Talk:Jojoba oil

Good start
This page is off to a good start, however it really needs more chemical information, especially using the chemical template - 12.4.81.145 14:26, 21 August 2006 (UTC)


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FACT: jojoba is not an oil it is a wax. that's how credible wikipedia is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.229.125.72 (talk) 15:48, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

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 * Tag removed. Jojoba oil is not a dietary oil (its a liquid wax) and is not used in food or drink. István (talk) 03:01, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

"Recipe" Section
This is clearly prescriptive. It is inappropriate and should be removed again. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 11:49, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree it should not be on this page. Ive reverted it and will do so again. István (talk) 13:21, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

"Informational Page"
I have removed the link to the webpage as the site contains links to companies which sell these products. I agree the page is informative, perhaps someone could find the same information without the commercial links? István (talk) 15:16, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Alas, I searched but could not find another site with the same info without links to commercial sites so I have restored the link. It seems to be an industry representative group with links to its members so perhaps its not overtly commercial. István (talk) 17:48, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Archiving unsourced claims here
Most of the uses and benefits listed in the article are unsourced; the marketing materials of organic beauty products are not adequate to provide a source for encyclopedic content. As such, I'm copying the unsourced parts of the Uses section here, then removing all unsourced claims in the article; should someone find a reliable source for any claim, feel free to move it back with a reference. &mdash;ShadowRanger (talk 18:33, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Uses
Unlike common vegetable oils, jojoba oil is chemically very similar to human sebum. Most jojoba oil is consumed as an ingredient in cosmetics and personal care products, especially skin care and hair care. Jojoba derivatives, including jojoba esters, isopropyl jojobate and jojoba alcohol, are particularly widely used in this context.

Jojoba oil can be used to remove kohl.

Jojoba oil is also used to prevent and cure Fordyce Granules.

Jojoba oil is popular with stretched lobes. It aids in the healing process. (these are two separate claims Paul Murray (talk) 01:14, 17 January 2017 (UTC))

Jojoba oil is an exceptional hair moisturizer.

Jojoba oil softens skin and can help cure acne.


 * I seem to recall reading material dating from the 1960s and 1970s saying that jojoba oil had superior qualities as a lubricant, approximately equal to the qualities of whale oil as a lubricant for clock and wristwatch mechanisms, etc., that it was resistant to solidification at low temperatures, etc., and that it was expected to displace whale oil in these applications. So, is it used for anything like that now?  Or have synthetic lubricants derived from petroleum replaced both for these applications?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.41.40.21 (talk) 08:47, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Additional information suggested to the section "Appearance" and merging of the articles "Jojoba oil" and "Jojoba wax"
I would like to add the following information to the section "Appearance":

Jojoba wax composition is influenced by female and male genotypes as well as environmental factors like climate and salinity.

Furthermore, I suggest the merging of the articles "Jojoba wax" and "Jojoba oil". Fdubach (talk) 18:03, 11 November 2013 (UTC)fdubach

Is Jojoba Oil Really an Oil??
Ok, I've read on the net that jojoba oil is the closest vegetal oil to human produced skin oils but then I also read that jojoba oil is not actually an oil, but really a liquid wax. Anyone know which is it?207.81.0.235 (talk) 09:36, 3 September 2014 (UTC)BeeCier
 * Me too. I found this, which states "This oil is actually a wax ester that comes from shrubs in desert-like conditions.". Not sure what a "wax ester" might be. My understanding is that one of the useful things about this is that unlike oils, Jojoba oil does not oxidise or go rancid in air. I't would be nice if some organic chemist could settle the matter. Come to think of it … I play D&D with one. I should ask. Paul Murray (talk) 01:13, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

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