Argania spinosa-How Ecological Farming,Fair Trade and Sustainability Can Drive the Research for New Cosmetic Active Ingredients

摘要

Not only should foreign cultures teach us traditional cosmetic uses; they should also reap the benefit of any economical development, directly for their own standard of living as well as via the maintenance of the local biotope. Argania spinosa is an endemic tree of Morocco. It is the only region in the world where this tree is growing. For centuries, it has been a source of income for the local populations. Today, the rationalization of the exploitation is vital for the survival of the Argania grove. A local economic interest group for the development, preservation and valorisation of the forest has been created by Professor Charrouf, to implement a full program including the optimisation of the women work, the protection and maintenance of existing Argania trees, and also the plantation of young trees. The "LS Argan Program" proposes original solutions to support the strategy: a range of cosmetic active ingredients, derived from the valorisation of Ar-Argan trunk referred gania culture by-products.