Trilogy Rosehip Oil
Review
Trilogy uses cold pressing to extract this rosehip oil, which is a positive step because this method of extraction retains the goodness of the seed oil. Other extraction methods dilute the benefits.
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This product is more than a regular rosehip oil. Apart from rosehip oil, it has a few different antioxidant ingredients. Antioxidants neutralise nasty molecules found on the skin called free radicals. Free radicals are formed almost daily on our skin. They harm the good cells and thus age our skin.
This product can be viewed as an antioxidant skincare product rather than a rosehip oil product.
Rosehip oil forms a thin layer on the skin and prevents the loss of hydration through evaporation. It does not add hydration but helps retain it. The product also contains several different oils, all of which help retain hydration.
Rosehip oil contains a small amount of all-trans-retinoic acid, which helps produce new cells. More new cells in the skin mean old cells are forced to fall off and be replaced by new cells, which results in a brightening effect on the skin. This also removes the pigmentation that some of these old cells carry inside them. All-trans-retinoic acid also boosts the production of collagen, a protein in the skin. More collagen means reduced fine lines.
The primary benefit of this product is its antioxidant properties. It neutralises nasty molecules on the skin and produces a brightening effect. It also has oat extract, which calms the skin. This also adds to the brightening effect on the skin.
Any ingredient that has good antioxidant properties can also reduce the chances of pigmentation on the skin. This includes rosehip oil and the other antioxidant ingredients in this product.
Keep points to remember
This product does not contain 100% rosehip oil. So, if you are looking for a pure rosehip oil product, this product is not the one for you.
The product contains rosemary oil, an essential oil that can irritate some people. If you have sensitive skin or you normally don’t react well to aromatherapy oils, please do a patch test before you use this product on your face.
This is a good facial oil to use, but it is pricier than your regular rosehip oil. This is because it is more of an antioxidant product than a pure rosehip oil.
How to use the product?
It is safer to use facial oils at nighttime. There is a possibility that facial oils can dilute your sunscreen. Sunscreen is a must in the daytime. So, safer to use oils in the nighttime.
Cleanse your face. If you are planning on using serums, apply them and use rosehip oil as your final step. You can also apply skincare products that have a texture heavier than rosehip oil on top of rosehip oil.
Ingredient 1 – Rosehip Oil
Function: Emollient, Antioxidant
It is extracted from the seeds of a plant called rose canina.
It adds a thin layer on top of the skin and thus reduces the evaporation of water from skin’s surface. This keeps the skin hydrated.
It feels light and doesnot have the heavy feel that some oils can have.
It also helps in neutralising nasty free radicals found on the skin. These nasty molecules age the skin. By helping neutralise them, it contributes towards the well-ageing of skin.
It also increases the production of new cells. New cells replace the old cells and this results in a brightening effect on the skin.
Ingredient 2 – Caprylic/capric triglyceride
Function: Emollient
It forms a thin layer on the skin’s surface and reduces the loss of hydration from the skin into the atmosphere through evaporation, thus helping to keep the skin hydrated.
Ingredient 3 – Euterpe oleracea (acai) fruit oil
Function: Emollient, Antioxidant
It is extracted from the pulp of acai berries.
It adds a thin layer on top of the skin and thus reduces the evaporation of water from skin’s surface. This keeps the skin hydrated.
It also helps in neutralising nasty free radicals found on the skin. These nasty molecules age the skin. By helping neutralise them, it contributes towards the well-ageing of skin.
Ingredient 4 – Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract
Function: Anti-inflammatory
Has ingredients called avenanthramides which soothe and calm the skin. Colloidal oat meal is much more powerful in skin care than the kernel extract used here.
Ingredient 5 – Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) seed oil
Function: Antioxidant
It helps in neutralising nasty free radicals found on the skin. These nasty molecules age the skin. By helping neutralise them, it contributes towards the well-ageing of skin.
Ingredient 6 – Vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) seed oil
Function: Antioxidant
Extracted from seeds of cranberries.
It helps in neutralising nasty free radicals found on the skin. These nasty molecules age the skin. By helping neutralise them, it contributes towards the well-ageing of skin.
Ingredient 7 – Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil
Function: Emollient, Antioxidant
It adds a thin layer on top of the skin and thus reduces the evaporation of water from skin’s surface. This keeps the skin hydrated.
It feels light and doesnot have the heavy feel that some oils can have.
It also helps in neutralising nasty free radicals found on the skin. These nasty molecules age the skin. By helping neutralise them, it contributes towards the well-ageing of skin.
It also increases the production of new cells. New cells replace the old cells and this results in a brightening effect on the skin.
Ingredient 8 – Tocopherol (vitamin E)
Function: Antioxidant, Stabiliser
An antioxidant fights nasty particles on the skin called free radicals. Free radicals age the skin by damaging the good cells.
Tocopheryl Acetate also protects the formula of the product from degradation. So at the low amount it is being used here, it could be used mainly to protect the product from degradation.
Ingredient 9 – Lycopene
Function: Antioxidant
An antioxidant fights nasty particles on the skin called free radicals. Free radicals age the skin by damaging the good cells.
Ingredient 10 – Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract
Function: Antioxidant
An antioxidant fights nasty particles on the skin called free radicals. Free radicals age the skin by damaging the good cells.
