The healing power of rose hips has been known for millennia. We all know rosehip tea, which helps us in the winter months. Thanks to its high vitamin C content, it is a great immunity booster. However, rosehip fruit is so unique that every part of it can be used in the food industry, pharmacy or cosmetics. Beneficial rosehip oil is pressed from its tiny seeds, which has a beautiful deep orange color. It owes its color to its high carotenoid content. Its unsaturated fatty acids Omega-3, Omega-6 and Omega-9 benefit the skin. They hydrate the skin and make it velvety soft. Vitamin A penetrates deep into the skin and effectively helps fight wrinkles and other signs of aging. Thanks to rosehip oil, skin pores tighten and the skin is visibly radiant. And today I would like to introduce you to this natural gem.
History of the Rosehip
The rosehip is a delicate, originally wild beauty with white to deep pink flowers. It loves the sun and drier places where it can grow for centuries. It is an age-old symbol of youth and longevity. It has accompanied humanity for a very long time – from the end of the last ice age to the present. The ancient Romans called it the so-called “dog rose” because it supposedly cured rabies. In the Middle Ages, it was widely planted in monastery gardens. And nowadays, we can find it almost everywhere around us, on sunny slopes, overgrown pastures or forest edges. We have become so used to it that we often do not notice its simple beauty. Believe me, there are many reasons to reach for it.
There is no arrow like an arrow
Rosehip oil from our offer is unique. Why? It is an unrefined, pure, cold-pressed oil from hand-picked fruits of wild rose hips exposed to a unique maritime climate. Mountains and sea in harmony. We know everything about it. Where it comes from, who collected it and what technology it was created with. The technology of creation is the key factor that affects its final price.
Cold pressing – i.e. oil or CO2 – i.e. extract
As a customer, you have a lot of options, it just depends on what you are looking for. If you want 100% cold-pressed rosehip oil from untouched nature and hand-picked, always read the label carefully. The difference is not only in prices, but also in the resulting quality and especially the technological process. Rosehip oil is traditionally obtained by cold pressing or by a cheaper and more mass-produced technology called CO extraction.2, thereby producing an extract.
“Rosehip oils” obtained by CO extraction are commonly available on the market.2, which is called supercritical carbon dioxide extraction. Highly compressed CO gas2 namely above its critical temperature 31o C cannot be liquefied. On the contrary, it is widely used for its ability to dissolve substances with increasing density. Most of these extractions are carried out at temperatures of 40o-50oC and pressures of 100-300 bars. Since these are cheaper technologies, the market price of these extracts is lower, even in BIO quality. In our case, rosehip seeds, obtained after separating the red peel of the fruit (which find their application in the food and pharmaceutical industries), are traditionally pressed. So it is just a matter of loving manual work. A special, very strong press is used. How else would those tiny seeds turn into a beautiful and fragrant golden oil that your skin will appreciate.
In the second part In this article you will learn more about the effects and magic of rosehip oil.
