Argan Oil: A Fabulous Organic Skin Care Gift

Argan oil is one of the best Holiday presents you can give to a woman this year. It not only enables them to help improve their complexion but also shows them how much you are thinking of them – the Moroccan women of the Sahara didn’t use Argan oil to protect them from the hot Sahara Desert sun for nothing.

Argan oil is extremely rich in tocopherols (vitamin E), phenolics and carotenes, all of which are very powerful antioxidants, and also squalene which is a powerful skin moisturizer. The antioxidant content of Argan oil protects the skin against the damaging effects of the UV radiation in sunlight, which would lead to serious wrinkles and leathering of the skin if nothing was done to prevent it. Many pale skinned people in the hot states of the USA end up with tough leathery and wrinkled skin because of these effects of the sun.

The powerful antioxidant propeties of Argan oil enable it to destroy the oxidizing free radicals that can rupture your cell membranes and pogressively destroy a large number of the cells in your body, including your skin cells. These free radicals are generated not only by sunlight, but also by pesticides and atmospheric pollution from industrial and traffic emissions and tobacco smoke. Why do you think that heavy smokers tend to die young. Free radicals are also formed during the cellular respiration that is your body’s process for creating energy in your cells from glucose and oxygen.

Because they kill off the cells in your skin, they rapidly form deep wrinkles, and you look a lot older than you really are. Argan oil prevents this, and can be used by anybody to help their skin remain looking younger for longer. Argan oil is a great gift for any woman, especially for those that know what it can do for their skin.

However, it doesn’t just stop there because Argan oil contains more than just these powerful antioxidants. It also contains the moisturizing squalene that keeps your skin soft and moist, and also a number of health-promoting fatty acids. This really is a great gift to give anybody, male or female. It can be used as a nourishing night oil and to protect the skin in cold, dry weather. If you have any hard areas of skin, Argan oil will soften them.

Argan oil with Lavender essential oil is a good soother for your skin after exposure to the sun, and if your nails are brittle, you can make them stronger and your cuticles softer by applying the oil to them each night. You can also rub it into your hands and face to keep them feeling lovely soft and smooth. It really is a panacea for all sorts of problems with hard, rough, dry and wrinkled skin and an excellent choice for anybody as an organic skin care gift.

The argan oil has found a number of unusual uses, such as a cream to remove stretch marks after pregnancy by a woman who was allergic to regular anti-stretch mark creams, and is also great to use for your scalp and hair if you have been out in the sun too long. It makes your hair more silky and takes away the brittleness – your girl will just love this, or your guy if he is out in the sun a lot and getting problems with too much sun on his scalp.

Let’s not forget the fatty acid content of Argan oil. The fatty acids help support the immune system and also help to retain moisture in your skin and the mucus membranes of your nose and pulmonary system. They also help to reduce blood pressure, cholesterol levels and to decrease the risk of you suffering diseases of the cardiovascular system. These latter effects would naturally be slight were you simply rubbing the oil onto your face or hands, but they are there nevertheless.

Argan is not the only oil suitable as a gift during the holiday period, and there are many more organic skin care products that you can give. Smomg them are a wide range of oils that offer a very large number of properties and different effects on you skin and hair. There is also a range of essential oil soaps, moisturizers and hair care and scalp care products that would make fabulous organic skin care gifts.

However, Argan oil is one of the best you will find because if its powerful antioxidant properties. It is considerably more effective than olive oil, and for antioxidant skin care there is nothing that can beat it so it make a great gift for these reasons alone.

More information on Argan oil and other organic great skin care products that make great gifts can be found on the Dale Candela – Argan oil Natural Cosmetic website Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Peter_Nisbet

 

The best Natural Cosmetic Ingredients for 2009

Pierce Mattie, the PR group for a lot of beauty companies, has its own list of top 10 cosmetic ingredients for 2009. According to the company, In 2009 the focus will no longer just being about green or all natural, but about specific ingredients and their benefits. Here’s a look at the ingredients that made the list:

Argan Oil: This incredible skin care miracle, known for being one of the richest natural sources of Vitamin E with 80% essential fatty acids, has been a beauty secret of Moroccan women for centuries. It can be dually used on skin and in hair for its high level of antioxidants and ability to replenish hair and skin’s natural moisture.

Acai: Sometimes referred to as “The Fountain of Youth,” this Brazilian berry(Acai Berry) contains antioxidants, amino acids, essential omegas, fibers and protein that positions itself as a formidable fighter in anti-aging products. Acai can be found across the board in skin care, cosmetics and hair care products.

Goji Berries: This nutrient-rich berry, well known as Wolfberries in the Himalayas, has often been called a “super food” due to its abilities to fight free radicals and boost the immune system. While there are no inherent benefits of Goji in fragrance, that hasn’t stopped perfumers from including this sweet yet tart scent into their perfumes.

Baobab: Rich in riboflavin, niacin and vitamins C, A, D and E, baobab has incredible anti-aging properties although you won’t just find it in creams and moisturizers, but also in exfoliating scrubs and hair care.

Acerola: Ingredients high in vitamin C, like acerola, are being used more often due to their ability to even out skin tone and brighten complexion. Skin care brands will be using acerola more to target those who have issues with skin redness and inflammation.

Blueberry: Chock full of amino acids, vitamins, antioxidants and essential fatty acids, blueberries are another super food that will be used to fight aging in beauty products. Also known as a “super fruit,” blueberries have long been known for its ability to revitalize the skin; it was just a matter of time before beauty brands began to incorporate it more into their skin care products.

Probiotics: Last year Pierce Mattie PR termed probiotics a “buzzword” among beauty brands, but now those brands are delivering more than just buzz with this sister category to cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals. Probiotic skin care will be branded as another “clinical-like” line of products, which beauty consumers tend to lean towards as science-based.

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-3: This cosmeceutical that is becoming found more often in anti-aging products to fight fine lines and wrinkles will be even more prevalent in 2009. Products that contain palmitoyl tripeptide-3 will be branded as a temporary alternative to cosmetic procedures.

Myrrh: With the increasing popularity of Ayurveda in the U.S., this ancient ingredient is also resurging in perfumes and skin care products. The rich royal resin with the slight vanilla fragrance so popular in incense also stimulates circulation and has lifting effects.

Turmeric: A highly regarded ingredient in India, Turmeric is widely known for its medicinal properties. Turmeric will be found in acne-related creams and lotions, as it is an antiseptic and can aid in preventing and removing blemishes. It will also be found in hair removal products as well as in the formulation of sunscreen in more natural products as well.

Dale Candela – Argan oil Natural Cosmetic

 

OPINION de “TusMarcasPreferidas”: DALE CANDELA

* OPINION de “TusMarcasPreferidas“: DALE CANDELA

Hablamos del Aceite de Argán de Dale Candela®: www.dale-candela.com

“Mi opinión sobre ellos es que son unos aceites exquisitos, nunca había probado el aceite de Argán pero desde luego ahora es un imprescindible.

Sus efectos se notan instantáneamente, dejan un tacto muy agradable, muy suave.

Se lo recomiendo a todas las perosnas tanto hombres como mujeres.

La tienda de DALE CANDELA, me ha sorprendido porque a pesar de que el aceite de Argán es bastante caro, en su tienda tienen muy buenos precios. El pedido viene muy bien presentado, con unas bolsitas muy monas, ideales para regalar ahora en éstas fechas, sin duda un regalo perfecto que no puede defraudar a nadie

Además en www.dale-candela.com tienen más productos como mascarillas, perfumes, velas perfumadas…etc…”

“DALE CANDELA presenta un nuevo concepto de salud y belleza a través de una línea de productos 100% naturales, utilizados desde hace siglos, y adaptados a las exigencias del ritmo de vida actual.

Inspirada en los antiguos rituales de belleza oriental, su línea de COSMETICA NATURAL a base de aceite de argán e ingredientes totalmente naturales, ha sido diseñada exclusivamente para cuidar y embellecer nuestra piel, y ayudarnos a mejorar nuestra salud.”

DALE CANDELA® es una marca vanguardista que combina naturaleza, salud y belleza.

Sus cosméticos están elaborados:

* Sin parabenos

* Sin phénoxyéthanol Certificaciones

* Sin materias de origen animal

* Sin hidrocarburos

* Sin colorantes químicos

* No testados en animales

Hemos probado tres productos de ésta maravillosa tienda online:

1. Aceite de Argán 100% puro

2. Aceite de Argán con Lavanda

3. Aceite de Argán cuidado y masaje para los pies

* Aceite de Argán 100% puro:

Ha sido usado desde hace siglos en los antiguos rituales de belleza oriental, el aceite de Argán suaviza, dinamiza, e hidrata intensamente la piel, a la vez que ayuda a prevenir su envejecimiento natural y restaura su luminosidad.

Por su alto valor regenerativo, se recomienda para tratar irritaciones cutáneascomo el acné, eczemas, quemaduras y varicela. Es un aceite seco, nutritivo y tonificante que penetra rápidamente en la piel dejándola satinada, hidratada y sin película grasa.

Es Idóneo para todo tipo de pieles, posee el certificado ECOCERT.

* Aceite de Argán aromatizado con aceite esencial de Lavanda:

Natural y autentico, el aceite de Argán aromatizado con aceite esencial deLavanda suaviza, regenera y nutre intensamente la piel, a la vez que ayudaa prevenir su envejecimiento natural y restaura su luminosidad. Es el cuidado hidratante ideal para las pieles secas y apagadas.

Además de proporcionar una exquisita y refrescante fragancia, el aceite esencial de Lavanda aporta paz interior, bienestar, serenidad y equilibrio personal.

Su textura untuosa y fundente dejará tu piel particularmente sedosa y delicadamente perfumada de Lavanda.

* Aceite de Argán cuidado y masaje para los pies:

Enriquecido con aceite de Argán, aceite de semilla de albaricoque y aceite de jojoba, este precioso aceite suaviza, calma e hidrata intensamente los pies sin dejar película grasa. Contiene aceite esencial de salvia antibacterial quelucha contra el exceso de sudor y contra las micosis. Excelente para la reflexología plantar.Con su agradable aroma de Ciprés y de Cedros del Atlas Marroquí, su textura untuosa y fundente te proporcionará una sensación de bienestar inmediato. Dejará tus pies relajados, ligeros y increíblemente suaves.

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OPINION De Elrincondexikitina sobre el Aceite de Argan de Dale Candela

OPINION De Elrincondexikitina sobre el Aceite de Argan de Dale Candela

 

¡Sorteo de un lote de aceites de Argán de DALE CANDELA en POTIS ADICTOS!

¿Que se sortea?

PACK DE ARGAN CON LAVANDA – ANTI-ESTRÉS & RELAJANTE de DALE CANDELA que incluye:

1- Botella de aceite de argán puro
2- Botella de aceite de argán con aceites esenciales de Lavanda
3- Botella de aceite de masaje de pies con aceite de argán
4- Saquito de Lavanda natural

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ARGAN IN THE NEWS – Elle Beauty Spotlight

Elle Beauty Spotlight – Argan Oil

By Nicole Catanese, Published: May, 2008

For a young celeb, sudden stardom can lead to obsessive paparazzi attention and a stint in rehab. For natural ingredients, popularity can be just as dangerous. The success of palm oil led farmers to burn parts of the Indonesian and Malaysian rain forests to plant palm orchards; illegal trading of caviar caused a drop in the rare egg-producing sturgeon; and the overuse of sandalwood had depleted the sweet-smelling Indian tree. Fortunately, the latest botanical phenomenon, the antioxidant argan oil, not only rivals all other free-radical fighters to date, but its high demand will actually help the environment as well.

Pressed from the nut of the argan tree’s fruit (a favorite snack of local goats), argan oil has protected the hair and skin of Morocco’s Berber women for centuries. Recent research has proven the oil is packed with skin-beneficial compounds: hydrating essential fatty acids, potent antioxidant polyphenols, and nearly three times the amount of vitamin E in olive oil. Liz Earle, creator of Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare, discovered its moisturizing effects at a Moroccan hammam 10 years ago. “It was the best facial I’d ever received,” she says. “I had to know more about the oil called the ‘gold of Morocco.’” She brought a bottle to her London laboratory for analysis. The chemists, impressed by its antioxidant activity, formulated Super balm, a healing skin treatment, around it.

“The antioxidants and fatty acids work synergistically to stop inflammation,” says Pat Peterson, the executive director of research and development for Avada, which is launching a skin-care line, Green Science, based around the extract this month. According to the company’s clinical tests, subjects showed a 38 percent improvement in lines after eight weeks of twice-daily use of the argan-rich firming face cream. Plus, scientists believe argan oil may also have anticancer properties. In a study in Cancer Detection and Prevention, the growth of three types of in vitro human prostate cancer cells were inhibited 48 hours after being treated with sterols and polyphenols extracted from argan oil.

The extract is proving to have serious girl power, too. In 2002, the Moroccan government helped established female cooperatives to manufacture argan oil. These programs prevent abuse of the forests’ limited supply of trees and provide workers with a steady income and basic education classes. “Purchasing the oil from the women’s cooperatives supports their social and economic welfare,” says model Josie Maran, whose namesake beauty brand includes a pure argan oil moisturizer.

Although extracting the ingredient is labor-intensive (machines grind the kernels, but each nut needs to be cracked by hand), only a small amount of the oil is needed in a product to deliver results.

As far as some experts are concerned, argan oil is a win-win. “Unlike other exotic resources such as caviar ad marine algae, it offers the best of both worlds,” says Leslie Baumann, MD, the director of As far as some experts are concerned, argan oil is a win-win. “Unlike other exotic resources such as caviar ad marine algae, it offers the best of both worlds,” says Leslie Baumann, MD, the director of cosmetic-dermatology at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami. “It’s an anti-ager and it’s eco-friendly.”

 

ARGAN IN THE NEWS – The New York Times

Liquid Gold in Morocco

by Amy Laroocca, November 18, 2007

The road from Marrakesh to Essaouira is craggy and bleak, an arid moonscape dotted only by a few roadside towns and the occasional Berber village. In the ’60s and ’70s, Essaouira was a stop on the hash-filled hippie trek — land in Marrakesh, load up your magic bus and head west for the windswept beaches and clear blue waters of this former Portuguese fishing village. Back then, Jimi Hendrix made the pilgrimage, as did Bob Marley and Cat Stevens. Essaouira still has remnants of its boho past: crocheted Rasta beanies are sold alongside fezzes in the souk; surfers come to lap up the waves in what is now one of the world’s top windsurfing and kiteboarding spots; and a dilapidated fort, which legend has it was the inspiration for Hendrix’s “Castles Made of Sand” (he actually recorded the song nearly two years before touching down here), is just south of town.

In recent years, well-heeled Europeans have started to flee the more touristy Marrakesh for Essaouira, where they stay in luxurious riads in the medina and sunbathe on the pristine white beaches. The town has also developed a vibrant cultural life, with galleries, music festivals and souks filled with high-end artisanal crafts. You can pick up everything from carved wooden instruments to inlaid boxes here. The real find, however, is argan oil, made from the nuts of the argan tree, which grows almost exclusively in this region. The oil, which is said to have restorative and age-defying effects, has become one of the latest miracle ingredients in the beauty industry. High in vitamin E and essential fatty acids, it is believed to help all sorts of skin conditions: dry skin, acne, psoriasis, eczema, wrinkles. Moroccans slather it on their skin, hair, nails and even their babies. They eat it, too — drizzling it over salads and couscous, or using it to make amlou, a tahinilike spread of the oil, almonds and honey.

Approaching Essaouira’s sandy-colored ramparts, passing the olive groves and grazing donkeys, you see signs announcing women-run argan cooperatives: Argan Co-Op, Women’s Argan Collective, Miracle Oil. And so on. If you pull over to a cooperative, the Berber women — and it is only women who make argan oil — will often invite you in to watch them work. In most of the cooperatives, the older village women sit in the courtyard and work as the younger bilingual girls walk you around, giving a tutorial about the process. (Pull over too many times, though, and be prepared to hear all about the process again. And again.)

The nuts, which look like a cross between a walnut and an almond, are picked out of the fruit of the squat, gnarled argan trees that dot the yellow hills above Essaouira. Depending on the season, there might be goats up in the branches, munching on the fruit. The nuts destined for salad oil are roasted on an open flame over a large steel drum, like chestnuts, which brings out their distinctive peppery flavor; those that will be used for skin- and hair-care products are left raw.

The women first crack the shells with sharp stones. They then place the kernels between two Flintstone-size slabs of rock, grinding them into a brown paste, which resembles chunky peanut butter. The paste, kneaded by hand to extract the oil, transforms into a solid hunk and is sent to nearby factories, mainly in Agadir, where more oil is extracted by a press. Some is made into soaps, creams and shampoos, but it is the pure oil that is most sought after.

The souks of Essaouira are filled with little jars of argan oil that have suspicious locals rolling their eyes. “Vegetable oil,” they’ll warn you. (Check the bottle for provenance; if it has a cooperative’s name on the label, it’s probably authentic.) The best way to find the real deal is to follow the smell of roasted nuts that will lead you to the cooperatives. Argan is not so new in Europe: English and French tourists have been bringing it back from Moroccan seaside vacations for years, and it’s all over the markets of Provence, lined up next to the lavender and olive oils. But now, thanks to the substantial efforts of the Moroccan King Mohammed VI (who has been praised for his efforts to promote women’s rights) and the local government, the oil is being exported worldwide, moving from the mud-and-stone co-ops into spas and Sephoras around the world.

Because the extraction of argan oil is a labor-intensive task perfected by the Berber women native to the area (it takes a few days to produce one liter), the government has established a fund for the cooperatives. Outside groups, like the government of Monaco, have gotten involved as backers. Women from the villages nearby are invited to work half days (so they can still tend to their families) in exchange for fair wages and good working conditions. Eventually, the cooperatives should pay for themselves. Unesco has designated the 10,000-square-mile argan-growing region as a biosphere reserve.

Meanwhile, more Western cosmetic companies are starting to distribute this “liquid gold,” as it is often called. Liz Earle, who runs an organic skin-care line in England, uses argan oil that she buys from two of the cooperatives in Essaouira in her Superskin Concentrate. “When I first found argan oil, I brought it back to the U.K. to have it analyzed,” says Earle, who forages the globe for raw ingredients. “It was so remarkably high in vitamin E and had these very interesting phytosterols, which are good for scar tissue and so many other things” — including, she says, that hard-to-define problem of lackluster skin.

But what Earle likes most about the oil is that the production passes the sustainability test and directly benefits the women who make it. “Culturally, what it does is good,” she says. “It provides income to a group that wouldn’t otherwise have it.”

 

ACEITE DE ARGÁN – Formación permanente en dermofarmacia

Formación permanente en dermofarmacia

92 Of vol 29 NÚM 1 ENERO-FEBRERO 2010

ACEITE DE ARGÁN

M. TERESA ALCALDEY ALFONSO DEL POZO.

Unidad de Tecnología Farmaceútica. Facultad de Farmacia.

Universidad de Barcelona.

El argán (Argania spinosa L., Fam. Sapotaceae) es un árbol silvestre único en el mundo que fue de clarado «Reserva de la Biosfera» por la UNESCO en 1999. Es una especie autóctona del suroeste de Marruecos, en el límite sahariano, y también está presen te en las tierras calcáreas

semidesérticas de la región ar gelina de Tindouf. El argán crece en zonas de altitud in ferior a 800 m y con clima seco, que resiste bien gracias a sus profundas raíces. En épocas de gran sequía, pierde sus hojas para evitar la excesiva transpiración y las recupera con las primeras lluvias.

El árbol, que puede alcanzar los 8 m de altura, presenta hojas pequeñas alargadas y flores amarillas. El fruto es redondo, ovoide o cónico, de color verde-amarillo y del tamaño de una nuez. Cuando empieza a madurar, a primeros de junio, los frutos se recogen para extraer el aceite de sus semillas.

CARACTERÍSTICAS Y COMPOSICIÓN

El aceite de argán presenta las siguientes características:

• Es un líquido transparente de color ámbar, prácticamente ino doro, de textura muy fina y tacto no graso.

• Posee una composición similar al aceite de sésamo, con un 80% de ácidos grasos insaturados, principalmente áci do oleico (45%) y linoleico (35%), así como ácidos grasos esenciales (palmítico y esteárico) y fitoesteroles. La parte insaponificable –que representa el 1% de los componen tes del aceite– es muy rica en antioxidantes: el contenido en vitaminas A y E es superior al del aceite de oliva5. Tam­bién contiene compuestos fenólicos –los ácidos ferúlico y siríngico–, así como esteroles como el eschotenol y el espi nasterol que no están presentes en el aceite de oliva ni en otros aceites vegetales y que presentan propiedades anti cancerígenas6.

• Es muy estable, lo que permite su conservación durante al me nos dos años sin que pierda sus cualidades.

PRINCIPALES USOS

En medicina, el aceite de argán tiene importantes aplicaciones:

• Acción preventiva de las enfermedades cardiovasculares: a) Acción hipolipemiante, gracias a su composición en ácidos grasos poliinsaturados y antioxidantes. Se ha comprobado que los individuos que consumen aceite de argán virgen de forma re gular presentan niveles inferiores en plasma de colesterol LDL, peroxidasas y lipoproteína A en comparación con los individuos no consumidores7,8. b) Acción antiaterogénica9 como consecuen cia de la propiedad anterior. c) Disminuye la presión sanguínea y mejora la disfunción endotelial en ratones hipertenso s10.

• Acción anticancerígena gracias a los esteroles comentados con anterioridad.

• Otros usos: para fricciones en dolores reumáticos y de articu laciones y como fortalecedor (niños, ancianos y personas con valecientes).

APLICACIONES COSMÉTICAS

El aceite de argán concentra un gran número de propiedades beneficiosas:

• Hidratante y altamente nutritivo, aporta suavidad y elasticidad a la piel y el cabello. Para ello se utiliza solo o como ingrediente cosmético para todo tipo de pieles, en especial la piel y el cabello secos, castigados y frágiles, así como en productos antiestrías.

LAS NUMEROSAS PROPRIEDADES DEL ACEITE DE ARGÁN LO CONVIERTEN EN UN INGREDIENTE MUY INTERESANTE PARA UTILIZAR SOLO O FORMULADO EN CREMAS COSMÉTICAS

• Protege la piel de las agresiones externas: sol, viento, etc.
• Calma el picor y la inflamación de las pieles atópicas o expues tas al sol.
• Repara las manos secas y agrietadas y refuerza las uñas frágiles.
• Por su acción antioxidante, ralentiza el envejecimiento cutáneo. Por este motivo se utiliza en preparados para pieles maduras.
• Mejora la sintomatología del acné vulgar gracias a la combina ción de fitoesteroles presentes en su composición11. Esta ha sido una de sus principales aplicaciones en la medicina tradicional marroquí.
• Trata otras afecciones cutáneas como las quemaduras y la pso riasis, en razón de sus propiedades emolientes y reepitelizantes.
• Regula la secreción sebácea de la piel y el cuero cabelludo. Los ácidos oleico, linoleico y linolénico (alfa y gamma) inhiben las en zimas 5-a-reductasa tipo 1 y 212. Esta enzima cataliza la conver sión de testosterona en dihidrotestosterona, que es la responsable del aumento de la síntesis de grasa en las glándulas sebáceas.
• Al inhibir la enzima 5-a-reductasa, también resulta beneficio so en casos de alopecia androgenética. El aceite de argán evita que la dihidrotestosterona se una a sus receptores de membra na en los queratinocitos del bulbo capilar y acelere los ciclos ca pilares hasta agotar la capacidad de fabricar cabello por parte de los folículos.

MODO DE APLICACIÓN

Para el cuidado de la piel y el cabello se recomienda exten der el aceite puro y esperar 1 h antes de lavarse. Para for talecer las uñas, se mezcla con jugo de limón y se deja apli cado toda la noche.

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RECETAS AFRODISÍACAS

¡¡Prepárate Marta!!  Le dice el tío Xavi, y sin gastarse los cuartos en el Viagra ni quedarse con ese sabor amargo en la boca…

Sólo probando o haciendo probar nuestras recetas tendrás todo el poder, serás un dios del sexo, un máquina vamos, además de probar algo rico…

No nos hacemos responsable de las consecuencias de ingerir estos alimentos

y recomendamos su ingesta con “precaución”

1. ENSALADA DE MARISCOS y FRUTAS FRESCAS (Afrodisíaca)

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2. AGUACATE CUPIDO (afrodisíaco)

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3. LANGOSTINOS AFRODISIACOS

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4. LASANA ARRECIFE (afrodisíaca)

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5. POSTRE AFRODISIACO: mousse de chocolate blanco
con salsa de fresas o frambuesas
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Como preparar una cena romántica el día de San Valentin…

Se acerca el día de San Valentín, la fiesta del amor, y hay infinitas maneras de pasar momentos románticos. Como la recesión aprieta los bolsillos, este año probablemente elijamos reemplazar una cena en un elegante restaurante por una cena en casa.

La cena de San Valentín puede ser romántica y “picante” sin necesariamente ser costosa.

Aquí os contamos algunos consejos para que vuestra cena del Día de los Enamorados sea inolvidable

CONSEJOS PARA UNA CENA ROMÁNTICA Y AFRODISÍACA

1.El ambiente

Obviamente la cena no lo es todo, es fundamental crear un ambiente romántico y de íntima complicidad. Para generar un espacio relajado y romántico, es importante poner velas o fanales en lugar de las luces normales, aromatizar la casa con fragancias sensuales y poner música suave y chill out.

También podéis elegir un champagne o un vino espumante, en general el efecto espumoso asegura una velada animada

2. La comida afrodisíaca (Ver nuestra sección de recetas afrodisíacas)

Para esta cena especial, les recomendamos servir platos ligeros. Lo mejor es presentar diversos platos muy sabrosos pero livianos (¡hay que evitar el ajo a toda costa!). Los mariscos son considerados buenos alimentos afrodisíacos, así que un cóctel de langostinos con aguacate o una ensalada de mariscos con frutas frescas son una entrada delicada y deliciosa.

Para el plato principal no queremos algo muy pesado, así que carnes rojas en general quedan descartadas. Preparar una lasaña de mariscos, un salmón, o una carne de pato es una buena opción, porque es ligera. Ambas carnes quedan muy bien con un acompañamiento de verduras hervidas o cocidas al vapor tales como los espárragos, la zanahoria y la calabaza. De este modo nuestro plato quedará bien colorido.

Y como postre sensual, les aconsejamos una “mousse de chocolate blanco” o “un coulante de chocolate negro” que se pueden servir con alguna salsa de fresas o frambuesas caliente si se desea.

¡Que disfruten de una noche llena de sorpresas!

¡Feliz San Valentín!