Jojoba Oil in Skin Care
Jojoba oil, pronounced (ho-ho-ba), is a commonly used ingredient in skin care products with many skin and hair benefits.
It can be used on the face, body, and hair as a part of your daily skin care routine, and has been used for centuries. Find out why its increasingly common to see jojoba oil in skin care!
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Jojoba oil for common skin conditions
Jojoba oil contains many universally beneficial qualities for skin care, and is used to treat a variety of the most common skin conditions.
There are jojoba oil products designed for the treatment of wrinkles, some kinds of hyperpigmentation, and acne.
Jojoba oil for oily skin
As an anti-microbial ingredient, jojoba oil can help eliminate acne causing bacteria on the skin. (3)
Unlike some oils, jojoba oil is non-comedogenic; this means it does not itself clog pores on skin.
The anti-inflammatory properties of jojoba oil also decrease redness and irritation on clogged pores.These are some of my favorite products for oily skin that contain jojoba oil:
Is jojoba oil used to treat wrinkles?
As both an antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory ingredient, jojoba oil is used in a number of anti-aging skin care products.
Using jojoba oil alongside other anti-aging ingredients can eventually result in fewer wrinkles on the skin.
Because of those properties, jojoba oil is commonly used alongside retinoids in anti-aging products.
It can take months for anti-aging regimens to make significant differences in your wrinkles.
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For skin lightening
Jojoba oil is often found as an ingredient in skin lightening products, however it does not actually lighten skin on its own.
It is not itself a tyrosinase inhibitor nor a PAR-2 blocker.
Multiple products designed for rosacea, melasma, and PIH contain jojoba oil.
Jojoba oil does have a tiny concentration of unsaturated fatty acids, which are tyrosinase inhibitors, but far weaker than is required to actively inhibit melanin production.
For skin lightening, jojoba oil is best used alongside tyrosinase inhibitors like hexylresorcinol, or PAR-2 blockers like niacinamide.
Some great exfoliators with jojoba oil I recommend for treating dark spots are:
Does jojoba oil help hair grow?
Jojoba oil has been used for improving hair growth across the world for centuries, and many people believe it is among the best oils for this purpose.(5)
One study showed that jojoba oil and some other herbal oils were effective in treating alopecia, or hair loss. (9)
Despite these claims, jojoba oil is not super common in hair care products, as some other oils like coconut oil are more effective in hair care.
is jojoba organic?
Is jojoba oil organic?
Jojoba oil is most often harvested and processed organically for use in skin care. (7)
Processing oils under repeated pressurization, chemical treatments, or heating can destroy the fatty acid composition of those oils.
As jojoba oils have extremely beneficial and unique fatty acid compositions, it is often found in its unrefined “golden” form.
White jojoba oil is not organic.
Organic jojoba oil is a gold color.
What is “golden jojoba oil?”
Golden jojoba oil is another name for unrefined jojoba oil; when extracted it holds a golden, almost honey-like color.
Golden jojoba oil is not a different product than regular jojoba oil.
When refined through multiple pressing, heating, and chemical processes, jojoba oil turns white.
What kind of oil is jojoba oil?
It is a pressed plant extract, like essential oils are.
Jojoba oil is often called an oil because it is a transparent liquid, but really it more correctly classified as a wax because it is primarily composed of wax ester that resembles sebum produced by human skin. (3)
Wax esters are not triglycerides (fatty compounds found almost universally in oils).
Wax esters are dense saturated fatty acids combined with fatty alcohols that give jojoba oil a distinct smooth texture which is very desirable in skin care products.
Jojoba oil is the only plant species in skin care recognized to produce a liquid wax.
Jojoba oils function somewhat like saturated fats in their occlusive nature and texture, but technically wax esters are a unique category of fatty compounds.(6)
Which fatty acids make up jojoba oil?
Jojoba oil is 98% composed of a natural wax compound called wax esters, which are fatty acids combined with fatty alcohols.
Though mostly composed of these wax esters, there are also some active fatty acids in jojoba oil: (12)
Eicosenoic acid (73.4%)
Erusic acid (14.7%)
Oleic acid (8.3%)
Oleic acid creates tiny perforations in the skin barrier that helps certain ingredients absorb faster into the skin, but it only comprises 8% of jojoba oil’s fatty acid content so this is not a concern.
The concentration of erusic acid in jojoba oil helps it heal wounds. (1)
is jojoba right for your regimen?
Are jojoba oil products right for your skin?
Jojoba oil very well might be right for your skin; it has tons of beneficial properties and very few drawbacks, if any.
That being said, not every product is right for everyone’s skin, so take be sure to shop by your Baumann Skin Type to make sure you only use what’s best for your custom skin care regimen.
