Products Around 90 per cent of world jojoba production is used for cosmetics with the remainder used in specialty lubricant applications. Cosmetic uses include hair, skin and sun care products as well as makeup, bath oils and soap. After shave creams and oils Concealer Scrubs and masks Eye shadow Foot care products Eyeliner Massage oils Bath oil Soap Site selection Climate Jojoba is naturally suited to areas with year round or summer rainfall, with optimum growth in the temperature range of 19 to 25 C, but research over the last decade has resulted in cultivars that are productive in winter rainfall zones. At present, Carnarvon is the only area of Western Australia that is producing jojoba oil commercially. There are other plantings in the wheatbelt, but these are more recent and have not started to produce marketable amounts of seed or oil.
Growers often use strategic irrigation over summer to increase yields.
Soil type As jojoba is sensitive to waterlogging, the most important soil characteristic is that it is well drained. The best sites have porous topsoil and finer textured subsoil able to store moisture over summer. Although further work is required on suitable soil types, it is known that poorly drained clay soils are unsuitable. At pHs less than five, aluminium toxicity becomes a problem, so it is advisable to have the pH of the topsoil and subsoil tested as part of the site assessment. Liming may be required to address this problem.