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Did You Know…

Jojoba is a highly penetrating wax that closely resembles human sebum, an oily skin moisturizer produced by the sebaceous glands. Widely used in different personal care and cosmetic products, especially to treat dry skin.

Jojoba wax is most commonly sold as an oil but can also be hydrogenated into esters or beads.

Jojoba Fun Facts

  • Use on dry, flaky skin to moisturize, nurture and replenish.
  • Use on mature and wrinkled skin to restore elasticity and firmness.
  • Use as an aid in treating skin acne problems dissolves excess sebum, which clogs pores.
  • Use for eye makeup removal and as a facial cleanser.
  • Use as a carrier massage oil all over the body.
  • Use as a skin lotion after a bath or shower to increase softness and suppleness of your skin.
  • Use as hot oil treatment for the hair and scalp to relieve itchy, dry or flaky scalp.
  • Useful for "infant acne" and "cradle cap"
  • Used for after “sun” treatment to alleviate burns.
  • Used to help prevent scar tissue.
  • Used for pregnant mothers to help prevent stretch marks.
  • Used For Nail Care When applied the cuticles to strengthen and fortify brittle nails.
  • Infant care heat rash and baby ache.
Eco-Friendly Jojoba

Eco-Friendly Jojoba

In 1934, University of Arizona chemists discovered that jojoba was the only natural source of liquid wax esters other than sperm whale oil. They were amazed that jojoba oil contains a 98% pure array of monounsaturated liquid wax esters consisting of long chains of fatty acids and alcohols, whereas all other seed oils consist of branched triglyceride molecules.

At Purcell Jojoba International we believe that as the awareness of petrochemical shortages and related environmental challenges increases, jojoba utilization for many bio-based products will lead to a much larger jojoba industry in the near future. Growing more jojoba trees will help save precious desert water to help sustain farming in our rural communities and provide a new, highly functional, non-petroleum lubricant.

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