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Product Specification

Jojoba Oil

Jojoba oil is the liquid wax produced in the seed of the jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) plant, It is a shrub native to southern Arizoma, southern california and northwestern Mexico. The oil makes up approximately 50% of the jojoba seed by weight. Jojoba oil is a mixture of wax esters, 36 to 46 carbon atoms in length. Each molecule consists of a fatty acids, and a fatty alcohol joined by an ester bond. 98% of the fatty acid molecules are unsaturated at the 9th carbon-carbon bond (omega-9). Jojoba oil is used as a replacement for whale oil and its derivatives, such as cetyl alcohol. The ban on importing whale oil to the US in 1971   led to the discovery that jojoba oil is "in many regards superior to sperm oil for applications in the cosmetics and other industries. Jojoba oil is a fungicide, and can be used for controlling mildew.

Technical Details

Botanical Name :        Simmondsia chinensis
Family                                 Simmondsiaceae
Part Used             Seeds
Origin :             India
Mode of Extraction :     Cold Pressed
Main Constituents :         Mixture of different fatty acids
Description :             Clear Transparent Liquid
Appearence :             Colorless to slightly yellowish brown colored liquid
Organoleptic properties :     Sweet smell with bland taste
Refractive index at 20 Â°C :    1.460-1468
Specific Gravity at 20 Â°C :     0.900-0.925
Solubility :            Insoluble in water and soluble in other organic solvents.
Use : As a fragrance and flavor ingredient, Aromatherapy oils, spa's oils, as a herbal ingredient in cosmetic and medicinal products
Storage : Well closed in air tight containers away from sunlight and heat preferably in amber color glass containers.

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