1 Great Product....Many Great Uses...

One of my favorite beauty products (I am never without a bottle) is Jojoba oil.  Its amazing to use on your hair, your body and even your skin.  I'm acne prone, and Jojoba oil is the only oil I put near my fave without worrying about being covered in pimples the next day. 

Here is how I use this oil for my beauty and hair routine.  I've you suffer from any sort of dryness, or brittleness in the case of your hair and nails...I'd definitely recommend you give it a try...a little goes a long way, and Amazon offers 4 oz. of Jojoba oil for under 10 bucks, so its worth giving a shot.

NOW Jojoba oil, 4 oz, Amazon.com, $8.29

HAIR SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER



Jojoba oil is used by many for co-washing the hair (washing the hair in between shampoo washes with oils or conditioners only).  I actually add a tablespoon of Jojoba oil to my shampoos and conditioners and just use them as I normally would.  It definitely adds extra moisture to my strands and prepares it for heat styling should I decide to flat iron my hair.

HAIR OIL

I also just add one or two drops to my palms and run it through my wet  hair before either letting it air dry or blow drying.  I use a comb to evenly distribute it.

FACIAL CLEANSER/FACIAL MOISTURIZER

I haven't used facial soap from a pump dispenser in a while, but when I did, I always added a drop or two of Jojoba oil to the soap and mixed it in well.  Now, I continue to use the oil on my face, only now, I mix that drop or two into my AHA facial lotion, or sometimes, of my face is really dry (like right now...thanks, cold weather and Kojic Acid), I will apply straight Jojoba oil to my face with a cotton ball at night and let it sit until the morning.

BODY LOTION/BODY WASH

Again, a few drops in your normal body wash or your body lotion will add an extra dose of moisture to your skin.  I'm lucky that I usually don't suffer from severely dry skin (minus the occasional sunburn or windburn), so I don't really add it to my body wash on a regular basis.  When I am suffering from some severely dry skin, I will add a drop or two to some body wash in a travel dispenser, and in about a week, My skin is back to being healthy.  I do use it in my body lotion, and sometimes add a little extra to those areas that tend to be the driest (for me, its the elbows, knees, feet, and hands).


CUTICLE OIL

It's my go-to hand and nail moisturizer, and I use it religiously in my manicures and pedicures.