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For centuries, the Berber tribe in Morocco have been using this wonder oil for healing and cosmetic applications. The Berber women were popularly known for their youthful skin and amazing hair. In recent times, the cosmetics industry has embraced Argan oil for use in their products that claim healthy skin, hair and nails. With twice the amount of Vitamin E as compared to the next best – Olive oil and with the abundance of essential fatty acids such as Omega 6 & Omega 9 and various other active compounds, Argan Oil is very effective in improving hair, skin and nail health. Did you know that Hollywood superstars like Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson and various others use Argan Oil and have publicly praised its effectiveness? Attain age defying beauty today! – Buy Pure USDA Organic Certified Argan oil. Prefer listening rather than reading? Click here to listen to this post. Sections Argania TreeArgan OilNutritional FactsActive IngredientsHealth BenefitsHealing PowersHow to use?How to store?Caution!Buy Argan OilBonus! 40+ Argan Oil cosmetic recipesBonus! Listen to this postBonus! Download this post as MP3Bonus! Download this post as PDF The Argania Tree (Moroccan ironwood/Argania spinosa) Go to Top Argan Oil is produced from the seeds of the Argan Tree (Argania spinosa). Argania is one of the oldest trees in the world but have a very small habitat (~ 8000 sq miles) and is found only in the Argan forests in south western Morocco. In the last 50 years, humans have managed to wipe off 50% of the Argania Tree population. To conserve these trees, UNESCO declared Argan forest as a Biosphere Reserve in 1998 and this eventually prevented legal deforestation of Argania trees and help maintain the remaining population of this wonderful tree. Lately, Israel has also started growing Argania tree from the original wild Moroccan stock using the cutting technique. The Argania tree has an average lifespan of 200 years,