Rosehip oil is pressed from wild-rose fruit and is unusually rich in the fatty acids stretching skin needs. It helps with softness and the visible appearance of marks with regular use. It doesn't erase anything - nothing topical does - and we'd rather you hear that from us.
What rosehip oil is
Rosehip oil is pressed from the fruit of the wild rose - the small orange-red hips left after the petals fall. It's a carrier oil, not an essential oil: you can use it generously, straight on skin, no dilution maths. What makes it special is its fatty-acid profile - unusually rich in linoleic and linolenic acids, the ones skin uses to keep its barrier flexible.
Why it became the marks oil
Somewhere in the last two decades, rosehip became the oil people reach for on stretch marks and scars - partly word of mouth, partly a handful of promising small studies on skin texture and the appearance of scarring. The reputation isn't baseless. Skin that's stretching or recovering drinks up exactly the fatty acids rosehip carries.
What we can honestly say
Rosehip supports soft, supple, flexible-feeling skin, and with consistent massage it helps with the visible appearance of marks. It does not delete them - nothing rubbed on skin does, whatever the jar says. Marks fade on their own timetable, from red-purple to silvery, and a good oil makes the skin they live in look and feel better the whole way. That's the deal, stated plainly.
Where it sits in our range
Three places.
- Stretch Heal Balm - the handbag stick for on-the-go moisture.
- The Body Smoothener, where it softens while the sugar polishes.
- And Hydraheal Lotion, the postpartum lotion for dry skin and uneven-looking tone.
We use it where skin is changing - which, in this season of your life, is most places.
Using it while pregnant
Rosehip is a gentle carrier oil and generally well tolerated on skin. Patch-test first, as always, and stop if anything stings or reddens.
