Argan Nail Care Oil

The traditional production of argan oil is literally in the hands of women. It is women who carry out the many stages of work by hand: from the harvest of the fruits to peeling of the fruit pulp and cracking of the nuts, to the grinding, kneading and pressing of the seeds. The seeds are ground in stone mills, and the resulting paste is then pressed by hand. That is the most gentle kind of pressing, without heating or excessive pressure which otherwise might destroy the sensitive vitamins and effective ingredients. As a final step, the extracted argan oil is cautiously filtered and undergoes no further processing in order to preserve all of the precious contents and the natural argan aroma.

Argand’Or has been known since 2005 for high-quality personal care products which are manufactured on the basis of argan oil. The company solely uses argan oil from the Arganeraie and ensures that the oil has been produced with the gentle method of hand-pressing: Argand’Or receives its oil directly from the more than 20 women's cooperatives which are organised in the UCFA (Union des Coopératives des Femmes de l’Arganeraie). The union ensures a guaranteed income for the Berber families and helps to maintain the social structures and the unique cultivated landscape of the Arganeraie forests. All Argand’Or products have been produced according to the Natural Cosmetics Standard of ICADA (International Cosmetic and Device Association).