Argan oil, or the melt Gold as Moroccans love to call it, is a plant oil produced from the kernels of the argan tree, which is indigenous to Morocco. it has different uses such us the cosmetic purposes. Since the early 2000s, it has been increasingly used in cosmetics and hair care preparations. As of the 2020, the main cosmetic products that contain argan oil are face creams, lip-glosses, shampoos, moisturizers and soaps. In Morocco it’s used too for culinary, for example, we drizzle it on couscous and we use it as bread dip. We also make use of argan in producing Amlo, a thick brown paste with a consistency similar to peanut butter, by grinding roasted almonds and argan oil together using local machines and mixing the paste with honey.
