Rose Hip Oil: The Fountain of Youth

In search of living an organic and preservative-free lifestyle, coconut oil became the magic product to buy. It seems there are over 1001 uses for this tropical plant, including  wrinkle fighter, nutrient dense protein, and excellent source of healthy fat. In terms of a beauty product, it might have to let the crown go for ‘best natural beauty moisturizer’ found in nature to rosehip seed oil. Kate Middleton is a fan of the dry oil. She used it during her pregnancy, as part of her daily skincare regiment . Like most of us, Middleton is concerned with where products come from, and how these treatment ingredients are absorbed into our bodies.

What makes this oil from the Chilean Andes so wonderful? So many reasons, first off it’s a natural, vegan, single ingredient beauty option. It’s relatively inexpensive when you compare it to a lifetime of spending hundreds, probably thousands of dollars on expensive moisturizers. Thanks to this extract oil, you can now have a wrinkle free complexion with it’s concentrated Vitamin A and C properties. You’ll see a rejuvenation of your skin, as your wrinkles and sun spots fade away.

“Rosehip seed oil contains a blend of bioactive ingredients that can potentially be beneficial to the skin, for example vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, and essential fatty acids,” says Dr. Julia Tzu, a dermatologist who is also an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at New York University. “It may be potentially beneficial as an anti-aging product because of the antioxidant ingredients it contains. Its high vitamin C content suggests that it may also be useful for treating dark spots, since vitamin C decreases the pigment-producing ability of the skin.” 

The benefits of this natural oil make it a favorite among pregnant women and people suffering from skin conditions like eczema and rosea rash. When your hormone levels are changing or skin has bouts of flare up, rose hips can balance and calm your skin. Remember back to when you were a teenager, and the advice everyone would give you was to keep it simple and natural with your changing skin. The philosophy still holds true, even if we have all these scientifically formulated beauty products available. RHSO is nature’s simple and pure moisturizer.

Even if you aren’t suffering from problem skin, rosehip seed oil is the serum to use. The oil can penetrate deep into your skin due to the vitamin A properties. Its molecules are small enough to be deeply absorbed by the skin, and improve the skin’s moisture levels.  Having well hydrated skin means you’ll be reducing wrinkles and fine lines. With its anti-aging, antioxidants benefits penetrating deep into the layers of skin you’ll see a more refreshed and glowing you in no time. In addition to vitamin A, its vitamin C antioxidant properties stimulate collagen production. RHSO is like having your own dermatologist in a bottle morning, noon, and night.

Not only does roseship seed oil fight wrinkles, but it also helps even out your skin tone and erase any facial scarring you might have. It contains essential fatty acids, which  regenerate your skin cells and repair damaged skin tissue. Regenerating skin means the appearance of burns, scars, wrinkles and stretch marks will fade with continued RHSO use. This is an amazing product for everyone to have in their beauty arsenal or first aid kit. 

As the name implies, rosehip seed oil comes from fruit oil extracted from the hip of the rose. The hip is the fruit that is left after a rose has bloomed and the petals have fallen. It has been used by indigenous population of Chile for hundreds of years, and not just on their faces. Other uses of rosehip seed oil is nail care and hair care treatments.  

Are all RHSOs the same? No. Just like our fresh juices, you want to buy organic, cold pressed oils when possible. There are tons on the market right now, so read those ingredient lists and processing details throughly. If want to feel like a royal, at a fraction at the price, try Trilogy’s Certified Organic Rosehip Oil. It’s Duchess Kate’s favorite, and luckily, not on back order anymore. After her beauty secret got out, this product become hard to find.

If you want the same power of Trilogy’s RHSO, but not sure if want to put down $45 for an experiment, try Mountain Rose Herbs offering. It’s only $16 for a 4 oz. vial, and when you see the magic of this natural moisturizer, you can move up to the larger sizes. Not sure if we’ll order the gallon size, but if you’re a esthetician, this is probably good news.

Not completely sold on this oil as the fountain of youth. Supermodel Miranda Kerr swears by RHSO. She’s developed her own skincare line, KORA Organics. Several of her products contain rosehip seed oil as a main ingredient. Her Luxurious Rosehip Oil contains noni extract, organic rosehip oil, jasmine, sea buckthorn, rose and pomegranate oils for multi purpose use.

Inspired to try something new? We've turned a couple of our friends onto RHSO, and we’ll always get a text the next morning saying, “OMG, it looks like I woke up and spent the night at the spa!” When your friends send you those messages, you know you have a beauty winner product on your hands.