Saadia Organics Blog — argan oil

Argan Oil Production: Chemical Solvents, Machine Made, or Cold-Pressed by Hand? Before machines became a possibility, all Argan Oil was extracted by hand, through hours of grinding and pressing the kernels from the pit of the Argan fruit. This produced Argan Oil that was thicker, richer, aromatic, and extremely beneficial. However, it also took an average of 14 hours to produce 1 litre of oil. (And that's just to press the oil!  It does not account for the laborious hours it takes to gather the fruit, strip the outer layer off, and crack the pits to get the kernels out.)...

Argan Oil Cooperatives in Morocco: the Good, the Bad, and the Unbelievable When we visited Morocco in October of 2012, one of my main goals was to learn about the well-known women’s argan oil cooperatives in Morocco that exist everywhere in the southwest. I was excited to see how women are given opportunities to succeed and to introduce their traditions to the rest of the world through their Argan Oil. It seemed almost too good to be true that in a developing country, women were forging ahead and providing for their families comfortably and with pride. We started visiting the...

Late last year I was lucky enough to win not one, but THREE amazing dresses from the wonderful company, Matilda Jane Clothing. They sent me the same adorable Christmas dress in three sizes. I kept one for my daughter to wear this Christmas, and I've saved the others to send on to two lucky people! Matilda Jane's pieces have so much character -- just like little girls always do. If you are one of our two lucky winners, you will also get to enjoy some Saadia Organics Argan Oil and some other Moroccan Hammam (spa) Essentials. Please enter below. Best...

Saadia Organics isn't just a random name our company chose for itself. Saadia is the mother in law of the company's owner, Joèl, and Saadia is also our Production Manager. Here is a little interview with Saadia conducted and translated by her son, Greg. (Joèl's husband). ~~~ How long have you been making Argan Oil? I have being making Argan Oil since I was 15 or 16 years old. I helped my mom make it for us to eat or for my father to sell in the market. How do you, personally, use your Argan Oil? I grew up using...

A Saadia Organics Review After my experience with argan oil, I wanted to offer a Saadia Organics review. I guess I will start at the beginning about how I began using Saadia’s Argan Oil. My daughter, Joèl, called me one night in January 2011 and asked me if I would like to go to Morocco with her. It was a deal we couldn’t refuse. Since I had never been anywhere in Africa before, and with the encouragement from my husband, I decided to accept the chance of a lifetime to go.  The most exciting part for me was to meet...