Description

Jojoba oil/macadamia seed oil esters is an hydrogenated oil obtained from the seeds of the plant of the same name, the subtropical evergreen tree Macadamia integrifolia, diploid. belonging to the Proteaceae family, of which there are at least 10 known species found in the United States and Australia.
This oil contains fair amounts of tocopherols and phenolic compounds and is quite similar to walnut oil in its antioxidant properties. Jojoba oil is also present.

Safety
Ingredient considered safe.

What it is used for and where
The subtropical evergreen tree Macadamia integrifolia, of which there are at least 10 known species found in the United States and Australia, provides a cholesterol-free energy food from its fruits (which look like small nuts), leaves and trunk. It contains fair amounts of tocopherols and antioxidant phenolic compounds.

Cosmetics
Hair conditioning agent. A large number of ingredients with specific purposes can co-exist in a hair shampoo: cleansers, conditioners, thickeners, mattifying agents, sequestering agents, fragrances, preservatives, special additives. However, the indispensable ingredients are the cleansers and conditioners as they are necessary and sufficient for hair cleansing and manageability. The others act as commercial and non-essential auxiliaries such as: appearance, fragrance, colouring, etc. Hair conditioning agents have the task of increasing shine, manageability and volume, and reducing static electricity, especially after treatments such as colouring, ironing, waving, drying and brushing. They are, in practice, dispersing agents that may contain cationic surfactants, thickeners, emollients, polymers. The typology of hair conditioners includes: intensive conditioners, instant conditioners, thickening conditioners, drying conditioners.

Skin conditioning agent. It is the mainstay of topical skin treatment by restoring, increasing or improving skin tolerance to external factors, including melanocyte tolerance. The most important function of the conditioning agent is to prevent skin dehydration, but the subject is rather complex and involves emollients and humectants.

Skin protectant. It creates a protective barrier on the skin to defend it from harmful substances, irritants, allergens, pathogens that can cause various inflammatory conditions. These products can also improve the natural skin barrier and in most cases more than one is needed to achieve an effective result.
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