I am an avid fan of natural facial oils. I've tried many different natural oils on my face, including emu oil, jojoba oil, cactus seed oil, shea butter, mineral oil etc. Cactus seed oil is probably the best in terms of wrinkle therapy ($$$$), and jojoba oil is the best for night time moisturizer. But 100% argan oil is the best for day time use because it's very light and it absorbs rapidly and completely into the skin. It's not greasy at all and it doesn't leave a shine like some of the heavier oils (I'm looking at you, emu oil!). For day time, I like to put the cactus seed oil around the eye and mouth area and finish off with the argan oil around the rest of my face. I don't use any other products. Jojoba oil is good too, but it doesn't absorb as well if I didn't just come out of the shower/bath and my pores are wide open. The great thing about argan oil is that it's affordable compared to cactus seed oil and really effective as a moisturizer. It can also be used in combination with whatever else you're putting on your face. I put it on last because I think it may be an effective carrier oil to bring some of the less absorbable products deeper into the epidermis (sort of like how hyaluronic acid works).
Make sure you use Idris Ibn branded argan oil. I've tried to get so-called "100%" argan oil from ebay. I'm not going to name sellers, but suffice to say that most of the cheap "100% argan oil" you find on eBay is fake. Argan oil is not very viscous and has a subtle amber/gold tint (not clear like water). It should also come in a amber glass bottle because it's light sensitive, If not, you've got fake argan oil. I don't even know how Idris Iban makes money at this price point, but I'm thrilled that they can and they're making this amazing product available.
Full disclosure: Idris Ibn offered a free bottle to write a customer review, but if I didn't like the product, I wouldn't want another bottle anyway. It's good stuff. Get it.
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