Native Americans were the first people to use jojoba oil (pronounced: hoe HOE buh). For centuries they used it for cooking, hair care and medicinal purposes such as treating poison ivy, sores, wounds and even kidney malfunction. The natives extracted jojoba oil by first heating the seeds to soften them, then pounding them with a mortar and pestle to extract a buttery or salve-like substance, which is jojoba oil. In fact, jojoba oil is not actually an oil but a liquid wax ester whose molecular structure is very similar to our skin’s natural oils (sebum). It is also unique in that it does not become rancid when Continue Reading