The federal government 1822, a small shrub is discovered in the desert near Baja California by a botanist named H. F. Link. Mr. Link named this new plant following a fellow botanist from the Ough.K. named T. W. Simmonds. The proper named of the Jojoba plant is Simmondsia chinensis. It wasn’t until after the U.S. banned whale hunting that this plant started to be cultivated. Right up until then, the oil of whales was used in skin maintenance systems and cosmetics. After the ban, much research was done find more suitable replacements for epidermis and hair care industries.