Argan exfoliant is the first natural exfoliating ingredient manufactured from the shell of the Moroccan argan fruit, a reference of the shells & kernels range.

Argan trees grow to 8–10 m (26–33 ft) high and live up to approximately 200 years. They are thorny, with gnarled trunks and wide-spreading crown. The crown has a circumference of about 70 m (230 ft) and the branches lean towards the ground. The leaves are small, 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) long, and oval with a rounded apex. The flowers are small, with five pale yellow-green petals; flowering in April.

The fruit is 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) long and 1.5–3 cm (0.59–1.18 in) broad, with a thick, bitter peel surrounding a sweet-smelling but unpleasantly flavored layer of pulpy pericarp. This surrounds the very hard nut, which contains one (occasionally two or three) small, oil-rich seeds. The fruit takes over a year to mature, ripening in June to July of the following year.

Argan is produced by several women’s co-operatives in the region of Agadir in Morocco and today, Argan is a major plant used in the cosmetic industry. 

Argan particles are really nice with a pale golden brown color, homogeneous in shape.