Argan oil is a precious oil for skin, hair and nails.
Let's see what are the cosmetic uses of pure argan oil and 2 simple recipes to start using it in our beauty routine.
The cosmetic uses of argan oil
Pure argan oil can be used to make toning massages for the body, to make s yesterday and nourishing and anti-aging creams for the face or to treat cracked skin of the hands, damaged by cold, wind or other external agents.
For the skin, argan oil is used pure or mixed with other vegetable oils or essential oils : for example with rose essential oil it is an effective remedy to fight wrinkles, while for dry skin it is used in synergy with jasmine essential oil.
As for hair, instead, they are mixed with argan oil, rhassoul powder and neroli essential oil or, if you suffer from dandruff, the essential oils of eucalyptus, tea tree and geranium are added to pure argan oil .
Finally, for a strengthening nail massage, argan oil and lemon essential oil are used.
Serum for mature skin with argan oil
A recipe with pure argan oil, simple and affordable for everyone to make a serum useful to fight wrinkles .
Ingredients
> 50 milliliters of pure argan oil
> 20 drops of essential rose oil
Preparation
Preparing this anti-wrinkle serum is really simple, since it is enough to add the drops of essential oil to the argan oil and shake it lightly.
A few drops are used , preferably in the evening, massaging on the face, eye contour, neck and décolleté.
Argan oil hair mask
To get shiny and shiny hair, prepare this simple mask and apply it to damp hair.
Leave on for at least fifteen minutes before proceeding with the shampoo.
Ingredients
> 5 tablespoons of rhassoul powder
> 2 tablespoons of argan oil
> 5 drops of neroli essential oil
> water to taste
Preparation
In a bowl, pour the essential oil on the rhassoul powder, add the oil and stir; add enough water to obtain a homogeneous and thick mixture, mixing well with a wooden spoon.
The properties of argan oil
Argan oil is a very precious vegetable oil for the skin: in addition to the emollient properties, which soften the skin, this oil has a firming action on the tissues, is a valid anti-wrinkle remedy, protects the epidermis from external aggressions and also nourishes the skin and helps it to regenerate itself in the event of sunburn, cracking, acne and chicken pox.
Argan oil is particularly suitable for mature skin that has lost tone, but also for dry, dehydrated and chapped skin and for those with acne or that have recent scars.
In addition to the beauty of the skin, argan oil is also used in the treatment of fragile nails, dry and dull hair and in the treatment of dandruff .
