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Science of Skincare: Favorite Rosehip Seed Oil Products

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

Clean Rosehip 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

Pinch of Colour

Pinch of Colour is a waterless skincare and makeup line. Each has natural nourishing ingredients. Rosehip Seed Oil can be found in Pinch of Colour Healthy Lips Waterless Lip Oil, and Matte Velvet Waterless Lip Colour.

Healthy Lips Waterless Lip Oil is a glossy lip stain in a tube that behaves like an intensively hydrating lip treatment.

We love how hydrating this lippie is, seen here in the shade Sophia

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 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.

Did you find this rosehip review useful? Then you may enjoy these Science of Skincare Series articles:

 

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

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

Know a rosehip seed oil product that should be on this list? Tell us!

Leave a comment or email us at questions@stylechicks.com

 

About Bakuchiol Featuring Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt

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We previously featured Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt, a skin-loving combo of Probiotics and Bakuchiol. Today we look closely at how the Bakuchiol in Tropical Melt gives Retinol results without retinol irritation.

About Bakuchiol

Bakuchiol is derived from the leaves and seeds of the babchi plant. Bakuchiol is a natural retinol alternative. It is plant-based, non-irritating, and clinically proven statistically as effective as retinol. Bakuchiol improves photoaging, wrinkles, and hyperpigmentation equally as well as retinol, but Bakuchiol is better tolerated. [1] It stimulates collagen within the skin, as well as significant improvement in wrinkles, pigmentation, elasticity, and firmness without the retinol-associated side effects. [2] Bakuchiol inhibits melanin production on age spots and acne scars [3]. Bakuchiol helps with acne.[4] Bakuchiol is a plant-based phenol that decreases wrinkles and hyperpigmentation. Studies show that gentle, natural bakuchiol holds its’ own against Retinol. Retinol looks emollient but dries the skin, whereas bakuchiol hydrates

Retinol looks emollient but dries the skin, whereas bakuchiol hydrates

Bakuchiol Research

“Our study demonstrates that bakuchiol is comparable with retinol in its ability to improve photoaging and is better tolerated than retinol.” [5]
One randomized, double-blind, clinical study compared retinol and bakuchiol. There was no statistical difference between how each decreased wrinkles and hyperpigmentation. But the retinol users reported facial skin scaling and stinging. [6] A second study confirmed the Retinol-like functionality of bakuchiol. It also documented the stimulation of collagen within the skin. Bakuchiol was used twice a day for 12 weeks. The result was a significant improvement in wrinkles, pigmentation, elasticity, and firmness without the retinol-associated side effects. [7]

About Tropical Melt

Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt is an excellent multi-tasker to address wrinkles, acne, discoloration, and acne. Apply this multi-tasking balm to damp skin and use it as a cleanser, makeup remover, mask, or leave-on treatment. We love the retinol results AND how skin still feels so supple, hydrated, and smooth!
Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt

Caley Cosmetics Tropical Melt

More from Caley Cosmetics

Here are some of the other Caley Cosmetics skincare and makeup we love:
Caley Cosmetics Beach Babe Natural Eyes Eyeliner
Caley Cosmetics Color Wave Natural Lipstick

References

  1. Dhaliwal, S.; Rybak, I.; Ellis, S.R.; Notay, M.; Trivedi, M.; Burney, W.; Vaughn, A.R.; Nguyen, M.; Reiter, P. (February 2019). “Prospective, randomized, double-blind assessment of topical bakuchiol and retinol for facial photoageing”
  2. British Journal of Dermatology. 180 (2): 289=296. doi:10.1111/bjd.16918. ISSN 0007-0963. PMID 29947134.
  3. Chaudhuri RK, Bojanowski K. Bakuchiol: a retinol-like functional compound revealed by gene expression profiling and clinically proven to have anti-aging effects. Int J Cosmet Sci. 2014 Jun;36(3):221-30. doi: 10.1111/ics.12117. Epub 2014 Mar 6. PMID: 24471735.
  4. Ohno O, Watabe T, Nakamura K, Kawagoshi M, Uotsu N, Chiba T, Yamada M, Yamaguchi K, Yamada K, Miyamoto K, Uemura D. Inhibitory effects of bakuchiol, bavachin, and isobavachalcone isolated from Piper longum on melanin production in B16 mouse melanoma cells. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2010;74(7):1504-6. doi: 10.1271/bbb.100221. Epub 2010 Jul 7. PMID: 20622433.
  5. Dhaliwal, S.; Prospective, British Journal of Dermatology, 2019
  6. Ibid
  7. Chaudhuri, Bakuchiol, Int J Cosmet Sci. 2014

Ingredient Overview: Red Raspberry Seed Oil

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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:

Raspberry Seed Oil Fast Facts

 

  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. Raspberry Seed Oil 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. Raspberry Seed Oil contains phytosterols that promote new collagen production.
  5. Red Raspberry oil has a high Vitamin E content. Vitamin E reduces skin damage and removes free radicals contributing to skin aging.


Favorite Products With Raspberry Seed Oil 

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. One of those oils is Red Raspberry Seed Oil.

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 

 

Ingredient Overviews

Was this Red Raspberry Seed Oil Ingredient Overview 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

Kat Burki uses raspberry for collagen buildingQUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?

Have any comments or questions about Red Raspberry Seed Oil? 

The Style Chicks are here to answer them.

Know any good raspberry products we should feature? 

Leave a comment below or Email Us

Wonderful Watercress: The Collagen and Elastin Supporting Skincare Superhero

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Watercress works wonders. Read a short synopsis of the science behind how watercress encourages collagen and elastin production for younger, firmer skin
Watercress supports collagen and elastin within the skin

Watercress supports collagen and elastin within the skin

We obsess about Collagen in our skincare regimens, and rightly so. Collagen is the scaffold of our skin, keeping it firm and wrinkle-free. Skin with more collagen has smaller pores and fewer wrinkles.  But our skin can be devoid of these tell-tale signs of aging yet still not look YOUNG.

What is the secret of youthful skin? Collagen AND Elastin. How do you increase both Collagen and Elastin in your skin? By slathering Watercress all over it.

 

Watercress boosts collagen and elastin

Watercress boosts collagen and elastin

The Science of Watercress

Watercress, also known as Nasturtium Officinale, is a tiny plant with big beauty benefits.

A groundbreaking skincare study showed Watercress uniquely promotes Collagen III in the dermal cells of the papillary dermis skin layer. [1] Collagen III is known as “baby collagen” – it is the type we lose as we age.

Watercress also builds Elastin. Elastin gives skin its’ youthful bounce. The same study found that the more elastin skin has, the smoother skin looks. But as skin loses elastin, it becomes dull and rough.

Enhanced collagen levels ALSO increase skin elasticity. And together, they make skin taut, resilient, and radiant.

Watercress is also an antioxidant full Vitamins A, C, E, K, and notably, Copper. [2]

 

Watercress boosts collagen and elastin

Watercress promotes Collagen III – the type of collagen we lose as we age.

The Key Nutrients in Watercress

Watercress contains Copper which has an amazing ability to restore elastin in the skin.

Elastin gives skin its’ youthful bounce and the ability to spring back.  Few ingredients support elastin as copper does. Copper peptides promote collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid production within the skin. All three are vital for skin firmness, texture, radiance, and appearance.

Copper extraction is costly, which often makes it costly in skincare products. Watercress is an excellent way to get topical copper in your skincare program. Read more about how copper benefits the skin here.

The Vitamin K in Watercress reduces brown and blue-tinged under-eye dark circles caused by leaking capillaries. As we age, we tend to get more broken capillaries, resulting in red and brown heme pooled under the skin. Vitamin K strengthens these capillaries so they are more resistant to breakage.

Watercress also contains Vitamins A and C to fight free radicals.

 

 

Elastin Facts: What You Need to Know

  • Elastin is a protein found in skin and hair.
  • Elastin is paired collagen in the dermis skin layer and gives structural support to the skin. It is the stretchy structural proteins that allow the skin to snap back into place.
  • Elastin is especially vulnerable to sun damage.
  • Elastin is as important as collagen for the appearance of younger skin
  • Elastin can be replaced in the skin, but fewer products address the loss of skin elastin.

 

Featured Products Containing Watercress

We love Watercress in an eye treatment!

Watercress is found in skin-savvy beauty brands such as SK-II.

This Farmaesthetics Watercress Eye Gel contains Watercress and certified organic herbs, flowers, and oils from American family farms. An ideal combo to restore, revitalize and refresh. Plus it comes in this charming cobalt bottle.

We love using products with watercress on the delicate eye area skin

We love using products with watercress on the delicate eye area skin

 

Read more about Farmaesthetics Watercress Eye Gel

 

Farmaesthetics Eye Gel

 

Watercress Ingredient Overview

Was this Watercress Ingredient Overview helpful? Then you may like other Ingredients Overviews such as:

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

 

Thinking about jumping starting your collagen enhancement with an at-home skin device?

You may enjoy reading our interview with ENDYMED, the makers of the FDA-approved NEWA device in our article entitled “ENDYMED ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT NEWA AT-HOME SKIN-TIGHTENING“

And stay tuned for more Style Chicks Ingredient Overviews!

References

  1. “Shiseido Succeeds in Visualization of Internal Skin Elasticity “ Decrease of Type III Collagen Involved in Age-Dependent Degradation in Skin Elasticity.”  Shiseido, Shiseido, Apr. 2018, corp.shiseido.com/en/newsimg/2423_c3b40_en.pdf.
  2. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, July 2001, pages 392–399

Farmesthetics Watercress Eye Gel

MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + SPRAY: Does it Meet the Hype?

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MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + spray

MAC COSMETICS Prep + Prime Fix + micro-mists green tea, cucumber & vitamins onto skin for soothing hydration to foundation and skin.

WHY USE MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + SPRAY

Harsh forced heat and air conditioning within many apartments and office buildings can make skin dry and makeup crack. We’ve tried out a few setting sprays lately, and have come to love MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + to make our foundation stay put while our skin looks dewy, supple and hydrated.

If you live in a cold climate, makeup can dry out and crack. Makeup can melt in a hot one. Forced indoor heat pulls moisture out of foundation, leaving a dry, unnatural looking look. Can a makeup setting spray help? And how do you find the right one for your skin type?

ABOUT MAC PREP + PRIME FIX +

MAC says the MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + is “a lightweight water mist that gently soothes and refreshes skin and finishes makeup.” It contains vitamins and minerals, green tea, chamomile, and cucumber to soothe and refresh the skin.

Makeup is refreshed, but there is not a glittery glow or weird wet, slippery look. It absorbs quickly to give an instant boost of hydration while delivering a soft sheen to refresh and finish makeup. Existing makeup is not disturbed by the micro-spray mist.

WHY NOT JUST USE A WATER SPRAY OR WET SPONGE?

These tactics can work, but I find it does not help the makeup stay fresh in the first place, it only helps blend out creasing makeup before applying more makeup. This may seem like one of those makeup products that you don’t need because a damp sponge can rehydrate dried out makeup. That is only one of the benefits.

When I use Prep + Prime Fix + to set my foundation in the morning, I do not need to reapply foundation during the day (except for touching up with YSL Eclat for some brightening, more to look awake under harsh gray lights than reapplying for coverage). Dabbing Prep + Prime Fix + with a Beauty Blender mid-day or before going out after work is also a way to refresh concealer and any foundation that has settled into fine lines around the mouth or folds of the nose.

DRY & SENSITIVE SKIN

If your skin is sensitive or dry, it helps keep the foundation moist. Sensitive skin will like the soothing cucumber and green tea to keep redness and irritation at bay during the day. Dry and delicate skins will also appreciate that this setting spray does not sting like those that contain alcohol.

OILY SKIN

If you have oily skin, MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + keeps the color of your foundation color true so that it does not get darker during the day, but some oily skin gals report that the spray does not help set their foundation and they still need a mid-day foundation re-touch. If you have oily skin, you may prefer one of the Urban Decay setting sprays.

HOW TO USE

I shake the bottle, hold it about 12 inches away, and mist my face after doing my foundation or foundation and powder as the last step before I do mascara and liner. If my face is exceptionally dry, I mist my face once before foundation application as well.

During the day, I spray it again on before any concealer or foundation touch-ups and dab with a beauty blender to smooth out any caking or creasing. MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + comes in a smaller purse size bottle as well.

My makeup stays dewy even in cold, harsh weather or in a very dry office environment.

WHY WE LIKE MAC PREP + PRIME FIX +

A few things I prefer about MAC Prep + Prime Fix+ over other misting and setting sprays is that it is Ophthalmologist tested and Non-acnegenic. I was surprised to see how many acne-causing ingredients appear in some well-known brand sprays.

It also leaves skin feeling smooth, not sticky. There are a few setting sprays that leave more of a light hairspray type of tacky stickiness on the skin, that I do not like.

I also like that it smells only of the green tea and cucumber, there are no overpowering scents, I smell nothing once it dries down.

My makeup doesn’t crack or crease during the day, any touchups are minimal, even on long days.

MAC COSMETICS Prep + Prime Fix + micro-mists green tea, cucumber & vitamins onto skin for soothing hydration to foundation and skin.

MAC PREP + PRIME FIX + spray

WHERE TO FIND IT

MAC Prep+ Prime Fix+ is $24 for the 3.4-ounce size and $12 for the purse size. Right now, three limited edition versions are also available: a lavender, a rose, and coconut scented Prep+ Prime Fix+ sprays.

Find MAC COSMETICS PREP+ PRIME+FIX at MacCosmetics.com, Macy’s, Nordstrom, and Ulta

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