In my senior year of college due to the excessive amount of stress and sleepless nights, I started having skin breakouts and hair loss. I was reading about the different alternatives to stop these imperfections, luckily one of my roommates was from Morocco. She told me that she had been using Argan Oil, also known as Moroccan Oil for her hair and Barbary Fig Seed Oil for her skin. I was amazed that she had no skin imperfections as well as very silky glowing hair. I narrowed down my focus and did my research on only the two oils she recommended and I discovered that:

• Argan Oil: Indigenous to the semi-arid region of southwestern Morocco has become increasingly prominent in the beauty care industry these past few years. Women have been ranting about the oil due to its capability to condition, heal, and repair hair tissues. After harvesting their fruits and dried out, the Berber women proceed by cold pressing the dried nuts to produce its ghee. Moroccan Oil is blessed with an abundance of nutrients and notable precisely for its phenomenal oleic acid concentration, which works in harmony with the hair. Oleic acid has the ability to make one’s hair healthier by keeping it more glowing and not vulnerable to fall.

• Barbary Fig Seed Oil: This oil is extracted by cold pressing the seeds of Barbary Fig fruit (cactus fruit). The seed consists of approximately 5% of the oil, therefore needing around 1 ton of the egg-shaped fruits to achieve 35kgs of its seeds, which is then cold pressed to yield one liter of its Oil. The oil has characteristics that enable one’s skin to stay smooth and moisturized. An appealing fact, I discovered is that its levels of linoleic acid and vitamin E are 150% more than that of Argan Oil thus it's a very powerful antioxidant. This fantastic beauty potion has powerful properties that enable skin cells to get rejuvenated as well as at keeping the skin hydrated, nourished, and Smooth. Extra light like no other and it's laden with beauty vitamins. BFSO does not only have a significant impact in the cosmetic world, it also has an economic impact in Morocco especially because its discovery bought a lot of native Berber women freedom and they are very excited about it, giving the facts that their kids can enroll full time in school at the moment.

I also got to realize that the cosmetic industry has tapped into the enormous benefits these elixirs have to offer. Beauty bloggers and gurus are constantly raving about these oils on their blog, YouTube channel and social media pages. I was done with my research on these beauty oils and concluded that I definitely had to give them a shot, my next step was to find suppliers in North America.

I came across LAVINA, a Canadian Organic brand that specializes in the distribution of organic and natural beauty oils. The one thing I love the most about this brand is that they are big advocates for animal cruelty free and non toxic products. Secondly, they claim their products are fairly traded from Morocco and their customer service is definitely one of a kind. I loved the fact that they were offering a free bottle of Argan Hair Oil with the purchase of Barbary Fig Seed Oil. I apply this liquid gold on my skin every night before I go to sleep and the Argan Hair Oil every morning after my shower. Ever since I got the oils, I have been raving about the gradual change both my hair and skin are experiencing. I feel more like my old self and I am glad LAVINA natural wonders were able to rejuvenate me. God Bless Mother Nature and LAVINA!