Since we started carrying MoroccanOil products earlier this year, all of the hair designers here at Michael's Salon have been going crazy over how great this product is for your hair. Designer Kat Bissonnette loves it because "it is great for all hair types. Moroccan Oil actually heals and repairs hair with every use, and adds shine to lifeless hair. I love it!!"

We love the product, and now we love the gift box set that MoroccanOil has put together for the holidays.

The box itself is a perfect makeup case, and inside it is stuffed with wonderful MoroccanOil products. The Moisture Repair Shampoo and Conditioner is sulfate-phosphate paraben free and is designed to soothe and repair chemically damaged hair. The Oil Treatment has the unique quality of instant absorption into hair, creating an instant shine and long term conditioning without leaving residue. And the Restorative Hair Mask offers a therapeutic remedy that penetrates deep into the hair to help reconstruct and rebuild, undoing damage done by chemicals and other environmental elements like sun and wind.

We also have a box set for curly hair, which substitutes the Restorative Hair Mask for the Intense Curl Cream. With impressive antioxidant and intensive hydration capabilities, this breakthrough styling product is used to enhance and define curly hair. Repeated use will result in extraordinary hold, shine and protection.

This MoroccanOil gift set is available at Michael's Salon and Spa in Dayton, OH while supplies last.

Moroccan Oil treatment is flying off the shelves at Michael’s Salon and Spa – everyone who tries it, seems to love it. One of the main ingredients in Moroccan oil hair treatment is Argan oil -- and you won’t believe how this amazing oil is harvested. The October issue of DAYSPA Magazine featured an extremely interesting article on the topic, so interesting we just had to share it with you. DAYSPA Magazine’s Trend Watch / Argan Oil October 2009 Every decade or so the beauty industry names a new “liquid gold”. In the 1980’s, it was jojoba oil, a superior moisturizer and surefire wrinkle fighter. The new superstar ingredient claiming the crown has been around for centuries: Argan oil. The difficulty in obtaining this fountain of youth adds to its luxe reputation—and hefty price tag. The oil is produced by the seeds of the Argan tree, which only grows in a 10,000-square-mile region of southwestern Morocco. The seeds must be harvested, shelled, ground, strained and pressed to produce the oil. It can take up to week to yield one liter.

Local goats, however, often complicate matter. The tree-climbing critters excrete the seed after feasting on the Argan fruit. Indigenous Berber women then retrieve the seeds, clean them and put them through the same process. The women rely on sales of this oil as their primary source of income and have formed government-sanctioned co-ops to retain their independence. Argan oil is high in essential fatty acids and vitamin E. It’s safe for all skin types-hydrating for dry, clarifying for oily—and is purported to treat a range of ailments from acne to burns to diaper rash. Moroccans rub it on their skin, hair and scalp; and eat it mixed in salad dressing or spreads. “Argan oil is to this decade what the discovery of extra virgin olive oil was to the early 80’s in America. So there you have it . . . interesting stuff. www.michaelssalon.com

Moroccan Oil treatment is flying off the shelves at Michael’s Salon and Spa – everyone who tries it, seems to love it. One of the main ingredients in Moroccan oil hair treatment is Argan oil -- and you won’t believe how this amazing oil is harvested. The October issue of DAYSPA Magazine featured an extremely interesting article on the topic, so interesting we just had to share it with you. DAYSPA Magazine’s Trend Watch / Argan Oil October 2009 Every decade or so the beauty industry names a new “liquid gold”. In the 1980’s, it was jojoba oil, a superior moisturizer and surefire wrinkle fighter. The new superstar ingredient claiming the crown has been around for centuries: Argan oil. The difficulty in obtaining this fountain of youth adds to its luxe reputation—and hefty price tag. The oil is produced by the seeds of the Argan tree, which only grows in a 10,000-square-mile region of southwestern Morocco. The seeds must be harvested, shelled, ground, strained and pressed to produce the oil. It can take up to week to yield one liter.

Local goats, however, often complicate matter. The tree-climbing critters excrete the seed after feasting on the Argan fruit. Indigenous Berber women then retrieve the seeds, clean them and put them through the same process. The women rely on sales of this oil as their primary source of income and have formed government-sanctioned co-ops to retain their independence. Argan oil is high in essential fatty acids and vitamin E. It’s safe for all skin types-hydrating for dry, clarifying for oily—and is purported to treat a range of ailments from acne to burns to diaper rash. Moroccans rub it on their skin, hair and scalp; and eat it mixed in salad dressing or spreads. “Argan oil is to this decade what the discovery of extra virgin olive oil was to the early 80’s in America. So there you have it . . . interesting stuff. www.michaelssalon.com