Description

Jojoba oil is the liquid produced in the seed of the Jojoba plant (Simmondsia chinensis), a shrub, which is native to southern Arizona, southern California, and northwestern Mexico. The oil makes up approximately 50% of the seed by weight. The terms jojoba “oil” and “wax” are often used interchangeably because the wax visually appears to be a mobile oil, but as a wax it is composed almost entirely (~97%) of monoesters of long-chain fatty acids and alcohols, accompanied by only a tiny fraction of triglyceride esters. This composition accounts for its extreme shelf-life stability and extraordinary resistance to high temperatures, compared with true vegetable oils.