Harvested from the seeds of rosehip bushes mostly in Chile, rosehip oil is stock full of essential fatty acids, antioxidants, and vitamins to provide wonderful pleasure for the skin.. but, unlike other popular oils, like jojoba oil and olive oil, rosehip oil absorbs really quickly, so you don't have to worry about that yucky, greasy feeling all over your face.
I actually have received quite a few bottles of rosehip oil to review (told ya they were really popular right now). Rather than write four different reviews for rosehip seed oil, I'm going to condense them into one. These include InstaNatural, Dr Song, Yumi Beautiful, and UNi skincare.
Okay, so we know that rosehip oil is full of lovely ingredients. And that it absorbs quickly. But, what exactly can it do? The benefits of rosehip oil are many, and vary from reducing scars, providing hydration, and soothing sensitive skin. In addition, it's also supposed to be pretty great as a cuticle oil, so there's that added bonus too.
Now, as to my four reviews... each and every one of these rosehip oils contain only rosehip oil. No additives, no alcohol, no parabens, nada. All of them are also 100% organic and claim to meet USDA certified organic standards. Two of them (Yumi Beautiful and UNi) are also certified by Ecocert, which is a French organic certification. To meet Ecocert standards, products must have
at least 95% plant-based
ingredients and at least 10% must come from organic farming.
So, that kinda puts Yumi Beautiful and UNi in the lead, right? Since they have that additional, fancy certification.
However.. Yumi Beautiful, UNi, annnd InstaNatural rosehip oil is cold pressed. What does this mean? It means that these oils are extracted using steel presses that are temperature controlled- temperatures can't go over 120°F/ 49°C, actually. What does this mean? As you know, heat tends to take some of the fun out of things- like nutrients. So, cold pressed oils are supposed to have more nutrients and antioxidants than, er, other types of oils would. Kinda makes sense when you think about it, right? Oh, as for Dr. Song...... their amazon page says that the oil goes through a "special process in order to preserve nutrients." Buttttttttttt they don't actually say that it's cold-pressed. Until I actually see it out there, plain as day, I can't say here that it is cold pressed. I stand by my word, people!!
Value: Dr. Song and InstaNatural rosehip oil each come in a 4 oz container. InstaNatural currently runs at $21.95 on Amazon, while Dr. Song's amazon price is a mere 19.95. The next largest size is by UNi and comes in a 2 oz. container. You can purchase this bad boy for $17.99. Annnnnnd finally, last but for sure not least, Yumi Naturals 1 oz organic rosehip oil is $16.95.
And now... drumrolllllllllllll.. the award for "best rosehip seed oil everrrrrrrrrrrrr" goes to.......................................... InstaNatural!! InstaNatural's oil is 100% natural (wouldn't it be sooo screwed up if it actually wasn't natural, with a name like that), USDA organic, and cold pressed, meaning that it has more nutrients packed into it. For $21.95 on Amazon, you can get a huge 4 oz bottle that will surely last you quite a while.
Runner up: Yumi Beautiful! While Yumi is also cold pressed and USDA organic, it's also meets Ecocert standards, providing for extra organic-ness. See above for my explanation of what exactly Ecocert means.
Other things to consider: Price, of course. Though these are within $5 of each other, one must bear in mind that you could pay, for example, $16.95 for 1 oz of cold pressed, organic, ecocert oil, or $21.95 for 4 ounces of the same thing.. minus the Ecocert certification. So, use your judgment. Maybe you're one of those uber organic-y people and you are all about getting a smaller bottle for that certification. It's all good, you guys. It's allllll good.
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