Important information about Abiomax/ Argamax, Héritage
Tree of Life and Oil
Company Abiomax/ArganMax stems from a deep respect for the fascinating ancient tradition surrounding the Tree of Life in Latin Argania Spinosa, and its unique oil: Argan. We want to bring knowledge about the oil quality and its tradition of joy and enrichment for the greatest number possible.
Argania Spinosa, the Latin name for the tree of life, has for 80 million years ago covered the whole Sahara. Because of the desert spread, the species is now seriously threatened. The once-mighty forest is today confined to the north-western Sahara.
Because of the species' impact on wildlife and its unique cultural values, Argania Spinosa been listed on UNESCO's list of separate plant species conservation: The Biosphere Reserve.
Biological research has been able to confirm the tradition mention of oil's effects. Imidertid it is only the pure products that will restore its health-promoting properties. Unfortunately it was very difficult to find the pure argan oil as the market is dominated by blends. The reason for this is that demand is much greater than what can be produced by this extremely rare oil. To ensure our customers the pure 100% organic and unadulterated product, and for himself to help preserve this endangered tree species, we have engaged ourselves in establishing and operating a farm in the Sahara last arganskov.
About Argania Spinosa tree and its fruit
Argan tree is a living example of the perfect symbiosis between man and nature.
Civilizations have been born, flourished, and have gone to the grave in its shadow. In 80 million years the tree grew in the Sahara region and forms are still the beautiful landscape of southern Morocco. It has been an important source of food for both humans and animals held on dry land from blowing offshore and thus kept the ever-threatening desert away.
It symbolizes eternity - came before man, has followed our journey through antiquity to the present day and carries the promise of a good life for the future.
As a sign of wood and oil's role allows mothers to their newborn the holy oil from the tree's fruit to taste before their own breast milk.
Because of intensive agriculture, which clears the trees to gain more usable land for tomatoes and other vegetables for the European market, the wood is now very threatened. UNESCO put it in 1999 on its list of world heritage in order to protect it.
Argan oil is extracted from arganfrugten. The fruit is oval as an olive, 2-4 cm long, yellow-green, dark as the fruit is ripe. It contains a stone, protected by a membrane. The stone usually contain only 1 kernel, which resemble small tonsils but are only 1-2 mm thick. These kernels give Argan. The oil is extracted manually or mechanically. The total yield from a crop grown from a tree varies between half to perhaps a few liters of pure oil. By gentle cold pressing gives a smaller yield.
About our pricing and ArganMax oil quality:
How can it be that the Internet offered organic Argan oil to lower prices?
Answer: Before we committed ourselves in own organic farm use, we conducted extensive studies in our search for the pure argan oil.
What we Gothic surprised us:
- The oil was udblandet with other kinds of oils such as sesame oil and solrosolie!
- The cosmetic oils were oxidized.
- Cooking oil sold as a cosmetic oil.
- Oils were marked biological and ecological but without lot number or approval documentation.
- Oil was described as cold-pressed but which had been heated and then treated chemically to remove the unpleasant smell.
- Oil with serious hygienic shortcomings.
We gave up our quest, but not our vision. To gain full control of the road "from tree to customer" engaged we are in production from our own farm. On this farm we cultivate medicinal plants also about argan-træene to further enhance oil grades.
ArganMax oil extracted under full control of hygiene and is guaranteed cold pressed. So far we have not managed to find the same quality on the market. In our opinion, the reason for this finding in varying produktionskontroll and the widespread use of machines built for hot pressing at 90-100grader. To remove the unpleasant smell after the oil is treated with known methods (chemical or combination of physics / chemistry). Although the yield is higher than by cold pressing, unfortunately destroyed many of oil's unique properties in the process.
The method we have developed allows for natural primer much less yield (only 50% compared with hot pressing) but then there ArganMax oil of an exceptionally high quality. After cold sheet we filter the oil through cotton filter suitable for organic cosmetics. In contrast, our cooking oil pushed by mild heat (43-45grader) to give oil its delicate flavor, such as tradition prescribes. In our laboratory we can continuously monitor the quality meets our high demands.
Our goal is not the greatest possible benefit, but to preserve the oil's unique traditional qualities undisturbed through production and right up to the customers who want to learn to appreciate our Argan exceptionally properties.
Of course, our farm, production facilities and all products certified organic commodities and lot-labeled under the Act and regulations.
Sunhed og Skønhed fra Natur
