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Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil
Hydrogenated Jojoba OilBarrier
Jojoba oil made into a firm wax that softens skin.
What it does
It’s jojoba oil hydrogenated into a wax. It softens skin and helps firm up balms and sticks.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as an emollient (gives skin a soft, smooth look).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2008) judged nine jojoba ingredients safe as used, hydrogenated jojoba oil among them. It’s jojoba oil hydrogenated into a wax. Undiluted on 100 people for 3 weeks, a mix of it with jojoba esters gave two a slight reaction, gone by 96 hours, and no sign of allergy. The reviewers noted these ingredients can help other ingredients through skin, so makers should take care, and asked them to keep pesticide and heavy-metal traces low.Becker 2008 · Cosmetic Ingredient Review ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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