What is Cold Pressed Argan Oil?

Prior to buying any argan oil check that the item is natural Argan Oil natural and was cold pressed during manufacturing. If it isn't you are not buying a high quality product, meanings that you will not see the maximum advantages of using it.

Many of the argan oils being sold in Canada stores or online are not cold pressed and therefore are NOT the best quality that money can buy and as a result they will nor work as good.

What is Cold pressed Argan Oil?

Cold pressed Argan Oil means the way it was extracted, as you already know the raw oil is extracted from the kernels found deep inside the fruits of the Argan Tree. The oil itself has remarkable abilities, but it is the cold press method that keeps all of the nutrients in the oil.

Cold pressing is a method that is made use of to extract the argan oil which is combined with a very low heat and a grinding motion. The kernels of the Argan Tree fruit are ground together to produce a paste that is very smooth, and is then stirred very slowly by hand.

This action assists with the clumping and sticking together of the oil and kernel particles. After the clumping procedure, pressure is applied to the surface of the paste, which forces the argan oil out. This process used to be done by hand and utilizing stones to squeeze the paste in between, today this is all done by automation although there are still some manual parts to most of the process.

So where exactly does the "Cold Pressed" come into play in this process? It is actually the temperature level of the environment that the oil is pressed out of the paste. To keep the temperature very low is very challenging to maintain. As the paste is pushed and ground it creates friction which in turn develops heat. If this exceeds in between 80° and 120°F (the temperature varies between processing guidelines) the oil can not be considered to be cold pressed because the heat robs the argan oil of its purity. So as you can see preserving the proper temperature level during the processing is very necessary to produce cold pressed argan oil.

Is Cold Pressed Argan Oil Better Than Other Oils?

Yes! When heat is introduced into the processing of argan oil it will start to alter the properties inside the oil, degrading them lower and lower depending on the amount of heat and the length it stays at a high temperature. 

In addition to changing the properties in the oil, production at a higher temps can change its color, degrades it's shelf-life and could expose it to toxins. 

So taking all of this into account you can see why a cold pushed Argan Oil transcends to other type.

Purchasing the Skinception cold pressed argan oil means the product is organic and pure! You are getting the best quality possible.