Jojoba (/həˈhoʊbə/ⓘ; botanical name: Simmondsia chinensis) – also commonly called goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, and gray box bush[2] – is a shrub native to the Southwestern United States. Simmondsia chinensis is the sole species of the family Simmondsiaceae, placed in the order Caryophyllales.
Jojoba is grown commercially to produce jojoba oil, a liquid wax ester extracted from its seed.
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Jojoba oil (/həˈhoʊbə/ ) is the liquid produced in the seed of the Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) plant, a shrub, which is native to southern Arizona,...
Jojoba esters are the hydrogenation or transesterification product of Jojoba oil. Jojoba Esters are commonly used in cosmetic formulations as an emollient...
Jojoba alcohol is the alcohol fraction obtained by the saponification of jojoba oil from the seeds of Simmondsia chinensis. Jojoba alcohol is commonly...
Hydrogenated jojoba oil is the end product of the complete hydrogenation of jojoba oil. Hydrogenated jojoba oil is a straight-chain wax ester of 36 to...
Jojoba wax esters are polyethylene glycol derivatives of the acids and alcohols obtained from the saponification of jojoba oil. With an average ethoxylation...
the common English jujube. This name is not related to jojoba, which is a loan from Spanish jojoba, itself borrowed from hohohwi, the name of that plant...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Simmondsiaceae. Simmondsiaceae or the jojoba family is a family of flowering plants. The family is not recognized by...
Hydrolyzed jojoba esters are the hydrolysate of jojoba esters derived by acid, enzyme or other method of hydrolysis. Hydrolyzed jojoba esters are commonly...
Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) plantations, such as those shown, have played a role in combating edge effects of desertification in the Thar desert, India...
mountains of California Simmondsia chinensis, also known as coffeeberry or jojoba, native to the deserts of western North America Plants named Coffee berry...
coating, and surfboard wax. Other more specialized vegetable waxes include jojoba oil, candelilla wax and ouricury wax. Plant and animal based waxes or oils...
used as a treatment for hair care. Jojoba is used for skin care because it is a natural moisturizer for the skin. Jojoba is actually a liquid wax that becomes...
India as a fuel oil. Has attracted strong proponents for use as a biofuel. Jojoba oil, from the Simmondsia chinensis, a desert shrub. Milk bush, popularized...
as well. A botanical alternative to spermaceti is a derivative of jojoba oil, jojoba esters, C19H41COOC20H41, a solid wax, which is chemically and physically...
senita, prickly pear, barrel, fishhook, hedgehog, cholla, silver dollar, and jojoba. The portion of the Sonora Desert which lies in the Southwestern United...
elevations include whitethorn acacia (Acacia constricta), fairy duster, and jojoba. In the desert subdivisions found on Baja California, cardon cactus, elephant...
Other active ingredients in fungicides include neem oil, rosemary oil, jojoba oil, the bacterium Bacillus subtilis, and the beneficial fungus Ulocladium...
essential oils. Beard oil products are a blend of various ingredients, such as jojoba oil, argan oil, coconut oil, grape seed oil, hempseed oil and castor oil...
absorbed transdermally. In an experiment in which sclareol was dissolved in jojoba oil and applied to mice, (1) it was detected in the blood 30 minutes after...
neutral-smelling oils such as fractionated coconut oil, or liquid waxes such as jojoba oil and almond oil. The conventional application of pure perfume (parfum...
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