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

[Elaine Koogler]

Yes, I do as well...but my skin is so dry that that doesn't really 
completely do the trick.  Plus I can't get them locally...I have to go 
to Annapolis to the Whole Foods store there to find them.  
Hmmmm....maybe I'll try finding them online.

Kiri

Kirsten Houseknecht wrote:

>for excema i use shea butter soaps.....
>and also there is a product called "miracle oil" (in spanish) that works
>well.
>Kirsten Houseknecht
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Elaine Koogler" <ekoogler1 at comcast.net>
>To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 3:21 PM
>Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Argan oil (culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic)
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>>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
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>>vicki shaw wrote:
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>>>Greetings all,
>>>Has anyone heard of Argan Oil?  I use it for its cosmetic properties in
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>my
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>>>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
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>the
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>>>smell of roasting peanuts, but the taste is different.  Maybe a bit
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>closer
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>>>to toasted sesame oil, but still different.  Cant describe.  It is
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>excellent
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>>>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
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>man
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>>>who imports it and sells to me is in Canada and he just sent me an
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>article
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>>>from a French paper.  I will copy and paste what he sent me.  It is in
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>>>French.  I am happy to xlate for anyone interested, but you can also go
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>to
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>>>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
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>in
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>>>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
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>time.
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>>>It softens skin as well which is why I put it in my soap. Taken
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>internally
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>>>(the toasted oil) has been proven excellent for the heart and other
>>>conditions.
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>>>So, without further ado, here is what I received from my friend in
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>Montreal.
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>>>There is a photo of him in my website.
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>>>     Son efficacité et sa valeur se confirment
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>>>     L'huile d'argan possède des vertus naturelles susceptibles de
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>soigner
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>>>plusieurs maux. Sa richesse en acides gras essentiels est déterminante
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>dans
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>>>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
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>faculté
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>>>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
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>prévention
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>>>nutritionnelle des maladies cardio-vasculaires ... ( suite article dans
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>le
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>>>site du MDS ci après )
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>>>http://www.lematin.ma/journal/article.asp?id=soc&ida=30621
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>>>Angharad ferch Iorwerth; MKA Vicki Shaw
>>>Barony Beyond the Mountain
>>>East Kingdom
>>>vhsjvs at gis.net
>>>www.omygoddess.biz
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