High in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, 2,000 women have formed the Targanine Co-operative. They exclusively deal with the Argan Forest — planting new trees and harvesting the Argan almonds. The oil from these nuts is so multipurpose you can eat it — or, as Kiehl’s has discovered, smooth it all over your hair and body.

The skin and hair care mainstay (including ours on Walnut Street!) is launching their newest products this month, all using the oil from the nut, as provided (through fair-trade, of course — the company’s first tread into the world of fair-trade) through the co-op. The Superbly Restorative Body Lotion is really lightweight, helps with elasticity, and improves overall tone and texture. The Superbly Restorative Dry Oil can basically be smeared anywhere that needs hydration and protection—hair (it smoothes split ends and adds a healthy sheen) or skin (on your face and body).

I gave the dry oil a whirl on my gross-from-the-winter skin, and I have to say, it’s almost fascinating how quickly it gets absorbed. Of course, it could be because my skin is like a dry sponge right now, but the formula is certainly very light, yet very moisturizing. I can feel it later in the day in a not-greasy way, and my shoulders don’t look like an ashtray by the end of the day, either.

Just in case it does decide to act like spring around here, it’s nice to know I’m ready.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 at 6:00 am and is filed under Beauty, Beauty Products. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Posted by Carrie Denny on 4/2/08 in Beauty, Beauty Products