jojoba oil

Uses

• cosmetics
• fungicide, can be used for controlling mildew
• edible, but non-caloric & indigestible

Epidemiology

• produced in the seed of the Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba), a shrub native to southern Arizona, southern California, & northwestern Mexico
• Jojoba oil comprises ~50% of the jojoba seed by weight

Adverse effects

• steatorrhea

Notes

consists of

• docosdienoic acid (C22:2) 34%
• 11-eicosenoic acid (C20:1) 30%
• 9-Godoelic acid (C20:1) 15%
• docosenoic acid (C22:1) 14%
• oleic acid (C18:1) < 1%
• pamitolic acid (C16:1) < 1%

More general terms

• vegetable oil