Argan Oil 5 ml - Argania spinosa L. Skeels

A valuable and fixed oil obtained from the kernels of the fruit of the argan tree, native to Morocco. Rich in fatty acids and vitamins E, beneficial for hair and skin care.

Extraction Method: Cold Pressing

Uses

• Provides skin care with its intensive moisturizing properties. Especially suitable for use on dry skin.
• Thanks to the vitamins it contains, it can be used against hair loss and to prevent damage caused by hair dye.

What is Oil?

Organic substances containing high amounts of carbon and hydrogen, which do not mix with water but can easily mix with other oils.

Volatility and Stability in Oils

Fixed Oil

• Liquid products usually obtained from the fruits and seeds of plants.
• They are odorless. Used as a carrier for essential oils. Obtained by pressing, extraction, and maceration methods. Fixed oils are used alone. Used internally and externally depending on the properties of the oils. Leaves a stain when dropped because it is a fixed oil.

Essential Oil

• Essential oil is a natural product obtained from the leaf, fruit, peel, or root parts of plants, liquid at room temperature, usually colorless or light yellow, volatile, with a strong aroma.
• They have their own characteristic scents. Obtained by steam/water distillation method. Essential oils are not used alone. They must be diluted with fixed oils in specific ratios. Except for exceptions, they are not used internally. Does not leave a stain where dropped because it is volatile.

Oil Extraction Methods

Cold Pressing

The process of crushing the kernel parts of plants rich in fixed oil with the help of a press to extract their oil. In the cold press method, the quality of the produced oil is high because the beneficial and valuable contents in the oil are not lost.

Steam Distillation

The process carried out by steam distillation involves placing plants, fresh or dry, into a container with a separate basket, boiling the water below to pass steam through the plants, then cooling this steam again to separate the essential oil and the water carrying the beneficial properties of the distilled plant residue, known as hydrosol (flower water).

Maceration

Maceration is oily mixtures prepared by letting crushed herbal drugs sit in a fixed oil for a period. It is a method of separating natural plant components that pass into the fixed oil.