
JOJOBA FOR MAKERS
When I started my herbal skin care product business in 2015, HobaCare Jojoba extract was the only jojoba I wanted to use in my products.
We love jojoba, and we know you do, too.
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When I started my herbal skin care product business in 2015, HobaCare Jojoba extract was the only jojoba I wanted to use in my products.
(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
Animals often have sensitivities, especially skin sensitivities. Using a non-toxic products like jojoba oil for pets is important to avoid adding additional environmental toxins. Jojoba
Our customers tell us that they can tell a difference between our jojoba and other brands of jojoba. What makes ours better? For the past 20 years, our focus has always been on quality. We continually work with our growers and processors to make sure our jojoba meets our exacting standards. When you try our jojoba you will notice a
Jojoba’s non staining quality is very important to our clients. We receive many comments on how important this quality is. Massage therapists love that it doesn’t stain the sheets and doesn’t cause a rancid smell after a year. Others love that it doesn’t stain their clothing if they accidentally spill it or put too much on. When used properly, our
Lotion bars look like bars of soap, but they are a solid form of lotion. They are extremely useful on extra dry skin and for protecting skin from detergents and overwashing. Beeswax in the mix adds a waterproof barrier to the skin, yet still allows the skin to breathe. Here at Jojoba, Sally recommends using it before heading out to
Jojoba oil* for the perfect shave, one of the things we love about HobaCare Jojoba is its versatility, which is exactly why we started the 101 Uses for Jojoba campaign. Since there are so many uses, we decided to highlight these uses on our blog. Today we will talk about USING JOJOBA OIL FOR THE PERFECT SHAVE. Jojoba can be
Jojoba is the best beard oil because in addition to softening and conditioning facial hair, it is also highly nourishing for the skin, especially facial skin. If you have trouble with itchy, flaky skin, under and around your beard, and/or unruly and dry facial hair you would definitely benefit from using a beard conditioning product like jojoba that doubles as a skin conditioner.
If you’re looking to minimize toxic ingredients in your skincare and streamline the products you use, consider using HobaCare Jojoba Oil for makeup removal and facial cleansing. One our customers tells us that her eyelashes are longer and fuller now that she is using jojoba as her eye makeup remover. Pure jojoba has many fantastic benefits for the skin, which
As we’ve been collecting 101 uses for jojoba, we’ve come across some very beneficial ways to use jojoba instead of other products. Some of our clients use jojoba on their leather goods. If you think about it leather is skin, with pores and fibers that no longer have the ability to protect themselves. This is why leather goods benefit from
*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. Essential oils are quite strong and should be diluted before applying them to skin, if not
Jojoba is a versatile product that can be used for a wide variety of applications. Massage, aromatherapy, and skin care are the most common uses, but we hear of other creative uses from our customers frequently. Jojoba is also used in many applications that are not related to personal care. Can we come up with a list for 101? With
We’ve been working on getting our blog up and running for a few months now, gathering ideas, taking photos, writing articles…. We are developing recipes for skin care products using jojoba, collecting various ideas for using jojoba, beneficial properties and qualities, how jojoba is processed, and much more. Let us know what you would like to see and read about
We have been getting a few calls from worried customers about cloudy or solidified jojoba. This is perfectly normal and there is no reason for concern. As the temperature drops jojoba will become cloudy or become solid. Hardening at lower temperatures is a normal process that occurs with most waxes and fats. Typically, jojoba will start to get cloudy
Naturally we try to find as many uses for jojoba as possible. Since jojoba is a natural product, it’s ecologically friendly if we can use it for in place of chemicals for various applications. Now that we are in the height of winter we wanted to share a use that we have found to be quite useful. Using jojoba to
Notice any changes? We sure hope so. First of all welcome to our new website. It has been a long and complicated process that has taken over 9 months. What started out as a need to provide our customers with a better online experience morphed into a decision to scrap our old site completely and start over. It is truly