L’Argan

A single harvest, from the land to the face.

The Maison AQAY Paris family argan grove at Douar Aït Baha, in the Souss

The argan tree grows exclusively in southwestern Morocco and can live for two centuries. Ours grows at Douar Aït Baha, in the Souss-Massa.

What Argan Offers

A satin touch.

A note of hazelnut, skin that drinks it in.

Beneath its shell, which only stone knows how to open, the kernel keeps its most secret gold: vitamin E, the antioxidant the land of the Souss entrusts to it, harvest after harvest.

From the Argan Grove to the Flacon

I.Gather

Between June and August, the fruit is gathered by hand under the Souss sun.

Argan fruit harvested by hand at Douar Aït Baha

II.Crack

Dried in the open air, then cracked one by one, nut after nut: a gesture passed from mother to daughter.

Argan nuts cracked by hand on stone, in the Souss

III.Press

In Taroudant comes the cold pressing, slow and patient, then the filtration that keeps what matters.

Argan oil extracted by hand: the pressed paste releases Liquid Gold

IV.Analyze

Each batch is analyzed in the laboratory, traced back to the family argan grove, then filled into glass.

Maison AQAY Paris argan oil flowing in a golden thread

Argan Oil for the Face, a Family Gesture

In our family, argan has always belonged to the face. This gesture passed from my grandmother’s hands to mine; every Maison formula keeps its memory.

— R’quia Libourki, Founder

The Gesture, in the AQAY Journal

Notre Millésime

Each harvest of Liquid Gold is pressed, then numbered.

The land gives what it will: one harvest generous, another rarer. We receive it as it comes.

Pure argan oil sealed with AQAY wax, argan nuts on marble, Maison AQAY Paris

In Our Skincare

Argan is the soul of our Elixir line. Joined with prickly pear, it reaches its most concentrated form: a rare gold, the matter from which the Maison was born.

Open prickly pear and seed oil, Maison AQAY Paris

Prickly Pear

Beneath its thorns, the fruit hides a heart of light. From its seeds comes a silken oil that settles on the skin like a veil, rich in omega-6 and vitamin E.

Prickly Pear, in the AQAY Journal

Frequently Asked Questions

From the family argan grove at Douar Aït Baha, in the Souss-Massa. The harvest is turned into oil in Taroudant by a cooperative of Amazigh women.

From the kernels of the argan fruit. At Douar Aït Baha, the fruit is gathered by hand between June and August, dried in the open air and cracked on stone. In Taroudant, a cooperative of Amazigh women cold-presses the kernels; each batch is then analyzed in the laboratory.

By hand, between June and August.

Yes. Each batch is analyzed in the laboratory: purity, tocopherol content, fatty acid profile, and the absence of pesticides and heavy metals.

Yes. Like every plant oil, argan oil slowly oxidizes on contact with air, light and heat. Each Elixir flacon indicates how long it keeps once opened; store it closed, away from light and heat.

The name the Maison gives to its argan harvest, pressed and numbered with each harvest. It is found in our four Elixir formulas.

Rich in tocopherols (vitamin E) and fatty acids, argan oil nourishes and softens the skin. At Maison AQAY Paris, argan has always been an oil for the face, a gesture passed to the founder by her grandmother. Each harvest is analyzed in the laboratory before entering the Elixir formulas.

The argan tree grows exclusively in southwestern Morocco, where it is endemic. Its oil, known as Liquid Gold, brings together two rare sterols, schottenol and spinasterol. According to K. Boucetta and colleagues, daily application for sixty days improves skin hydration and strengthens its barrier function. The same researchers conclude an anti-aging effect, measured by greater skin elasticity.

Sources: Sabiri et al., Forests, 2023 · Rabbaa et al., Antioxidants, 2025 · Boucetta et al., Menopause Review, 2014 · Boucetta et al., Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2015

Very rich in vitamin E and omega-6, it is especially cherished by dry skin.

An oil is poured, and worn.

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