The Jojoba shrub produces a seed pod that contains a liquid wax. When the liquid wax is extracted from the pod a return of about 50% liquid by weight is recovered. This liquid wax is commonly known as Jojoba oil.
Cold pressed Jojoba oil is a clear golden coloured liquid with a slight nutty aroma. The demand for Jojoba oil began at the end of the whaling era when it was found to be a suitable substitute for whale oil in most applications. It was particularly suitable as a substitute in the cosmetic industry as it was discovered that the liquid wax ester that was extracted from the plant was almost identical to the wax esters and sebum produced by young healthy skin. This made Jojoba oil not only a suitable substitute but in fact far superior to the whale oil for use in cosmetics.
Massage in cairns
Jojoba (simmondsia chinensis) is a native shrub of the Sonoran Desert, which covers parts of California Arizona and Mexico. The tough conditions that have dictated the evolution of the massage in cairns have provided us with one of nature’s true gifts. Jojoba oil.
To say that Jojoba oil is similar to the oils produced by our own skin is a slight understatement. Jojoba oil is actually so similar to our skins natural oil that our body is unable to tell the difference between the two. Thus when applied to the wax it is readily absorbed and acts as a natural moisturiser.
