roses!
pretty, romantic, fragrant. admittedly a beautiful combination of characteristics, but how are these supposed to help you heal your body naturally?
well after the petals fall away remains a seed pod, known as the hip, and from which oil is extracted.
the oil is known as rose hip oil, and is amazingly useful in terms of skin care (it's not actually your typical red roses that rose hip oil comes from, but they are pretty!).
rose hip oil is a literal gold mine of nutrients, including:
- vitamin a - which helps to manage oily skin, rehydrates dry skin, and assists in ironing out fine lines, wrinkles, even helping to smoothing out uneven skin tone.
- linoleic acid - this is vital for maintaining skin cell structure.
- oleic acid - helps to maintain supple skin, or return moisture to dry skin.
- linolenic acid - important for maintaining moisture and healthy cells.
- lycopene - protects your skin from free radical damage, preventing premature aging.
- beta-carotene - which is a source of pro vitamin a, and an antioxidant that helps to repair sun damaged skin.
- vitamin c- protects against free radical damage and plays a role in the formation of collagen (the main component of connective tissue in the human body).
massage a few drops into your face and neck (or even just any problem areas) and rose hip oil can help to relieve the signs of premature aging, fine lines and wrinkles, scarring, stretch marks, eczema and psoriasis scars, hyper-pigmentation, dermatitis, burns, acne and chicken pox scarring, sun damage, dry skin, and improve skin elasticity, skin tone and skin resilience to the environment.
i have been using it on dry patches and other bits and pieces (my skin often cracks if i haven't moisturised enough), and compared to before i came across it, my skins healing time is crazily reduced and my skin comes out beautiful and smooth after. i love it!
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