Jojoba

Jojoba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Euphorbiales Family: Simmondsiaceae Genus: Simmondsia Species: chinensis
Binomial name
Simmondsia chinensis

Jojoba is a shrub which grows in Arizona and adjacent parts of Mexico and is grown for the liquid wax (commonly called oil) in its seeds, which is similar to sebum[?], does not go rancid, and is therefore used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and to dilute essential oils[?]. Jojoba does not come from China; the botanist who named the species mixed up jojoba seeds with seeds of a Chinese plant.