Ingredient · INCI listed
Jojoba Oil
A liquid wax ester that closely resembles the skin's own sebum, absorbing more readily than most oils and balancing rather than overloading. A versatile emollient suited even to oilier skin.
Evidence — Well-established
Data summary
Products containing
48
Most common in
11 products
cleansers
Typical pairing
Vitamin E (Tocopherol)
Evidence level
Well-established as an emollient. Biomimetic structure provides excellent skin affinity. Contains vitamin E and antioxidants. Non-comedogenic for most skin types, though a minority find it pore-clogging — individual patch testing is the only reliable test.
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In the catalog
Jojoba Oil by the numbers.
We've catalogued 114 products that use jojoba oil, most often in cleansers (23 products) but also across moisturizers and oils. Those products average a 72/100 formulation score — above the catalog norm — topping out with SkinFix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser at 87/100.
20 formulas containing jojoba oil clear our 80/100 standout threshold. Its most frequent formulation partners are Vitamin E (27 shared formulas) and Glycerin (23 shared formulas). The median price of a jojoba oil product here is $28.
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