01/29/2026
🌿What is jojoba and where does this oil come from?
Jojoba (pronounced ho-HO-ba) refers both to the desert plant and the extract pressed from its seeds. While the jojoba plant is native to the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona/California and northwestern Mexico, it’s currently cultivated across the world in desert-like climates.
🌿What is jojoba oil and what is it made from?
Jojoba extract, while commonly referred to as “jojoba oil,” is actually a liquid wax. The liquid wax esters in jojoba are the closest thing in the plant world to the sebum our skin produces, making jojoba incredibly compatible with our skin.
Jojoba is nontoxic, nonallergenic (the Jojoba extract is pressed from a seed, not a nut, and is safe for consumers with nut allergies), and noncomedogenic since it won’t clog pores with its sebum-compatibility. Being a liquid wax with very low levels of triglycerides, jojoba does not easily oxidize, making it remarkably shelf-stable and able to withstand heat without any loss in its properties, unlike most plant oils.