No. 19 of 29
Rosehip oil
Omega-rich oil from the seeds of the wild rose.
- On the label as
- Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
- What it is
- An oil pressed from the seeds inside rosehips, the small red fruit the wild rose leaves behind after flowering.
- Why it’s there
- Rich in omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids, it nourishes dry skin and leaves it soft: one of the seven oils in the Body Oil, and one of two in the Body Serum.
- Where it comes from
- Wild roses in the southern valleys of Chile, where the hips are picked by hand in autumn and the seeds are pressed cold.
- Found in
- Body Oil and Body Serum
In more words
- Rich in
- Omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids
- Feels like
- Silky for a moment, then gone, once blended
- Best on
- Damp skin, straight out of the shower
Wild roses flower in early summer and, if no one deadheads them, set hips by autumn. Inside each hip are small hard seeds, and those seeds hold the oil: golden, light and unusually rich in the fatty acids skin uses to keep its outer layer supple.
We use it for feel as much as for what it does. On its own rosehip oil can sit on skin for a while; blended with lighter oils such as sunflower and jojoba it sinks in, which is how the Body Oil manages to be gone in about a minute.
Cold-pressed rosehip oil is naturally amber and smells faintly of hay. You won’t notice either in the bottle: the cardamom, rosemary and galbanum see to that.
From the journal: Oil, serum, cream: the order that worksFound in
Two of ours
Pick it up where it works best. Every order brings a sample, and sixty days to change your mind, even opened.
