Jojoba Oil

The Basics On Jojoba Oil

What is Jojoba Oil?

Emollient, non-fragrant oil (technically, a polyunsaturated wax) extracted from the seeds of a perennial shrub.

What are other names for Jojoba Oil?

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What is Jojoba Oil used for?

Jojoba oil regulates sebum production because it’s so similar to the sebum that your body produces naturally. When you put jojoba oil on your skin, your skin is soothed and moisturized. … This keeps skin from looking oily and helps prevent acne caused by clogged pores.

How Jojoba Oil is classified

Skin-Restoring, Plant Extracts, Skin-Replenishing, Emollients

Recommendations for using Jojoba Oil during pregnancy and breastfeeding

Limited data suggests no known risk

 

Jojoba Oil During Pregnancy

What we know about using Jojoba Oil while pregnant or breastfeeding

Limited information available.

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General safety info about Jojoba Oil from CIR

Several cosmetic ingriedients derive from the desert shrub Simmondsia chinensis, including Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed, and Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Butter. Further processing produces other ingredients including Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Isomerized Jojoba Oil, Jojoba Esters, and Jojoba Alcohol. Synthetic Jojoba Oil also is used in cosmetics. In this group Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, the most widely used ingredient, and safe at concentrations up to 100% in body and hand creams, is expressed from seeds and is composed almost completely (97%) of wax esters of monounsaturated, straight-chain fatty acids and alcohols with high-molecular weights. Amounts and composition of the expressed oil varies with maturity of the seeds and somewhat with plant location and climate. Plant derived material may also contain pesticide residues and/or heavy metals. Most available safety test data examined the expressed oil. For example Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil was reported to readily penetrate nude mouse skin and to increase penetration of other agents such as aminophylline in clinical tests. Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil was not an acute oral toxicant to mice or rats (LD50 generally greater than 5.0 g/kg). Short-term subcutaneous administration of Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Wax to rats at 1 ml/kg was not toxic. Neither the wax nor the oil were toxic when applied dermally to the shaved backs of guinea pigs in short-term tests. A dermal irritation test found aqueous Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters (20%) to be non-irritating to guinea pigs. Jojoba Alcohol was found to be nonirritating to the skin of albino marmots at 10.0%. Simmondisa Chinensis (Jojoba) Butter was classified as a non-irritant when applied to the intact and abraded skin of New Zealand white rabbits at 0.5 ml for 24 h under an occluded patch. Jojoba Alcohol at concentrations up to 50% was minimally irritating in rabbits. Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil was non- to slightly irritating when instilled into the eyes of white rabbits, but Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Wax, Jojoba Esters, and Jojoba Alcohol were not. Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Wax was moderately comedogenic in tests using rabbits, but Jojoba Esters was noncomedogenic, and Jojoba Esters were non- to slightly- comedogenic. Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Butter, Jojoba Alcohol, and Jojoba Esters were non-mutagenic in Ames testing. No carcinogenicity and no reproductive or developmental toxicity data were available. In clinical tests, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil was neither a significant dermal irritant, nor a sensitizer. In repeat insult patch tests Jojoba Alcohol , Jojoba Esters and Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters were not irritating during induction or sensitizing at challenge. Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil and Jojoba Alcohol were not phototoxic. The available safety test data were combined with the expected uses of these ingredients, which includes use in aerosolized products. Because the particle size of aerosol hair sprays (-38 µm) and pump hair sprays (>80 µm) is large compared to respirable particulate sizes (#10 µm), the ingredient particle size is cosmetic aerosols is not respirable. Relevant information also included uses with baby and eye products at low concentrations, and at 100% in hand and body creams. There were no structural alerts for the fatty acids, fatty alcohols, or other structures that would be found in these ingredients relative to reproductive/developmental toxicity, and these ingredients are not expected to easily penetrate skin. None of the tested ingredients were genotoxic and there were no structural alerts for carcinogenicity. The cosmetic industry should continue to limit pesticide and heavy metal impurities in the plant-derived ingredients before blending into cosmetic formulations. The CIR Expert Panel recognizes the gaps in use and use concentration data of these ingredients. Generally, the information available on the product types that include these ingredients and at what concentrations indicate a pattern to the Expert Panel when it assessed ingredient safety. Were unused ingredients used in the future, use is expected in comparable product categories and concentrations.

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Products where you might find Jojoba Oil

Jack Black Cool Moisture Body Lotion;Lipstick Queen Lip Liner – Red; SEPHORA COLLECTION Multi-Purpose Oil;Kosas Tinted Face Oil Foundation;Caudalie Vinosource Overnight Recovery Oil;MILK MAKEUP CBD + Arnica Solid Body Oil;Acqua di Parma Rosa Nobile Shimmering Body Oil