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How to Use Kukui Oil for Better Skin Collagen

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Kukui Oil has the unique ability to penetrate deep into the skin. It is helpful to support collagen synthesis at a deeper level in the skin. Learn about this beloved oil and its’ skincare benefits.

 

kukui nuts

kukui nuts are cold-pressed into Kukui Oil AKA Candlenut

What is Kukui Oil?

Aleurites moluccana is the flowering tree which produces what is commonly called candlenut oil or kukui nut oil. You may have seen this this tree’s lovely silver leaves for yourself on a visit to Hawaii.

The official name is Euphorbiaceae.  Ingredient labels may call this ingredient by one of several names including:

  • candlenut
  • Indian Walnut
  • Kukui Seed Oil

Kukui Oil is used to intensely hydrate and moisture skin.

Why It Is Special

Kukui Oil or candlenut can do something unusual: it can penetrate into the deep layers of the skin.

This is exciting since it also helps promote collagen production. The deeper the skin can make collagen, the firmer it looks.

It is a dry oil yet is highly emollient and creates a protective layer.

Kukui Oil Nutrients

Rich in Omega-3s, Kukui Seed Oil replenishes fleshly washed skin after the irritation of cleansers and makeup removers.

It contains skin-refining vitamins A, C, and E.  A and C can be harsh on the skin, but Kukui Nut has such great softening and buffering properties that it makes C and A accessible to those with sensitive skin or skin conditions like eczema.

It also reduces inflammation, treats wounds and burns, and soothes conditions like eczema.

Skincare Products with Kukui Oil

Kat Burki Power Trio Radiance Oil

Kat Burki Power Trio Radiance Oil uses just three oils – Raspberry Seed Oil, Tamanu Oil and Kukui Oil.

Kukui Nut Oil helps the other oils absorb deeper into the skin. This enhances Raspberry Seed Oil’s collagen production and Tamanu Oil’s scar and sun damage repair.

Kat Burki Power Trio Radiance Oil

Kat Burki Power Trio Radiance Oil

Read more about Kat Burki Power Trio Radiance Oil in this article Kat Burki Power Trio Radiance Oil to the Rescue. 

Volto Urbano Moisturizing Blue Oil

Volto Urbano Moisturizing Blue Oil fights environmental stressors to protect the skin’s exposome.

A clean beauty skincare product, it contains multiple organic oils to benefit the skin.

 

Volto Urbano Moisturizing Blue Oil

Volto Urbano Moisturizing Blue Oil is rich in Kukui Nut Oil which enables its’ actives to penetrate the skin

Read more about Volto Urbano Moisturizing Blue Oil in this article:  Fight Environmental Skin Stressors Volto Urbano Moisturizing Blue Oil

Summary of Kukui Oil Ingredient Overview

Kukui Oil is commonly called candlenut oil or kukui seed oil. It can intensely hydrate the skin.

Kukui Oil is a dry oil which penetrates into the deeper layers of the skin. This enables superior collagen production and sun damage repair.

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How to Best Use Rosehip Seed Oil for Skin Benefits

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Our Science of Skincare series explores the benefits of Rosehip Seed Oil.  This article shares 7 clean beauty products using rosehip seed oil.

Best Clean Beauty Rosehip Seed Oil Products

Rose Hip Seed Oil offers the benefits of Vitamin C and Retinol serums but without the skin irritation.

Here are a few of our favorite clean beauty formulations below:

Volto Urbano

Volto Urbano Moisturizing Blue Oil is a lightweight, restorative, go-to oil packed with skin-enhancing goodness. 

We love using just a few drops of this oil for hydration without a heavy oil feel

Many K-beauty oils masterfully address environmental concerns in certain environmental conditions. But these oils are often too heavy and oily for stateside use.

It’s lovely blue hue comes naturally from chamomile, and it boasts rosehip seed oil on its’ ingredient list.

Volto Urbano is a woman-owned, innovative brand with skincare formulations based on peer-reviewed research. The result is barrier-repairing, restorative skin care that combats external aging factors.

See more about Volto Urbano Moisturizing Blue Oil

Earth Wise Beauty

We are VERY excited to tell you about this amazing organic skincare line. Not only are the natural ingredients beautiful and exotic, but the products are fantastic for sensitive skin. The ingredient list is absolutely amazing inclusions and each delivers high performance in potent, healing Earth Wise products:

Earth Wise Ruby Face Oil

EarthWise Ruby Face Oil is an amazing multi-tasker with rosehip oil in its’ jaw-dropping beauty ingredient lineup.

Earth Wise Ruby Face Oil Golden Oil

Earth Wise Ruby Face Oil

Earth Wise Ruby Face Oil Golden Oil

Such a lovely golden hue!

This lightweight daytime face oil can be used alone or combined with other products. It blends with their unique Farizad’s Veil Sun Reflector, a multitasking powder booster to mix with oils and balms.

One drop is enough to treat the delicate eye area skin

EarthWise Passion Eye Serum

This organic eye cream boasts zero boring ingredients. It includes amaranth oil, passionfruit oil, seabuckthorn berry CO2 extract, murumuru butter, and of course, Rosehip Seed Oil. Earthwise Passion Eye Serum deeply hydrates the delicate eye area skin.

Earthwise Passion Eye Serum

We find Earthwise Passion Eye Serum to be an exceptionally silky formulation

Jeffrey James Botanicals

Jeffrey James Botanicals is a luxury organic line that uses amazing ingredients for face and body skincare. These products truly deliver.  Rosehip Seed Oil appears in several products in the range. This makes sense as Jeffrey James Botanicals focuses on quality ingredients that hydrate skin.

Rosehip Oil is amongst the ingredients in Jeffrey James Botanicals The Mask. This delicious smelling, anti-aging whipped raspberry mud refines and hydrates skin while gently exfoliating with glycolic.

The Mask has a lovely texture and smooth feel on the skin

The Mask has a lovely texture and smooth feel on the skin

ROIL

ROIL Private Collection

ROIL is a luxury line of hair and body care. It uses custom-crafted concoctions of organically farmed oils including Rosehip Oil.

Find more ROIL details and our coverage here.

ROIL Body Lotion

ROIL Private Collection

Epionce

Epionce Renewal Facial Cream is a medical-grade botanical-based skin cream using beeswax for skin barrier care and rosehip seed oil for anti-aging.

Epionce Renewal Facial Cream

Epionce Renewal Facial Cream

Rosehip Seed Oil is used in several Epionce products, see more about the Epionce product range here.

Rosehip Seed Oil Honorable Mentions

Kat Burki

Both these formulations leave skin  soft and looking marvelous. Watch for our upcoming full coverage on these two stellar rosehip products.

Kat Burki Rose Hip Intense Recovery Eye Cream

Kat Burki Rose Hip Intense Recovery Eye Cream Is a fast-absorbing, waterless eye serum packed with skin-restoring organic goodness to plump and treat the delicate eye area skin.

Kat Burki Rose Hip Revitalizing Face Serum

Kat Burki Rose Hip Revitalizing Face Serum is a dense cream that is warmed between the fingers, Creme de La Mer style. It makes skin glow.

Also:

I-Lublin Anti-Wrinkle is an impressive collagen-building trifecta of rosehips, Goji, and Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-14. Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-14 is a peptide that stimulates collagen production with effects very similar to Renova.

Keeva Organics Acne Treatment Cream with Tea Tree Oil. Rosehip Seed Oil is a supporting player to Tea Tree in this acne-reducing formulation. Rosehip soothes inflammation and reduces Tea Tree Oil irritation.

Science of Skincare Series

Our Science of Skincare series explores peer reviewed research on the benefits of natural and clean beauty ingredients.

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QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

Have any comments or questions about Rosehip Oil or these rosehip oil products? The Style Chicks are here to answer them.

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Why We Love Using Konjac Root with Hyaluronic Acid

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This Konjac Root and Hyaluronic Acid INGREDIENT GUIDE explains the skincare benefits of using Konjac Root and Hyaluronic Acid together.

Skincare Dynamic Duos

Many ingredients have excellent synergy.

Together these “dynamic duos” kick common skincare woes to the curb.

This article focuses on Konjac Root with Hyaluronic Acid.
Our next article will focus on Ferulic combined with Vitamins C and E.

Konjac Acid comes from this Konjac Root

Konjac Acid comes from this Konjac Root

Konjac Root + Hyaluronic Acid

Hyaluronic Acid helps many active ingredients penetrate the skin. Some examples are:

  1. MSM
  2. Vitamin C
  3. retinol
  4. peptides
  5. niacinamide or B3
  6. Sea Buckthorn Oil

These ingredients each do their best work in the deeper skin layers.

But together Hyaluronic Acid and Konjac Root do something special.

Hyaluronic Acid and Konjac both have high hygroscopic properties. This is the ability to pull moisture into the skin.

Used Alone

Konjac Root

Konjac Root contains glucomannan.

Glucomannan is similar to the kind of hyaluronic acid seen in young skin.

Glucomannan penetrates the upper layer of the epidermis and hydrates the surface and make it look younger.

Konjac root has skin-friendly vitamins such as A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, D, and E, plus lipids and fatty acids.

It smooths fine wrinkles and promotes collagen and elastin production.

Konjac contains copper, a skincare superstar that builds collagen and elastin.

Elastin is crucial because it reduces sagging and wrinkles and gives skin a springy and healthy look.

Copper is rare and pricey skincare, which makes Konjac Acid a skincare treasure. Copper also plays well with other actives. [1]

Hyaluronic Acid

Hyaluronic Acid occurs naturally in the skin, but it depletes as we age.

It keeps in moisture to provide cushioning in joints and the skin. It can plump a wrinkle, for example, to appear less severe.

Hyaluronic Acid “pulls” moisture from the air into the skin.

It also pulls active ingredients deeper into skin.

The deeper active ingredients can work, the better the overall result.

What Happens When Konjac and Hyaluronic are Paired Together

The low molecular weight hyaluronic acid plus the glucomannan in konjac maximize their combined water absorption capacity.

But the really special thing is this:

Once they absorb into the skin, they link.

They attract water TOGETHER and swell the skin.

I mean, really, really swell with water. All they can get.

So much water.

The result? It gives the skin a nice plump look while simultaneously treating the skin.

Skincare Products with Konjac Root + Hyaluronic Acid

A few clean beauty skincare products already combine Konjac Root and Hyaluronic Acid for you.

The best skincare product for you depends on your overall skincare goals.

  • Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum adds the power of Konjac Root and Hyaluronic Acid to Ferulic Acid and Vitamin C. It is a really Vitamin C serum level up.
  • Civant Meladerm combines Konjac Root and Hyaluronic Acid with natural ingredients to fade discoloration. And it does it without hydroquinone.

Summary of Why We Love Using Konjac Root with Hyaluronic Acid

Konjac Root and Hyaluronic Acid hold moisture very well and make skin look and act younger.

Since they both draw ingredients into skin, they pair well with a third ingredient.

The deeper ingredients like retinol, Vitamin C or MSM can penetrate into the skin, the better results you will see. This is especially true on scars, texture, and photodamage.

Stay tuned for the next article in this series discussing Ferulic Acid, Vitamin C and Vitamin E.

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References

  1. A.A, Abdulghani & A, Sherr & S, Shirin & G, Solodkina & Morales Tapia, E & B, Wolf & A.B, Gottlieb. (1998). Effects of topical creams containing vitamin C, a copper-binding peptide cream and melatonin compared with tretinoin on the ultrastructure of normal skin “ A pilot clinical, histologic, and ultrastructural study. Disease Management and Clinical Outcomes. 1. 136-141. 10.1016/S1088-3371(98)00011-4.

Why Use Red Raspberry Seed Oil for Better Skin

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Raspberry Seed Oil is a skincare superhero, gently delivering beauty benefits. See how Raspberry Seed Oil can help your skin and see some of our favorite products using Raspberry Seed Oil in their formulations.

Red Raspberry Seed Oil packs powerful beauty benefits such as collagen production AND collagen conservation

Why Red Raspberry Seed Oil Is Special

Red Raspberry Seed Oil moisturizes the skin, builds collagen, improves elasticity, and reduces wrinkles and fine lines.

And Red Raspberry Seed Oil is gentle yet effective in addressing many skin issues associated with acne and aging. Got adult acne *and* wrinkles? Raspberry Seed Oil to the rescue!

Red Raspberry Seed Oil helps build collagen and reduces the destruction of collagen in the skin.

BONUS:  Red Raspberry Oil has far less scent than the olfactory wallop of Rosehip Seed Oil yet has many similar benefits.

Here are some of them:

Red Raspberry Seed Oil Benefits

  1. Raspberry Seed Oil is rich in Ellagic acid to reduce the destruction of collagen and protect against Ultraviolet sun damage. [1] Ellagic acid is also a moisture sealant.
  2. It contains collagen-building and adult acne-treating Salicylic Acid.
  3. Raspberry seed Oil also contains a high amount of Omega-6 and Omega-3 essential fatty acids.
  4. The phytosterols that promote new collagen production.
  5. It has a high Vitamin E content. Vitamin E reduces skin damage and removes free radicals contributing to skin aging.


Favorite Raspberry Seed Oil Skincare Products

EarthWise Ruby Face Oil

Earth Wise Ruby Oil absorbs immediately. Only a small amount is needed, just a few drops.

It is a deep golden hue. A substantial oil out of the dropper so that it doesn’t run, but is not heavy, sticky, or tacky on the skin. No residue.

Ruby Face Oil is a lovely translucent warm gold. It dispenses from a precise bubble dropper.

Ruby Face Oil is a lovely translucent warm gold. It dispenses from a precise bubble dropper.

We love using it as an orbital skin treat and for gentle scar repair. An outstanding organic formulation for sensitive skin with multiple needs.

We love that Earth Wise uses organic, wildcrafted, cold-pressed oils and butters whenever possible

Such as lovely golden hue!

We loved all the organic goodness is in this formula.

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Find out more about Earth Wise Ruby Face Oil

Kat Burki Power Trio Radiance Oil

Kat Burki Power Trio Radiance Oil contains collagen-building Red Raspberry Seed Oil, rich in ellagic acid.

Kat Burki Power Trio Radiance Oil contains collagen-building Red Raspberry Seed Oil, rich in ellagic acid.

This golden, silky, dry oil combines three power oils (Tamanu, Kukui, Raspberry) for stellar skin results.

Kat Burki Power Trio Radiance Oil spreads well. It leaves skin with a non-sticky, non-greasy glow. It seals in skincare products without pilling.

Just a few drops cover the face, throat, and upper décolletage.

Kat Burki power trio radiance oil contains raspberry seed oil

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Find out more about Kat Burki Power Trio Radiance Oil, read our Raspberries to the Rescue: Kat Burki Power Trio Radiance Oil

Dr. Botanicals Pomegranate Superfood Brightening Eye Serum

Dr. Botanicals Pomegranate Superfood Brightening Eye Serum is part of the apothecary collection. It simultaneously brightens and hydrates because of the synergy between the natural ingredients of the raspberry seed oil and pomegranate.

Dr Botanicals Pomegranate Superfood Brightening Eye Serum

Dr. Botanicals Pomegranate Superfood Brightening Eye Serum

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Find out more about Dr Botanicals Pomegranate Superfood Brightening Eye Serum 

Summary of Why Use Red Raspberry Seed Oil for Better Skin

Was this Ingredient Guide helpful? Then you may like other Ingredients Overviews such as Black Cumin Seed Oil , Watercress, and Mango Seed Butter.

Love natural collagen-enhancing skincare?  You may also enjoy our Science of Skincare series exploring the Benefits of Rosehip Seed Oil.

Find more natural ingredients in the Style Chicks Defining Beauty Glossary. The Defining Beauty Glossary contains many helpful hair and skin care ingredients.

And stay tuned for more Style Chicks Ingredient Overviews!

References

  1. Bae JY, Choi JS, Kang SW, Lee YJ, Park J, Kang YH. Dietary compound ellagic acid alleviates skin wrinkle and inflammation induced by UV-B irradiation. Exp Dermatol. 2010;19(8):e182-e190. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0625.2009.01044.x

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