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All you need to know about Jojoba

All you need to know about Jojoba

Jojoba oil is one of my favourite oils due to its versality. It was one of the first few oils I tried when I started formulating professionally. It has been a key ingredient in my facial and hair care products.

Authenskincity
August 10, 2023

Jojoba oil is one of my favourite oils due to its versality. It was one of the first few oils I tried when I started formulating professionally. It has been a key ingredient in my facial and hair care products.

Today’s post delves into what jojoba oil is, its characteristics and more. Keep reading to find out benefits of this popular and versatile ingredient.

What is Jojoba?

Jojoba is not technically an oil, but rather a wax that is liquid at room temperature and solidifies in cold weather. Jojoba is composed of liquid wax esters and few triglycerides. The oil is native to semi-desert regions of Southern California, Arizona, and north-west Mexico. The seeds and the oil are well known for treating various ailments such as skin and scalp disorders.

INCI: Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil

Key Fact: Jojoba was developed in the 1970s as a commercial replacement for sperm whale oil.

Jojoba is an excellent natural skin and hair care ingredient.

BENEFITS

Its sebum-like composition helps repair the skin barrier. This makes it suitable as a conditioning agent for all skin types. As an emollient agent with structural similarity to the skin sebum it is highly compatible with the skin and dissolves easily with the oils of the skin. Able to regulate the flow of sebum from the sebaceous glands.

Particularly useful for dry and mature skin, as well as those prone to acne. A 1973 scientific study on patients suffering from acne vulgaris demonstrates the oil is able to penetrate within the hair follicle and remove the comedone, thus clearing the skin. Thus, the oil can be used as a stand-alone ingredient or combined with other ingredients.

Jojoba oil also has skin-regenerating and anti-inflammatory properties. Jojoba helps to reduce skin irritation and treat sensitive skin stress suitable for all.

Capable of maintaining the skin's acid mantle, repair skin barrier and prevents trans-epidermal water loss with no greasy feel on the skin. This helps with moisture control on the skin thereby addressing a primary cause of skin ageing.

High in natural antioxidant. Due to its tocopherol content, it is high in natural antioxidants which makes it high resistance towards oxidation therefore having a considerable shelf life capable of withstanding oil rancidity

CHARACTERISTICS

Scent: Slight nutty odour. The nutty scent is due to the means of extraction to retain the oil beneficial properties.

Suitability: all skin type

Colour: Golden or light yellow

Texture: Smooth and liquid.

Solubility: oil soluble

Absorption rate: medium with no greasy feeling on the skin

USAGE AMOUNT: Up to 100%

Jojoba is a versatile and awesome skin and hair care ingredients. It is a great moisturiser for all skin types, leaving the skin with no greasy feeling.