Argan oil
INCI: Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Oil from argan fruit kernels that softens dry skin
Moderate evidence: clinical studies
At a glance
- Suits
- Dry and mature skin, lips and hair
- Helps with
- Dry skin, Dry lips, Beard and skin
- Pairs well with
- Shea butter, Almond oil, Vitamin E
- Found in
- 9 ECOOKING products
What can argan oil help with?
Dry skin
In a study of 60 postmenopausal women, skin hydration increased and moisture loss decreased after 60 days of applying argan oil to the forearm. The women also consumed argan oil or another plant oil.[1]
Dry lips
Argan oil is included in our lip balms and balm, which care for dry lips. Lips become soft and smooth.
Beard and skin
In the beard and body oil, argan oil softens the beard and nourishes the skin underneath.
How it works
How to use it
- Massage a few drops into dry skin.
- Smooth a small amount over the lengths and ends of your hair or into your beard.
- Apply the lip balm several times a day.
Products with argan oil
Peptide Volume Mascara
Gentle, fragrance-free volume mascara for sensitive eyes that gives lashes fu...
Body Lotion
Body lotion for dry skin that deeply moisturises, smooths and firms skin and ...
Vegan lip balm and lip mask with fruit fragrance
Strawberry Bomb and Black Cherry Bomb give lips moisture and shine all day an...
Multi Balm Stick 4 g
Our Multi Balm Stick 4 g, also known as Multi Balm, a moisturising balm for v...
Multi Balm
Fragrance-free balm for very dry skin that restores the skin barrier and soot...
Lip Balm
Lip balm for dry and chapped lips that hydrates, protects and leaves lips sof...
Men, Beard & Body Oil
Beard oil and body oil for men that softens the beard, cares for skin affecte...
Bodycare Scrub 03
Our Bodycare Scrub 03 provides natural salt that gently exfoliates, moisturis...
Frequently asked questions
It is the name for argan oil on the ingredient list (INCI). Argania spinosa is the Latin name for the argan tree, and Kernel Oil means that the oil is pressed from the kernels of the fruit.
Mostly unsaturated fatty acids, namely around 43 % oleic acid and 36 % linoleic acid. It is also rich in vitamin E, particularly gamma-tocopherol, and contains squalene and plant sterols.
In one study, postmenopausal women applied argan oil to one forearm every day for 60 days. The skin on that arm gained more moisture and lost less water than the skin on the other arm. The women also consumed either argan oil or olive oil in their diet. The study examined pure argan oil, not our finished products. In a laboratory experiment, cut hair lost less protein after oxidative exposure when it had first been treated with argan oil. Review articles describe argan oil as an emollient oil, but there are still only a few controlled studies.
Sources
- Skin hydration in postmenopausal women: argan oil benefit with oral and/or topical use (Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review, 2014)
- Anti-Inflammatory and Skin Barrier Repair Effects of Topical Application of Some Plant Oils (International journal of molecular sciences, 2017)
- Consumption of argan oil (Morocco) with its unique profile of fatty acids, tocopherols, squalene, sterols and phenolic compounds should confer valuable cancer chemopreventive effects (European journal of cancer prevention, 2003)
- Argan oil as a pretreatment of human hair before exposure to oxidative damage: Attenuated total reflectance and protein loss studies (Journal of cosmetic dermatology, 2022)