What is Argan Oil & How to Choose Argan oil

What is argan oil?

Argan oil is a plant oil that came from the nuts of argan tree that can only be found in the south-west part of Morocco. Argan tree can live up to 150 to 200 years in a dessert. Maybe that's why it's one of the rarest plant oil in the world. Other than that, argan oil is popular because of it's awesome beauty benefits. It is rich in vitamin E, flavonoids, polyphenols, carotenoids, ferulic acid and antioxidants. You probably have had heard a lot about this popular beauty 'secret' that everyone is talking about. 

So let me briefly tell you about the benefit of argan oil:

- Moisturizer
- Anti-aging (renew cell structure and elasticity)
- Healing of sunburn
- Treating acne
- Reducing stretch marks
- Hair treatment
- Getting rid of dandruff

It sounds great right? We can actually take care of our skin in a natural way. =)

How to choose argan oil:

There are a lot of argan oil out there in the market. I have some tips for you if you are planning to try argan oil. The brand I've come across other than Josie Maran argan oil is Eden Allure ($18 - 1fl.oz.) and Skinception ($59.99 - 1 month supply). These are the argan oil that people are talking about in the internet. Now I'm gonna talk about how to choose argan oil and why I chose argan oil from Josie Maran.

1. Ingredient & the scent

Make sure the ingredient list is short and says 100% Argan Oil. This is one of the reason that I didn't choose Eden Allure argan oil because it said there in the ingredient "100% Pure Refined and Deodorized Argan oil from Morocco."

For your information cosmetic argan oil is produced almost identically to culinary argan oil, except that for cosmetic purpose, argan kernels are not roasted to avoid an excessively nutty scent. So if the argan oil is processed in the right way, it does not have to go through the deodorization process like Eden allure argan oil.

Pure argan oil has an unique smell on it. However I cannot tell what the smell exactly is, but it definitely doesn't smell nothing. Do not buy argan oil that smell really bad because it might contain harmful chemical that we don't want to put on our face.

2. The bottle
According to aromatherapists, argan oil should be stored in a dark color glass bottle. It filter out the suns ultra-violet light. This is because over a period of time, it will dramatically speed up the process of oxidation due to continuous heat up and cool down process. Therefore it is really important to store it in a correct way to get the most use out of the oil. (Note: Both Skinception & Eden allure argan oil are not store in a dark glass bottle)

Have you try Argan Oil?? and which brand do u prefer? I would love to know ur opinion about it =)

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