Jojoba Oil

Botanical Name of Jojoba:  Simmondsia chinensis

Synonyms: goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, and gray box bush

About Jojoba: Jojoba is an herb which is native to the Arizona region in North and Central America. Jojoba today is mostly cultivated for commercial reasons, prime reason being requirement of jojoba oil. Jojoba grows about 1 to 2 meters in height and has oval shaped leaves which range between 2 to 4 centimetres in length. It also bears small greenish yellow flowers. The seeds of jojoba are oval shaped and dark brown in colour. On an average a bush of jojoba may contain about 1 kgs of pollens which yield 54% of oil. The life span of this herb is around 100 to 200 years.

History of Jojoba: Since the dawn of history Jojoba is known to dwell in the desert regions of central and North America. The first written evidence of Jojoba was found in a dairy of American, Father Junipero Sierra, in the early 18^th century where he mentioned it to be used by Native Americans for treating their cuts and wounds. In the early 20^th century American scientists discovered that Jojoba was the only other natural source of liquid wax esters, other than whale sperms. Few years later hunting of whales was banned as it become endangered species and Jojoba is today left as the only natural source of liquid wax ester.

Properties of Jojoba Oil: This essential oil extracted from the seeds of ‘simmondsia chinesis’ and consist of the following chemical compounds: Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Stearic acid, Oleic acid, Linoleic acid, Linolenic acid, Archidic, Eicosenoic, Behenic, Erucic, Lignoceric, etc.

Health Benefits and Applications Jojoba Oil:

Jojoba Oil is known to have number of benefits, some of the important ones include:

Personal Care: 95% of the jojoba oil is consumed in personal care products as it is the only natural source of liquid wax esters. Almost around 45,000 acres of land in under cultivation in America producing jojoba seeds.

Similar to sebum: Jojoba oil is very similar to human sebum (both chemically and structurally).

Non Toxic: Jojoba essential oil is non toxic, non comedogenicand non allergic, therefore while it acts wonders on our body, at the same time also remains absolutely safe for it.

Skincare: The high levels of Vitamin E present in jojoba oil are very beneficial for our skin and it reduces wrinkles and keeps the skin fresh.

Anti bacterial: It can also be used to take care of any existing bacterial infections on the skin. It is known to treat these infections effectively. 

Other therapeutic properties of Jojoba Oil that make it useful are; anti ageing properties, rich in vitamins and minerals, aromatherapy, etc.

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