Jojoba Wax Properties And Uses

Jojoba wax properties

Jojoba wax properties and uses have long been known to the mankind; from thousands years back the usage of the wax can be traced - it seemed to be common what we use it for today, with the exception of the modern technology involved in creation of various cosmetics products that contain jojoba wax also knows as jojoba oil.

The wax is received by the cold pressing method from evergreen bush jojoba; to be precise, from jojoba tree fruits or nuts. The resulting substance resembles wax. This natural wax is used for skin protection from dehydration and for additional skin moisturizing.

Human beings produce natural wax through the skin, which is also common in animals and some plants. The unique feature of jojoba wax is that the plant has grown in extreme temperature conditions, which formed a resistance to oxidation and hydrolysis - properties that prevent the wax rancidity. Even when exposed to very high temperatures jojoba oil does not undergo irreversible changes.

Jojoba wax chemical formula contains protein, an amino acid identical to collagen (another wax substance). The formula is actually similar to natural waxing substances that constitute almost one-third of sebum.

Usage Of Jojoba Wax For Hair And Skin

The wax is mixed with sebum and forms a kind of film on the skin surface that protects skin from harmful substances, but allows the freely passing of biologically active ones. The useful components of jojoba oil penetrate the skin deeply, slowing down the natural process of oxidation of lipids, which reduces the risk of carcinogenic formations and prevents premature aging.
Another special feature of the oil is its high penetration ability and fluidity. The oil is able to go deeply into the lower epidermis layers to provide deep hydration, recovery, nutrition and protection from external influences.

Jojoba oil is good for sensitive skin and prevents its irritation and tightness by softening it and keeping it hydrated; and the oil will not clog the pores. It is used for dermatitis and skin inflammation. The oil can be good for oily skin too, because it normalizes the function of sebaceous glands, and restores the normal skin hydration.

If used on the scalp, jojoba wax works great for hair; by keeping the scalp skin healthy it influences the condition of your hair in a positive way. It is also able to protect your skin from premature aging and prevent or reduce the wrinkles formation.

Jojoba Wax In Cosmetics 

Due to its unique properties, the wax is very common in skin care products and other beauty stuff. Products that contain jojoba oil are pretty popular and usually quite affordable (of course it largely depends on the brand of a product).

What is Jojoba Tree – the Source of Jojoba Oil?

Jojoba tree fruit

Jojoba tree and its fruits are the source of the famous jojoba oil which is widely used in cosmetics. Jojoba is a plant of Simmondsia chinensis species; it is evergreen and heavily branched shrub. Actually it is the single representative of the specie. The bush grows up to 3 meter in height, while its roots are able to go deep into the desert soil up right to 9 meter down! Jojoba shrub is native to the arid-hot areas of the Earth - Argentina, South Carolina, North Mexico, Arizona and Israel. The main areas of cultivation are Argentina, Southern California, Northern Mexico, Arizona and Israel. The funny thing is that despite the name "China" the tree cannot be found in China.

As we have already said jojoba tree is famous for its oil which comes from jojoba tree fruit. Actually the oil is a liquid jojoba wax, which has two interesting features:

- It remains liquid even at the room temperature, which makes it easier to use it in the beauty industry;
- It’s amounts are pretty abundant in the jojoba fruits, while the oils of many other plants are mainly contained in a bark.

Today jojoba oil is very popular in many skin care products. This oil is unique and has properties similar to spermaceti; there are no equals to it in chemical composition in the plant world. The jojoba oil history goes back in thousands of years; one of the first samples of jojoba oil was found in Egyptian pyramids, and what is interesting, these samples fully retained their properties.

Jojoba oil or jojoba wax is received by the cold pressing process of jojoba nuts that grow in Arizona, California, Mexico and Tibet. The unique jojoba oil properties are due to the presence of amino acids in proteins structurally similar to collagen (the substance responsible for skin elasticity). Another property of the oil is that it is very resistant to rancidity and oxidation; and of course it is ideal for making cosmetic products.