Jojoba oil

Origin
Jojoba wax, or jojoba oil, derived from the coffee-bean-like seed of jojoba, Simmondsia
chinensis( var. Californica ), or Simmondsia californica Nuttall ( Buxus chinensis Link ), of the
family order Buxaceae. The jojoba, or simmondsia, is a wooden evergreen shrub, a few feet in
height, which grows in abundance on rocky hillsides in Arizona, near Tucson or elsewhere, and in
western Mexico. Presently in the United States and Mexico, Plantations are actively producing
jojoba beans. (Ref. 0012) Jojoba oil consists chiefly of unsaturated higher fatty acid and unsaturated
higheralcohol. (Carbon No. 38-44)
Main component is Dococenyl-eicosenoate (C42) and it's chemical structure is CH3( CH2)7CH=CH
( CH2)9COO ( CH2)12CH=CH (CH2)7CH3 (37%)
A method of manufacture
The seeds on pressing yield an oil which in some respects is not unlike sperm oil. The peculiar
composition of jojoba oil, since it contains no glycerides, places it in a category of liquid waxes. It
is composed almost entirely of high molecular weight monoethylenic acids and alcohols combined
as esters. It is more convenient to operate by solvent extraction, preferably using light petroleum
solvent, extracting thenuts after they have been ground. The solvent is then distilled off, and a
residual oil of a slightly yellowish color is obtained.

Uses
Jojoba oil is very compatible with the skin . It is used in a large number of cosmetics such as milky
lotions, creams, lipsticks, foundations, shampoos and rinses.Otherwise, jojoba oil products such as
soap, detergents, emulsifiers, surface-active polymers, plasticizers, solid and liquid lubricants, water
evaporation retardants, etc..

Iodine Value 80-100 (0.3g).

Acid Value Not more than 5
Saponification Value 80-110

Jojoba oil is a colorless to yellow, transparent, oily liquid. It is odorless, or has a faint
characteristic odor.