Rosehip oil and rose essential oil, while similar in appearance, are not the same thing.

In terms of unit price, there is a big difference between the two products. Why are the two oils so different?

Now let’s talk about the difference between these two oils.

The scientific name of the rosehip is the wild rose, also known as the natural thorn rose. It is a wild rose fruit native to South America. The rose that everyone often says belongs to the Rosaceae family, but the three are not the same plant.

1. What is rosehip oil?

The main components of rosehip oil are unsaturated fatty acids.

Including 10-20% oleic acid, 41%-50% linoleic acid, and 26%-37% linolenic acid.

At the same time, it also contains saturated fatty acids, such as palmitic acid 3%-5%, and stearic acid 1%-3%, in addition to flavonoids, vitamin C, and carotene.

On the whole: the main components of rosehip oil are linoleic acid and linolenic acid, and will not contain ingredients that are irritating to the skin. Many claims that rosehip oil has anti-oxidant effects.

But to study the efficacy of the product must be inseparable from the ingredients. Among the ingredients of rosehip oil, the only ingredient with an antioxidant effect is vitamin C, and the concentration of vitamin C in rosehip oil is only 0.2%.

To maintain an effective concentration, the effective concentration of vitamin C components needs to be 0.3%-10%.

This proves that the most important function of rosehip oil comes from the moisturizing and moisturizing effect of the core components linoleic acid and linolenic acid. It is basically impossible to rely on rosehip oil to carry oxidation.

2. What is rose essential oil?

When it comes to essential oils, many people's first reaction is pure natural, safe, and non-irritating.

But it is not the truth.

Rose essential oil is indeed extracted from roses, but the main components are various aromatic compounds. For example linalool, citronellol, etc.

There was a report that 272 components were detected in a certain brand of rose essential oil.

Take a look at the ingredient list of rose essential oil below:

Rose essential oil is not a single ingredient, let alone any essential oil that is purely natural and absolutely safe.

If you are against fragrance in cosmetics, please give up essential oils.

Natural doesn't mean safe. In other words, there are no cosmetics that are completely chemical-free.

The effect of any ingredient on the skin, except for moisturizing, must penetrate the stratum corneum, which will inevitably be irritating to the skin.

The price of rose essential oil is mainly due to its low oil yield.

Only about 3500-5000KG roses can be distilled to extract 1KG of rose essential oil. It takes about 30 flowers to extract a small drop of rose essential oil.

Rare things are expensive, which is one of the reasons for the high price of rose essential oil.

The efficacy of essential oils is due to the presence of volatile substances in the ingredients. In this way, it can be absorbed through the respiratory tract, stimulate the nerve and brain center, and achieve the purpose of improving the mental state to a certain extent.

So you can tell the difference?