Originally, the consummation of by-products of the argan oil is very developed at the Berber woman’s. For some years, the range of product it’s strongly developed. We can find masks, capillary care, food oil… Many studies revealed fine wonderful virtues of this tree. Today this oil, one of the rarest of the world, is very popular in various domains.
Food-processing:
It’s needed 100 kg of fruits for make 1,5 litter of oil, that is the fact that the fruit doesn’t used in wholeness. In fact: 100 kg of ripe fruits give 60 kg of dry fruits including 30 kg of dry pulp and 30 kg of core. These 30 kg of core give approximately 27 kg of hull and 3 kg of almond, and 2 kg of almond give 1 litter of oil.
Normally it’s realised manually by women in 6 phases. The phases of extraction are:
- removing manually the pulp
- crushing of nuts
- roasting with soft fire in ground dish
- squashing
- mixing the paste
- pressing of the paste
Details of the most important stages of this process:
The fruits of the Argan, left small green pears, are collected in July-August. They will be then dried to facilitate pulping (separation of pulp and the core) Come then crushing, long and delicate phase during which the women with blow of rollers disencumber the core of its bark while taking care not to exhaust the almond. Thus, she obtains a cream that will mix with tepid water and will press with its hands. One can then extract the oil with the soft perfume from hazel nut. It is necessary to count in a whole ten working to manufacture one litter of this oil.
Since many years the demand on oil doesn’t stop to increase. This phenomenon involved the industrialization of many manufactures. However, a lot of organizations crusade for the manufacture remains the ticket of women.
Food interest:
In the Moroccan traditional medicine, the use of this oil is very dispersed. The daily consumption of 2 cL of oil can ensure the daily contributions in unsaturated fatty acid. It is rich in unsaturated fatty acid (acid oleic and linoleic), which aren’t digested by the organism. She favours the regulation of the cholesterol. His consumption prevents diseases cardiovascular by increasing the rate of check cholesterol. Its taste of hazelnut in fact one of the oil the most looked for flavour salads, couscous and other recipe.
Cosmetic interest:
The Moroccan women use this oil for a long time. Indeed, this oil is very rich in vitamins and unsaturated fatty acid. In Morocco it’s used for a lot of thinks to birth at the adulthood. One has noticed for several years that the Western countries are increasingly petitioning of this oil. It’s that why the trade of products containing Argan Oil is very widespread. This passion for these products cosmetic, explain by the fact that we accord to the Argan Oil many virtues of which most known are:
- relax and protect the skin against the aggression
- nourish the hair
- treatment against the acne
- massage against rheumatism
