The name "jojoba" originated with the O'odham people of the Sonoran Desert in the southwest United States, who treated burns with an antioxidant salve made from a paste of the jojoba nut.Jojoba is grown for the liquid wax (commonly called jojoba oil) in its seeds. Jojoba oil is more similar to sebum and whale oil than to traditional vegetable oils. Jojoba oil is easily refined to be odorless, colorless and oxidatively stable, and is often used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and as a carrier oil for specialty fragrances. It also has potential use as both a biodiesel fuel for cars and trucks, as well as a biodegradable lubricant.--Wikipedia
Description: Simmondsia chinensis. King Canyon Wash, Tucson Mountains, Saguaro National Park West, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Date: 24 February 2016, 12:15. Source: Jojoba Nut. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location32° 14′ 55.46″ N, 111° 10′ 02.38″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 32.248740; -111.167328.
Description: Simmondsia chinensis. King Canyon Wash, Tucson Mountains, Saguaro National Park West, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Date: 24 February 2016, 12:11. Source: Jojoba Nut. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location32° 14′ 55.46″ N, 111° 10′ 02.38″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 32.248740; -111.167328.
Description: Simmondsia chinensis. King Canyon Wash, Tucson Mountains, Saguaro National Park West, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Date: 24 February 2016, 12:11. Source: Jojoba Nut. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location32° 14′ 55.46″ N, 111° 10′ 02.38″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 32.248740; -111.167328.
Description: Simmondsia chinensis. King Canyon Wash, Tucson Mountains, Saguaro National Park West, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Date: 24 February 2016, 12:01. Source: Jojoba Staminate Flowers. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location32° 14′ 54.52″ N, 111° 10′ 03.08″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 32.248477; -111.167521.
Description: Simmondsia chinensis. King Canyon Wash, Tucson Mountains, Saguaro National Park West, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Date: 24 February 2016, 12:01. Source: Jojoba Staminate Flowers. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location32° 14′ 54.52″ N, 111° 10′ 03.08″ WView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 32.248477; -111.167521.
Description: Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis). It's known for its use in toiletries. The O'odham people made an antioxidant salve from the nut. Jean said it also makes a decent coffee substitute. Date: 27 November 2011, 15:20. Source: Jojoba. Author: Leslie Seaton from Seattle, WA, USA. Camera location 33° 16′ 45.84″ N, 111° 09′ 27.69″ W: View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 33.279399; -111.157693.
Description: Seeds on a Female Jojoba Bush Jojoba oil is easily refined to be odorless, colorless and oxidatively stable, and is often used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and as a carrier oil for specialty fragrances. It also has potential use as both a biodiesel fuel for cars and trucks, as well as a biodegradable lubricant. Date: 7 June 2008. Source: Seeds on a Female Jojoba Bush. Author: Kenneth Bosma. Permission(Reusing this file): Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic.