a laborious and lengthy process where work is done manually by Moroccan women in the traditional way. It takes about 24 hours to produce one liter of argan oil by one woman. But it’s the only way to keep the essential constituents of the argan seeds intact.
However, industrially produced argan oil can cost as much as high-quality olive oil.
So, the production process explains the quality of the oil, hence – its price.
That’s why the cosmetic industry giants, such as L’Oréal, have pledged to source all of their argan oil from the small Moroccan women’s co-operatives that sign up to the principles of fair trade.
That’s why argan oil is an expensive product which could be added to different cosmetics only in small amounts as a valuable ingredient. The main cosmetic products containing argan oil are face creams, lip glosses, shampoos, moisturizers, and soaps.
Almost all of the argan oil is produced in Morocco.
Argan oil for beauty care
In Morocco, argan oil has been used to treat eczema, psoriasis, severe acne and hair loss. The oil has a high antioxidant and antibacterial effect, stimulates collagen production and protects against ultraviolet rays. In the modern beauty industry, argan oil is considered one of the most effective skin moisturizers.
The best argan oil instantly disappears into the skin and hair mimicking your skin’s own oil.
- Containing no irritants, argan oil is great for all skin types. It is known to protect sensitive skin or hydrate and soften dry skin. It is recommended for older skin that lacks tone because of its firming and anti-aging properties.
- Argan oil doesn’t clog your skin pores and its high linoleic acid content increases the skin’s elasticity.
- Being powerful anti-oxidant, argan oil neutralizes free radicals and acts on soft tissues that can treat skin disorders like acne, eczema or psoriasis by tightening the skin and increasing its elasticity.
- Thanks to its high vitamin E content, the oil can also heal and fade scars, redness and inflammation. It can treat the acne too!
- Argan oil is rich in oleic acid, which can improve skin permeability and assist with other ingredients penetrating the skin barrier.
To summarize:
Argan oil is a 100% natural beauty elixir that is affordable for every woman and it’s so easy to apply it topically to your face or body skin or hair. It also smells divinely.