Interesting.
Whale oil was considered to be a superior patch lube and jojoba oil is similar enough to be used as a replacement for it:
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Jojoba oil is a mixture of wax esters...
Unlike common vegetable oils, jojoba oil is chemically very similar to human sebum...
Jojoba oil is also used as a replacement for whale oil and its derivatives, such as cetyl alcohol. The ban on importing whale oil to the US in 1971 led to the discovery that it is "in many regards superior to sperm oil for applications in the cosmetics and other industries."[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jojoba_oil
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