Jojoba oil is good for your skin!

Updated on 2026-02-03

Summary: Jojoba oil is good for your skin!

With the cold, wind and hot air heating, skin often becomes dry, irritated or unbalanced in winter, but certain natural oils can help protect and nourish it effectively.

Jojoba oil : Its structure resembles skin sebum, making it suitable for all skin types: it moisturizes without clogging pores, regulates oiliness, helps acne, soothes after shaving, and can also be used for the scalp, dry ends and even beards.

On his side, sweet almond oil is richer and ultra-nourishing: it softens skin, revitalizes hair and nails, serves as an ideal base for homemade sugar or salt scrubs and is gentle enough for babies' skin.

Two simple, natural and versatile solutions to keep your skin comfortable all winter long.

In winter, a dry and unbalanced skin

• Warm air heating, wind and cold dry out the skin in winter. The result: chapping, tightness, compensatory excess sebum production and sometimes more acne. Natural oils can help nourish, protect and rebalance the skin.

Jojoba oil: the universal balancer

Why is it special?
Its structure closely resembles the skin's natural sebum → it helps regulate oil production without clogging pores.

Benefits:

• Suitable for all skin types (dry, combination, oily, acne-prone)

• Antimicrobial and soothing

• Penetrates quickly, no greasy film

• Soothes redness and irritation

Uses :

• Face: 1-2 drops on damp skin

• After-shave/chafing: soothes the skin

• Dry scalp/dandruff: massage + 20-30 min exposure (or overnight)

• Dry tips: 1-3 drops

• Hair mask: ½-1 tsp., leave on 15-30 min.

• Beard: 2-5 drops to moisturize and prevent itching

Sweet almond oil: nourishing and repairing

Features :
Pressed from the kernel of ripe almonds, very rich and softening.

Benefits:

• Intense hydration

• Softer, smoother skin

• Nourishes hair and nails

• Very soft, ideal for babies and sensitive skin

Uses :

• Facial scrub: mixed with sugar (1-2x/week)

• Body scrub: with sea salt + vanilla extract (optional)
  

🛒 Where to find them?

• Jojoba oil and sweet almond oil Divine Essence (Quebec company) available at La Boite à Grains

About the author

Lynn Goneau, Certified Naturopath

Specialized in :

• Digestive health
• Hormonal health
• Stress and fatigue
• Memory and concentration
• Weight management

Frédéric Bisson, radio host at 104.7 FM

Host of the 104.7 FM radio station on the Cogeco network. Frédéric Bisson has hosted L'Outaouais Maintenant from 3 to 5 p.m. every weekday since February 27, 2023.

Transcription

Frédéric Bisson - Host 104.7FM:

I don't know about you, but with the wind that's been blowing since winter, it seems like every day we come home, we're chapped, we have dry skin, and then sometimes the skin goes completely out of whack, becomes too oily. Some people are prone to acne, and conditions change during the winter. So today we're going to be talking about natural, beauty oils to nourish our skin and also provide good protection. We'll be talking specifically about jojoba oil and sweet almond oil. Lynn Goneau is with us, naturopath at La Boite à Grains to tell us all about it. Hello.

Lynn Goneau - Naturopath of La Boite à Grains:

Hello Fred.

Frédéric Bisson - Host 104.7FM:

It's a big deal. I realize that, especially since it's the first time I've been in a house where the air is warm. So my skin, there's no humidity here. It's dry here. So let's start with jojoba oil. Why is it special? First, not just the name. I think it's a beautiful name.

Lynn Goneau - Naturopath of La Boite à Grains:

It's a beautiful name, and rightly so. That's because its structure is very similar to that of your own sebum, which is a natural oil produced by your body. So we say it speaks the same language as your skin. It will help balance your production, even of sebum, and it's really suitable for all skin types because it doesn't block your pores. So it's excellent for dry skin, combination skin and oily skin.

Frédéric Bisson - Host 104.7FM:

Okay, so when the skin receives this oil, it's like being on familiar territory. So how do you use it?

Lynn Goneau - Naturopath of La Boite à Grains:

If you want to use it for moisturizing or even for the face, first of all, it's fun to know that it's antimicrobial. So, for acne-prone skin, adding one or two drops max, not really more than that on damp skin, will help precisely because it's antimicrobial. It will cleanse, it's, it's very soothing. So you can use it after shaving or rubbing your thighs to reduce irritation. What I like is that it doesn't leave a greasy film on the skin, so it penetrates quickly.

Frédéric Bisson - Host 104.7FM:

Okay, so this is for the skin, the face. It can also be used in the hair.

Lynn Goneau - Naturopath of La Boite à Grains:

Yes, scalp and hair, scalp, especially dry scalp with dry dandruff. Here, you can massage a few drops into the scalp, then leave it for 20 to 30 minutes or overnight, then switch to a mild shampoo afterwards for dry ends, one to three drops on damp ends after washing. I put a few drops just in the ends. It keeps the moisture in, it keeps it very, very moist. The next anti-drying point. So half a teaspoon to a teaspoon along the length of the hair. Leave it in for about 15 to 30 minutes, then wash.

Frédéric Bisson - Host 104.7FM:

Okay? And you could like me, I know sometimes I get patches, it's dry in my beard or I could rub on it.

Lynn Goneau - Naturopath of La Boite à Grains:

Yes, after showering, you'd put about two to five drops on the hairs that are still slightly damp. Then massage them into the skin to prevent itching and dandruff.

Frédéric Bisson - Host 104.7FM:

Yes, that's jojoba oil. There's also sweet almond oil. What does it do? What's so good about it?

Lynn Goneau - Naturopath of La Boite à Grains:

What's first? It's fun to know that it comes from the kernel of the almond. When the almonds are really ripe, they are whipped to extract the oil. The oil is very, very moisturizing. It nourishes and softens the skin. Almond oil can also help condition hair and nails. So can she.

Frédéric Bisson - Host 104.7FM:

Okay, how do you use it?

Lynn Goneau - Naturopath of La Boite à Grains:

You can make scrubs. I like to mix it with sugar, the sugar of your choice. I like cane sugar, brown sugar or you can massage it into your wet face and rinse it off. This is a great thing to do once or twice a week.

Frédéric Bisson - Host 104.7FM:

You don't eat it.

Lynn Goneau - Naturopath of La Boite à Grains:

You can lick it off yourself or mix it with sea salt for a full-body exfoliating scrub. I add a little vanilla extract for a pleasant scent.

Frédéric Bisson - Host 104.7FM:

If you add lime, you taste the margarita! It can also be used on babies' skin.

Lynn Goneau - Naturopath of La Boite à Grains:

Yes, those who suffer from cradle cap, that's a thick, yellowish, crust-like film. It's often found on the scalp or sometimes on the face, the eyebrows behind the ears or under the arms, which you can use. It's very gentle. The skin will soften.

Frédéric Bisson - Host 104.7FM:

Well, then, obviously, we want to buy some because we've got all this dry skin and it looks extraordinary.

Lynn Goneau - Naturopath of La Boite à Grains:

Jojoba oil from Divine Essence. Yes, because we all know Divine Essence. We see it often. This Quebec-based company offers superb selections of essential oils and beauty oils. The ingredients are 100% natural and organic.

Frédéric Bisson - Host 104.7FM:

But how? When you're learning, everyone should be using this.

Lynn Goneau - Naturopath of La Boite à Grains:

You have to discover it. That's what we're doing today.

Frédéric Bisson - Host 104.7FM:

But it's extraordinary. It's La Boite à Grains.

Frédéric Bisson - Host 104.7FM:

What if we want to make an appointment with you for a private consultation?

Lynn Goneau - Naturopath of La Boite à Grains:

Very easy to make. My office is in La Boite à Grains, at the Gréber branch. So all my contact details are on the boîte à grains website. I think they're here too, so we send a little e-mail and then we say what issue we'd like to work on and set up an appointment to meet.