<P> Jojoba oil / həˈhoʊbə / (listen) is the liquid produced in the seed of the Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) plant, a shrub, which is native to southern Arizona, southern California, and northwestern Mexico . The oil makes up approximately 50% of the jojoba seed by weight . The terms "jojoba oil" and "jojoba wax" are often used interchangeably because the wax visually appears to be a mobile oil, but as a wax it is composed almost entirely (~ 97%) of mono - esters of long - chain fatty acids and alcohols, accompanied by only a tiny fraction of triglyceride esters . This composition accounts for its extreme shelf - life stability and extraordinary resistance to high temperatures, compared with true vegetable oils . </P> <P> Native Americans extracted the oil from jojoba seeds to treat sores and wounds . The collection and processing of the seed from naturally occurring stands marked the beginning of jojoba domestication in the early 1970s . </P>

What is simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil
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