Dry Skin Care: Try Rose Hip Oil
It can be difficult to soothe dry skin. People that have dry skin usually have sensitive skin, so traditional skin products may lead to irritation. Nevertheless, there are natural alternatives that can actually help soothe and moisturize dry skin.
Rosehip oil, quite possibly, one of the best natural products for dry skin. This cold pressed oil is derived from the rose hips of a shrub found in South America. There it is known as rosa mosqueta.
For centuries, the indigenous people of South America have used its hips and oil to treat digestive disorders and skin problems, respectively. Dry skin is one of the various skin problems that can benefit from its use, and here's why.
Rose hip oil has a low viscosity, which means that it can absorb quickly into the skin allowing it to attain its benefits almost immediately. This also makes rosehip oil and great moisturizer for your skin.
This oil contains very high levels of Vitamin E, A and C. It is also rich in essential fatty acids. Its high viscosity means that rose hip oil absorbs quickly, treating your skin almost instantly.
Vitamin A helps delay the effects of aging, which is a big problem for people with dry skin. It helps promotes cellular regeneration and the production of both collagen and elastin. Collagen and elastin are the basis of the skin's structure.
The vitamins and essential fatty acids present in rose hip oil are aimed towards helping repair skin damage. Essential fatty acids are responsible for the production of prostaglandins. Prostaglandins are hormone-like substance that help control a wide range of different cell activities.
More Benefits of Rose Hip Oil
Rose hip oil can also help treat age spots and hyperpigmentation. However, it is probably known best for helping reducing the appearance of stretch marks and scars. For this reason, it has been added to several anti aging and stretch mark creams.
UV damage caused from overexposure to the sunlight can be treated with this oil. Inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis can also benefit from the application of rose hip oil. Finally, you can use this oil to help strengthen brittle nails and repair dry, damaged hair.
It may sound too good to be true, but there is no denying the studies that have proven that this product can effectively treat skin care problems.
Rose hip seed oil is an excellent skin care product for eczema, rosacea, and dry skin. BIOROSEHIPOIL is the purest form of this product, but it can also be found in other skin care products. Besides treating the previously mentioned ailments, rose hip oil benefits include reducing the signs of aging such as fine lines and age spots.
Published January 22nd, 2010
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