How to Use Moroccan Oil on Your Skin
Moroccan oil is a skin care and edible oil made by Berber women in Morocco. The oil is from the seeds of the fruit of the argan tree, and also goes by the name argan oil. At least one clinical study, published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, notes that argan oil can help reduce oil in overly oily skin. Argan oil is rich in vitamins A and E, and contains 80 percent unsaturated essential fatty acids. Used neat or mixed with another oil, argan oil has helped nourish skin for centuries. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Exfoliate the skin using a dry skin brush. This step will ensure that the dead skin cells have been sloughed off and your skin is ready for moisturizing. Shower if desired.
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Mix argan oil with sesame oil. You can use argan oil neat, but it is expensive. The clinical study showing argan oil's effects on reducing oil in oily skin used argan oil mixed with sesame oil. Look for unrefined sesame oil. Unrefined sesame oil has a light color and very little odor. There is no set ratio for mixing the two oils.
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Massage the oil into your skin. Argan oil absorbs into your skin easily. It leaves no greasy residue.
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Tips & Warnings
Select cosmetic grade argan oil. It is unroasted, which keeps the essential fatty acids intact.
Using the oil also supports women's rights. Berber women traditionally harvest and produce the oil, and the king of Morocco, King Mohamed VI, actively supports a system where the women can work half days at argan oil production using traditional methods and still have time for their families.
There is a product called "Moroccan Oil" which contains some argan oil. This oil is a product for the hair and is not suitable for the skin.
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I love using morocco argan oil. friends find time to use this oil and you will benefit from it.
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I haven't used it yet but I followed up on an ad that suggested Argan Oil and Hydroxatone and it almost perormed miracles used together. Well I bought hydroxatone (not cheap) and it did nothing at all, both face cream and eye treatment.
