![]() Even if your skin is not sensitive you should never put undiluted TTO on your skin. Regarding TTO and sensitive skin, we say that you should be careful. You need to be a bit more patient with TTO, though, as its effects come slower but also with fewer side effects. acnes and the effectiveness of 5% TTO gel is comparable to the gold standard anti-acne treatment, 5% Benzoyl Peroxide lotion. ![]() Multiple studies confirm that TTO is effective against the evil acne-causing bacteria called P. Regarding skincare and tea tree oil, its most well-known effect is probably being a well established anti-acne ingredient. On balance, the point is this: in contrast to real plant oils, wax esters were designed by Mother Nature to stay on the surface and form a protective, moisturizing barrier and jojoba oil being a wax ester is uniquely excellent at doing that. Third, jojoba oil moisturizes the skin through a unique dual action: on the one hand, it mixes with sebum and forms a thin, non-greasy, semi-occlusive layer on the other hand, it absorbs into the skin through pores and hair follicles then diffuses into the intercellular spaces of the outer layer of the skin to make it soft and supple. has this not fully proven theory that thanks to this, jojoba might be able to "trick" the skin into thinking it has already produced enough sebum, so it might have "skin balancing" properties for oily skin. Second, jojoba oil is the most similar to human sebum (both being wax esters), and the two are completely miscible. If you have some pure jojoba oil at home, you should be fine using it for years. ![]() (Many plant oils tend to go off pretty quickly). Even if you heat it to 370 C (698 F) for 96 hours, it does not budge. So being a wax ester results in a couple of unique properties: First, jojoba oil is extremely stable. 25-30% of human sebum is also wax esters to give us people environmental protection. Wax esters are on the outer surface of several plant leaves to give them environmental protection. Chemically, a wax ester is a fatty acid + a fatty alcohol, one long molecule. Mother Nature also created wax esters but for a totally different purpose. Mother Nature created triglycerides to be easily hydrolyzed (be broken down to a glycerin + 3 fatty acid molecules) and oxidized (the fatty acid is broken down into small parts) - this happens basically when we eat fats or oils and our body generates energy from it. The fatty acids attached to the glycerin vary and thus we have many kinds of oils, but they are all triglycerides. So what the heck is a wax ester and why is that important anyway? Well, to understand what a wax ester is, you first have to know that oils are chemically triglycerides: one glycerin + three fatty acids attached to it. Once the kernels are obtained, the oil is pressed out from them (the kernels contain about 50% oil). This part is the hard one as the seeds have extremely hard shells. The seeds are collected and smashed with a stone to get the kernels inside. ![]() The traditional process is that the ripe argan fruits fall from the tree, then goats eat them up and poop out the seeds. The tree is slow growing and getting the oil is a hard job. So, argan oil comes from the kernel of the argan fruit that comes from the argan tree that grows only in Morocco. ![]() Not that it's not good, it is good, even great but reading the research about argan and a bunch of other plant oils we just do not see the big, unique differentiating factor (though that might be our fault not reading enough, obvs.) Dubbed as the " liquid gold of Morocco", we have to admit we have some trouble determining why this oil enjoys such a special miracle status. When it comes to cosmetic oils and hype, argan oil is for sure leading the way. Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf OilĬitrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil ,Ĭitrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil ,Ĭarthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil , Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil , ![]()
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