Saadia Organics Blog — The Argan Industry

Here's a quick list of links to our most popular blog posts.  Enjoy!   Send us an email if you have any additional questions:  info@saadiaorganics.com 7 Warning Signs That Your Argan Oil is Impure About Argan Oil What is the Best Brand of Argan Oil Argan Oil Cooperatives in Morocco:  the Good, the Bad, and the Unbelievable Argan Oil for Pets (one and two) Argan Oil for Baby Eczema Why I Don't Use My Own Argan Oil as Often as I Should Warning:  You Don't Want This Stuff on Your Face   Saadia Organics Argan Oil One product Containing one...

For the last five years I have been working hard at making the best quality Argan Oil available to the world.  And to be honest, at times it has been an uphill battle!   Over the years, Argan Oil has become something that people are hearing about and becoming interested in.  One learns of the potential benefits, and wants to try it for oneself!   Some start with a product that contains just a bit of Argan Oil in it.  Like a shampoo or a lotion.  Results vary depending on the rest of the ingredients and exact formulation of the...

The Business of Fake Argan Oil With the popularity of our article: “7 warning signs that your Argan Oil is Impure”, I decided to add some more interesting truths about the argan oil industry. While its popularity is growing around the world, it seems the majority of what you find is fake argan oil. Here are some suprising truths that you may not know about this liquid gold and the industry itself. 1. It is hard to find real argan oil…even in Morocco       Fake argan oil is everywhere! It takes approximately 30kg of argan fruit to produce 1 litre...

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...