I absolutely love jojoba oil and I was using it everyday to cleanse my skin, then moisturise it. I was also using it in my hair.

Then about six months ago, I just could not seem to buy it anywhere. There are only three shops that sold it anyway and these three shops just did not have it anymore (despite my constant requests)

I thought scarce supplies may have something to do with the drought, so I swapped over to using coconut oil instead. 

There is only one brand I really like and it is so long since I could buy it, I can’t remember the name of the brand now.

Yep - I'm a stubborn git and I am reading Elaine Hollingworth's book again; she swears by coconut oil, so I thought I'd experiment AGAIN and give it another try. It worked beautifully for a week (again) until I started to dry out (AGAIN). Some people never learn or like to experiment again and again just to make sure. A bit like tasting wine just to see if you get drunk or not.  !!!

So the merry-go-around. I stopped the coconut oil -- although I am still eating it --and went back to jojoba. Yes, jojoba is great. Yes, it is with great regret that I can't put coconut on my face. Yes, I am a silly git. Mea culpa!

I can't really give this a rational explanation. Coconut oil works for about a week on me and then I need to recover with jojoba. I think the experiment now will be how long I can work with jojoba before I get bored again! (My issue, not the delightful jojoba seed's!!!) 

But as we are speaking of experimentation, I will say that the jojoba oil does work well as a cleanser too. I have gone over your posts again Melb to see how you explained it before and have been trying that; rub it in, massage with water, wash off with face cloth. It does take a lot of dirt off.

So begging your pardon for being inconsistent!

hugs and shrugs, Niqi