All the Truth About Miracle Moroccan Oil
- Arganonly Company
- Sep 14, 2015
- 3 min read
Updated: Sep 11, 2020

The Moroccan Argan oil is on everyone’s lips from red carpets in Hollywood to headlines in Vogue and Hello magazine, New York Times and Wall Street Journal. The golden oil has become a “synonym“ to beauty, care and health among women and men around the world.
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Argan oil, known as Moroccan oil, is one of the world’s rarest oils. It comes from the nuts of an ancient argan tree, which grows only between the Moroccan seaside cities Essaouira and Agadir and is hard to cultivate elsewhere.
Argan tree can be up to ten meters tall and lives for over 200 years. Surprisingly it does not need a lot of care-Mother Nature provides a semi-arid Moroccan soil to thrive on it. However the tree has become under such a threat from excessive human exploitation and overgrazing by goats that UNESCO had to declare the area in which the Argan tree grows a “biosphere reserve”.

This slow growing species are fiercely spiny, protecting its almond shaped nuts. Inside each of those nuts nestle one to three small kernels.These precious kernels yield an oil which is claimed to be the rarest and most expensive edible oil in the world which is great for keeping the heart healthy and cholesterol level down and having an outstanding moisturising, regenerating, and nourishing ability for skin, hair and nails.
The recent world interest in the amazing health and cosmetic benefits of Moroccan Argan oil increased the sale of this rarest oil on Earth dramatically .That helped to raise the standards of living and improve literacy for women in the Berber communities, who traditionally harvest the nuts from Argan tree and also involved in production of oil.
There are two types of Morroccan oil produced from the same Argan nuts: cosmetic and culinary.

The Cosmetic Argan oil is a light yellow colour and is used directly on the hair, skin or nails. It is the Cosmetic Argan oil that has been used from ancient days for anti-ageing, healing properties, for treatment of sun damage, burns, acne, eczema, psoriasis. It is Cosmetic Moroccan Argan oil has been named as “liquid gold”,”the miracle ingredient”and even “the magic anti-ageing elixir”and for centuries has been available only to very wealthy individuals. It is the Cosmetic Argan oil that has been used by celebrities around the world for shiny hair and young looking skin.
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The culinary Argan oil is darker, more of a golden brown colour and is used for cooking and eating. Naturally reach in omega 9,6 and 3 and essential fatty acids, antioxidant and vitamins E,A,C,F organic Argan oil is the healthiest oil in the world. It has strong nutty aroma and delicious almondy-hazelnut taste.To produce this oil the Argan nuts are first roasted.

Moroccan Argan oil become a popular cooking ingredient among some world known chefs like Jamie Oliver, Rachael Ray and Nigella Lawson.
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There are two methods to produce the Argan oil.
Traditional method where Argan Oil is extracted by women. They open the nuts with the stones and ground them to the dough, mixing it with water.

The second method is mechanical press. It helps to extract oil from the dough quicker. Also oil will have less water content, which will improve the texture of Argan oil and its shelf life.

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