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¥    An encounter with the ancient oils   ¥
of the times of the Pharaohs

Several ancient civilizations—today revered for their medical know-how—used aged oils therapeutically.

For example, ancient people such as the Egyptians and Tibetans, priests and healers knew about the incredible therapeutic properties of high-quality vegetable oil aged in terra cotta jars.

Around 1950, Professor Pierre Baranger of the Pasteur Institute in France started a long series of studies, which led him to not only re-discover this process, but also to understand its chemical and therapeutic properties.

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¥   The aging process   ¥

An open bottle of oil undergoes oxidation, making it rancid and unfit for human consumption. Rancid oil is an oxidized, degraded oil with a characteristic odor and is potentially dangerous for human health. This oil continues to alter, turning into a resin, making it ideal for bacteria growth.

Unlike the oxidation that occurs in an open bottle of oil, the controlled aging process transforms the very structure of the oil to create new molecules with undeniable therapeutic qualities. The aging oil undergoes a slow process of peroxydation, which transforms the fatty acids and triglycerides in the oil into a new class of molecules: TRIGLYCEROL OXYESTERS.

The aged, hyperoxygenated oil is naturally stable and is not rancid. Among other things, Dr. Baranger's work focused on reproducing this aging process in the laboratory and in industry. His procedure introduces oxygen into very high quality vegetable oil in a controlled environment.

The oil undergoes transformation and the polyunsaturated fatty acids absorb the oxygen molecules in a different manner. These molecules are incorporated and become triglycerol oxyesters.

Since HUILE DES PHARAONS is hyperoxygenated, it also contains molecules with strong properties such as phytol, vitamin E; squalene (a bactericide that deeply penetrates into the epidermis); isoborneol (a terpene with antiseptic properties), etc.

HUILE DES PHARAONS is obtained through a controlled aging process of high-quality Tunisian olive oil. This oil is rich in oxygen, (it contains between 90 and 130 atoms of oxygen per molecule), as well as in vitamin E and triglycerol oxyesters, making it highly effective. It is highly tolerated without side effects. In addition to possessing extraordinary therapeutic properties, it makes the skin soft, without leaving it feeling greasy.

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