[Sca-cooks] Argan oil (culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic)

[Elaine Koogler]

This sounds like a wonderful thing.  I have EXTREMELY dry skin, 
including exzema, and if it works on that, it would be something greatly 
to be desired.  How can I get some?????

Kiri

vicki shaw wrote:

>Greetings all,
>Has anyone heard of Argan Oil?  I use it for its cosmetic properties in my
>soap and other products, but it is also used in food (never ever cooked).
>When the seeds are toasted, they have a wonderful fragrance similar to the
>smell of roasting peanuts, but the taste is different.  Maybe a bit closer
>to toasted sesame oil, but still different.  Cant describe.  It is excellent
>on salads and wonderful to dip toasted bread into or Moroccan flat bread.
>It has become the chou chou (darling) of chefs in Europe.  The Moroccan man
>who imports it and sells to me is in Canada and he just sent me an article
>from a French paper.  I will copy and paste what he sent me.  It is in
>French.  I am happy to xlate for anyone interested, but you can also go to
>www.targanine.com and select to read in English.  The argan tree is
>indigenous to Morocco tho it is now being planted and grown successfully in
>several countries.
>It is excellent for stretch marks if applied the minute they appear; also
>proven to work on exzema, a condition that has defied cure for a long time.
>It softens skin as well which is why I put it in my soap. Taken internally
>(the toasted oil) has been proven excellent for the heart and other
>conditions.
>
>So, without further ado, here is what I received from my friend in Montreal.
>There is a photo of him in my website.
>
>      Son efficacité et sa valeur se confirment
>
>      L'huile d'argan possède des vertus naturelles susceptibles de soigner
>plusieurs maux. Sa richesse en acides gras essentiels est déterminante dans
>la prévention de l'infarctus du myocarde et de la réduction du taux de
>cholestérol dans l'organisme. Des enseignants et des étudiants chercheurs
>marocains du laboratoire de recherches sur les lipoprotéines de la faculté
>des sciences Ben M'Sik Sidi Othmane de Casablanca ont été primés
>dernièrement par deux sociétés savantes de cardiologie marocaine et
>française pour leurs travaux sur cette huile et son rôle dans la prévention
>nutritionnelle des maladies cardio-vasculaires ... ( suite article dans le
>site du MDS ci après )
>
>
>http://www.lematin.ma/journal/article.asp?id=soc&ida=30621
>
>
>Angharad ferch Iorwerth; MKA Vicki Shaw
>Barony Beyond the Mountain
>East Kingdom
>vhsjvs at gis.net
>www.omygoddess.biz
>
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