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Argane
Oil Cosmetic and Medicinal Properties
Traditional
uses (source: traditional Moroccan pharmacology)
- Haircare,
to add body and life to your hair
- Alleviates
dry and itchy scalp
- Skin
care for dry skin
- Helps
diminish wrinkles
- Acne
- Chickenpox
- Eczema
- Chapped
lips
- Burns
- Chronic
deafness
- Breaking
nails
- Rheumatic
pains
- Arthritic
pains
- Stimulates
and develops brain functions
- Builds
sperm count
- Prevents
miscarraiges
- Stated
uses in university theses and research publications
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Stabilizes high cholesterol by reducing the level of bad cholesterol
and increasing the level of good cholesterol
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Reduces high blood pressure
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Fights obesity by reducing hunger pains if eaten during the
morning hours.
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Helps liver functions
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Neutralizes free radicals and protects conjunctive tissue
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Stimulates cellular exchanges and improves intercellular material
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Acts against the drying and ageing of skin by restoring the
hydrolipid layer and by increasing cellular nutritional intake.
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Schottenol, an anti-carcinogen, is found in argane oil
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Because of its high sterol content, argane oil can be substituted
for cholesterol in cosmetic products. Cholesterol is often
used in cosmetics for cost reasons, but it has been found
that it penetrates the skin and therefore increases the blood
cholesterol level.
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Methylene-24 cycloartanol assists your body rid itself of
cholesterol through an increased digestion and excretion of
stomach acids
- We
did not personally verify the effects of argane oil listed
above. This list should serve as a source of inspiration to
researchers and producers of cosmetics to investigate healthier
alternatives for the public. We are more than happy to assist
you find any information you need and to put you in contact
with our sources.
Argane
Info
The
composition of argane oil makes it great for culinary, cosmetic
or medicinal use. The
nutritional elements in argane oil facilitate digestion by increasing
the amount of pepsin in digestive fluids.
16
grams of argane oil assures the body's daily need of linoleic
acid. The
absence of linolenic acid gives argane oil a long shelf life.
Tocopherols
acts as anti-oxidants and also give argane oil a longer life.
There
is anti-oxidant action due to the presence of phenolic elements(phenols,
phenolic acid, polyphenols).
The
percentage of polyunsaturated fats (linoleic and linolenic)
to that of saturated fats (myristic, palmitic, stearic) is 1.9
and very close to the 1-1.5 recommended by nutritionists.
Argane
oil is an excellent source of vitamin E as evidenced by the
presence of the isomer alpha-tocopherol.
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