Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis)
May 20, 2010 | Posted in: Herbs & Essential Oils
First pressing jojoba is one of the best natural carrier oils around. I love this carrier so much that I have gone to using it exclusively for all my oil blends. Because jojoba is actually a wax that is molecularly similar to our own skin excretion (sebum), it is more easily absorbed and assimilated into the skin than oils.
It does have a very soft fragrance of its own, yet it takes on the scent of any oil that is blended with it, and acts as a natural fixative. This oil is certified organically grown and pressed on a farm in Arizona. It is pressed from selected seeds, and is never pressed again, extracted with solvents, refined, de-colored, de-odorized, or de-gummed as many commercially sold jojoba is. All of these practices affect the wholeness of the product and result in a lower quality.
Jojoba is naturally high in vitamin E. It is non-allergenic, and so stable that it needs no refrigeration. It can tolerate heating and reheating, without oxidizing, breaking down or going rancid, making it perfect for hot stone therapy or any method using heated oil. It does not clog pores, as does mineral oil.
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