Jojoba
Carrier OilSimmondsia chinensis
Origin: Sonoran Desert, USA and Mexico
About
Technically a liquid wax rather than an oil, jojoba closely mimics the skin's natural sebum. It is extremely stable with a very long shelf life, making it ideal as a base for blends intended to be stored.
Native Americans of the Sonoran Desert have used jojoba for centuries, heating the seeds to produce a butter-like substance for skin and hair care. It became widely commercially produced in the 1970s as a sustainable alternative to sperm whale oil.
Benefits
- ✓Mimics natural skin sebum
- ✓Non-comedogenic — won't clog pores
- ✓Exceptional shelf stability
- ✓Balances oily and dry skin
- ✓Deeply penetrating and conditioning
Pairings (34)
Jojoba's neutral, sebum-like quality is the ideal carrier for lavender's versatile chemistry — a classic combination for all-purpose massage.
Jojoba's stability and skin affinity make it an outstanding carrier for cardamom in both face and body blends.
Jojoba's wax-ester structure and skin compatibility make it an outstanding diluent and enhancer for Calophyllum in facial and body massage.
Jojoba's wax-ester structure closely mimics skin sebum and provides an outstanding, stable base for Frankincense in facial and body massage.
Jojoba's liquid wax structure provides skin-balancing properties and a silky texture, making it an outstanding base for lemongrass blends.
Jojoba's wax-like stability and skin-balancing properties make it one of the finest carriers for bergamot in both facial and body massage.
Technically a wax ester mimicking skin's sebum, Jojoba is one of the finest carriers for Rose Otto in facial and delicate skin blends.
Jojoba's skin-identical wax structure and exceptional shelf stability make it one of the best carriers for enhancing carrot seed's skin-regenerating properties.
Jojoba's wax ester structure makes it an outstanding carrier for rosemary in scalp, hair, and body massage, providing conditioning without heaviness.
Technically a liquid wax, Jojoba is non-comedogenic and deeply skin-compatible, making it arguably the finest carrier for Tea Tree in facial or skin blends.
Jojoba's wax-ester structure and skin-compatibility make it one of the finest carriers for copaiba, particularly for facial or sensitive skin massage.
Jojoba's wax ester structure and long shelf life complement and help extend grapeseed in professional massage blends.
Jojoba's wax-like structure, long shelf life, and neutral aroma make it one of the best bases for blending neem at a therapeutic percentage.
Jojoba's wax-ester structure makes it an outstanding carrier for clove bud, offering skin protection and effective, safe dilution.
Jojoba's liquid wax structure stabilises and extends pomegranate seed while offering complementary skin-balancing and protective benefits in facial and body blends.
Jojoba's skin-balancing, wax-ester structure makes it an ideal carrier for Cedarwood, particularly for scalp and facial massage.
Jojoba's wax-like stability and virtually odourless profile make it a superb carrier for eucalyptus in facial, scalp, and body massage blends of all kinds.
Jojoba's skin-balancing, long-lasting properties make it an ideal carrier for Cedar, particularly in facial or scalp blends targeting oily conditions.
Jojoba's stable, skin-compatible, and virtually odourless profile makes it an ideal carrier to showcase basil ct. linalool's therapeutic benefits.
Jojoba's stable, wax-like structure makes it an excellent diluting base for carrot oil, extending shelf life and minimising skin-staining in blends.
A stable, skin-compatible wax ester that is an excellent base for precise low-dilution blends with this sensitising oil.
Jojoba's exceptional stability and skin-compatible wax structure makes it an ideal carrier to extend St John's Wort, improving shelf life and skin absorption.
Jojoba is one of the most common carrier bases used in vanilla macerate production and pairs perfectly, offering stability, light texture, and excellent skin compatibility.
Jojoba's wax-ester structure and exceptional stability complement rosehip perfectly, extending its shelf life and enhancing its skin-conditioning performance.
Jojoba's skin-identical wax structure makes it a superb base for clary sage, particularly in facial or hormone-balancing blends.
Jojoba is a highly stable, skin-compatible wax ester that dilutes black pepper safely and is excellent for sports or muscle massage preparations.
Jojoba's wax ester structure and non-greasy finish make it a perfect partner to extend and lighten olive oil while adding its own skin-stabilising benefits.
Jojoba's wax ester structure extends shelf life and enhances skin compatibility when blended with sunflower, making an outstanding stable massage base.
Jojoba's waxy liquid nature makes it a superb carrier for cypress, offering excellent skin compatibility for all body massage work.
Jojoba's exceptional stability and neutral character make it a perfect base to blend with nigella, extending shelf life and moderating its intensity.
Technically a wax, jojoba is an outstanding carrier for spruce — stable, non-greasy, and highly skin-compatible for all massage applications.
Jojoba's skin-identical wax structure makes it an ideal carrier for sandalwood, particularly for facial and sensitive skin massage.
Jojoba's odourless, extremely stable, skin-identical wax structure makes it among the finest carriers for preserving and presenting Agarwood's precious aroma.
Jojoba's wax-like stability and skin-balancing properties blend excellently with sweet almond, extending shelf life and enhancing skin benefits.
Properties
- Aroma
- very faint, waxy, neutral
- Consistency
- light
- Absorbency
- medium
- Shelf Life
- 24 months