subject: Organic Beauty Products - Jojoba Oil Benefits For Skin [print this page] Organic Beauty Products - Jojoba Oil Benefits For Skin
Today, many consumers are opting for products that are organic--even when it comes to their beauty and personal care products. This is for good reason. Organic beauty products are better for the environment and they do not contain many of the potentially dangerous chemicals that many of their non-organic counterparts contain. Organic beauty and personal care products are known for containing essential oils rather than questionable, petro-chemical artificial fragrances. One of the many great oils is jojoba oil. Read below to see why it is great for skin.
Jojoba oil is produced from the jojoba plant which is found in northwestern Mexico and parts of California and Arizona. Although referred to as an 'oil' it is actually liquefied wax that is produced from the plant's seeds. It has a golden color and is completely odorless. Jojoba oil is a completely natural and organic product and is hypoallergenic so it is an ideal skin moisturizer for people with sensitive skin or who are allergic to synthetic moisturizer products. Jojoba provides moisture to the skin without blocking skin pores and does not evaporate like water-based moisturizers.
Jojoba is rich in vitamin E which helps prevent wrinkles by helping to rejuvenate melanin in the skin. It is also a natural antioxidant and is effective in reducing skin inflammation. Native American Indians used jojoba oil to help heal sores and wounds. In fact jojoba heals skin in a variety of ways. It has antimicrobial properties and discourages the growth of fungal microbes and bacteria that can infect skin.
Jojoba can prevent an excess of oil building up in the skin. This is because jojoba oil closely resembles sebum (the oil which is naturally present on skin) so that when jojoba is present the skin produces less sebum. Jojoba oil can also be used as a treatment for acne by reducing the need for sebum production and because it is antibacterial.
Jojoba oil is rich in many important vitamins and nutrients such as vitamin B, complex compounds and the minerals silicon, copper, chromium and zinc. The presence of iodine in jojoba is probably the reason that it is such an effective agent against bacteria and fungus. Hence it can be used to treat conditions like athlete's foot, canker sores as well as the aforementioned acne. Today jojoba oil can be found in a variety of cosmetics including soaps and shampoos making it an easily available natural alternative to artificial products.
