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HobaCare Blog

We love jojoba, and we know you do, too.

That’s why we’re excited to bring you the best and the latest in our personal care blog. We’ll share inside peeks into our production, simple DIY jojoba product recipes, interviews with industry professionals, and a whole lot of education about the many uses and jojoba oil benefits for your skin!

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Close-up of jojoba oil in a glass beaker, with dried herbs and flowers in the background.
Jojoba Recipes

Jojoba for Makers

When I started my herbal skincare product business in 2015, HobaCare Jojoba extract was the only jojoba I wanted to use in my products. In fact, HobaCare Jojoba was the only jojoba extract I had ever used myself, knowing it was a local Maine product and loving from the first drop how it felt on my skin. It was only

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October 23, 2020
jojoba lavender salve
Skincare

DIY Lavender Jojoba Salve

(This blog post is the first from our Director of Strategic Growth, Cari Balbo, herbalist and maker of herbal skincare products at Ridge Pond Herbals. Over the coming months, Cari will be sharing more herbal-infused jojoba recipes and different ideas for using jojoba here on our blog.) If you’re looking for a gift to make for Mother’s Day, here’s an easy

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October 5, 2020
Common Ground Fair Vendor Booth
HobaCare News

Missing the Common Ground Fair

Hillary, one of our Customer Care Specialists, has been working the HobaCare booth at the Common Ground Fair for many years. Being the one in the office with the most experience, we had her write up a post about why we will miss being at the fair this year. One of the biggest reasons the Common Ground Fair  in Unity, Maine

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September 25, 2020
jojoba and pregnancy
How Do You HobaCare?

Hillary – How Do You HobaCare?

Over the coming months, we will be sharing posts about how our staff uses our jojoba themselves in our new #HowDoYouHobaCare campaign. Today’s post is from Hillary, one of our Customer Care Specialists, who will be answering the question “Is jojoba oil safe during pregnancy”? I am happy to say I have been working at The Original Jojoba Company for

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September 11, 2020
calendula infused jojoba
Jojoba Recipes

How to Make Calendula-Infused Jojoba Oil

For all the same reasons that jojoba makes a great carrier for essential oils, it also makes one of the best carrier oils for calendula infusion, herbs, and botanicals (see our post dedicated to this topic here). Infusing jojoba oil with calendula flowers and botanicals can take it up a notch, adding healing elements to an already amazing product. Jojoba’s

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September 9, 2020
HowDoYouHobaCare
101 Uses for Jojoba Oil

Cari, How Do You HobaCare?

Over the coming months we will be sharing posts about how our staff uses our jojoba themselves in our new #HowDoYouHobaCare campaign. Today’s post is from Ridge Pond Herbals‘ Cari Balbo, our Director of Strategic Growth. Hello from Palermo, Maine! When I’m not in the office you can usually find me on my small homestead here where my husband and

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August 11, 2020
Golden HobaCare Jojoba a natural after skin sun soother in two clear bottles with a blurred green background
Our Jojoba

The HobaCare Rebrand is Here

In early 2019, with an eye to refreshing our brand after many years, The Original Jojoba Company embarked on a rebranding journey and we thought our customers might be interested to learn more about the process and how our new look and feel came to be. After speaking with a few Maine design firms, we chose Might & Main in Portland

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June 1, 2020
jojoba oil for pets
Pets

Jojoba Oil for Dogs, Cats, and Pets (A Naturally Gentle Product)

Can you use jojoba oil on dogs and cats? Animals often have sensitivities, especially skin sensitivities. Using a non-toxic product like jojoba oil for dogs’ and cats’ skin is important to avoid adding additional environmental toxins. Is jojoba oil toxic to cats or other animals? Jojoba oil* is nontoxic and nonallergenic (the extract is pressed from a seed, not a

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May 14, 2020
herbal hot spot treatment
Herbal Medicine & Infusions

DIY Herbal Hot Spot Treatment

Most likely, if you have pets, you’ve experienced a hot spot. Hot spots are acute moist dermatitis and are characterized by red, irritated, weepy sores that can be terribly difficult to get rid of. They can grow rapidly as pets try to clean them with constant licking. There are loads of treatments out there, but we have found a simple

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May 4, 2020
Using jojoba as your oil cleansing medium
101 Uses for Jojoba Oil

Safe Halloween Makeup Removal

Autumn is in it’s second phase at our office here in Maine and suddenly we notice it’s that time of year again. The cloudy, breezy days, the swirling leaves on the ground and pumpkins appearing everywhere? Can you feel it? Many of you may be dressing up for a Halloween party or helping the kids in your lives get festive

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October 31, 2019
AFMTE Philadelphia
Massage Therapy

Musings on Education or, a Fun Time At The AFMTE Conference

Another article by Ginne Fanelli BS, RN, LMT, our massage therapist that writes article for the blog and travels to massage therapist conferences and shows with us. Photos courtesy of AFMTE COPYRIGHT © 2019 – Shared with Permission. Have you ever thought much about who taught your massage teachers to teach? I’m sure we’ve all thought a lot about massage school in general…

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September 24, 2019
Abhyanga (Ayurvedic Self Massage)
Massage Therapy

Jojoba Oil for Abhyanga (Ayurvedic Self Massage)

*Jojoba is technically a wax ester and not an oil, to learn more about that see our in depth page with information about Jojoba. We refer to it as an oil because it’s what people understand but prefer to call it an “extract” instead. These days we see articles everywhere promoting self care. While this is wonderful, it can get

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July 17, 2019
massage
Massage Therapy

Self Care for the Massage Therapist

Often when I see articles about self care I skip over them because they make me feel guilty. Guilty you say? About What? Well the fact is, I never did all those great self care techniques and things that they told me I should be doing in school. I never took the yoga classes for massage therapists like I said

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June 20, 2019
HobaCare Jojoba Oudoors
101 Uses for Jojoba Oil

Essential Oils for Itching Bug & Mosquito Bites – DIY IStop Mix with Jojoba

Our essential oil mix of the month for May is fitting, it’s a stop-bug-bite itch mix for insect bites. Here in Maine, the period between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day is known as “Black Fly Season” (we know you know if you live anywhere that these little blood suckers live). These little insects can make being outside very unpleasant, their

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June 19, 2019
Do you ship jojoba to
FAQ

DO YOU SHIP TO ______________?

One of our most frequently asked questions is: Do you ship to {insert country}? We ship our natural jojoba oil for your body, skin, and more to many countries around the world and our website will create a shipping quote for you based on the destination country and the products you want to purchase. If you are looking for large quantities

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May 30, 2019
Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy For Oncology Patients

In massage school, I was taught not to massage people that had cancer. I translated this to, people with cancer can/should not receive massage. What I was soon to find out is that people with cancer CAN and SHOULD have a massage… but, only in the hands of a therapist trained in oncology massage. Let me explain. Anyone with cancer

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May 8, 2019
https://www.amtamassage.org/index.html
Massage Therapy

Introducing Ginnie

Introducing Ginnie, a friend that will be writing some great articles for us here about massage therapy. Hi, I’m Ginnie. I’m an RN with a bachelor’s degree from Boston University. Several years ago I decided it was time to consider a second career in massage therapy (more on that in a future blog). Suffice it to say, for now, that

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February 20, 2019
"Each practitioner upon entering a profession is invested with the responsibility to adhere to the standards of ethical practice and conduct set by the profession."
Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy – Practicing Ethically

An active massage therapy practice is the result of hard work, education, and a credible professional reputation. We can advertise, use social media, network with other health professionals, but our reputation is the corner stone of successful practice. Ethical dilemmas are a part of our society and to think we are never going to be exposed to a professional ethical

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January 2, 2019
HobaCare News

Holiday Food Pantry Drive

At one of our staff meetings in November, Bill made the recommendation that instead of the usual office holiday gift exchange, we put the $25 towards buying items for the Waldoboro Food Pantry. The company matched the donation, which gave us $250 to spend on items for the local food pantry. On Wednesday, we closed the office at 1 and

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December 20, 2018