Rosehip Buds ♥
Rosehips are good guys, let me persuade you with a few quick facts about these high performing little cuties:
♥ Very high in vitamin C (an excellent antioxidant).
♥ Rose hips contain some vitamin A and B, essential fatty acids and antioxidant flavonoids.
♥ Can be used to help prevent / treat colds and flu.
The other thing they are great for?
♥ Plumping up your skin and giving you an incredible glow.
My skin is temperamental, dry in some spots, breakout prone in others – it’s very frustrating and makes it difficult to find products that will gently pat my skin into relaxed, glowy submission.
Rosehip prods are one of the very few that I’ve found that can accomplish this task of making my skin happy.
SO! What are my favourite picks and how do you go about getting your own little Rosehip Routine going? Well, I’m glad you asked…
1. A Clean Start
First up we want to remove all traces of makeup, dirt and midnight pizza snack grease to get the skin back to its natural state.
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Wotnot Natural Wipes contain heaps of goodies that are fantastic for the skin, one of them being our current hero Mr. Rosehip. My skin always feels great after using these, I highly recommend them and have turned quite a few people into fans. They can be tricky to source, but the Wotnot Website has free shipping so if you like your wipes all natural, organic & good for you then look no further!
2. Time for a Cuppa
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Next up, it’s time to get the rosehips working some magic from the inside. Packed with Vitamin C, this type of tea is a powerful ally in the quest for great skin.
Vitamin C has been proven to help our skin out in the following ways:
♥ Key ingredient in the production of collagen, which keeps skin firm & strong.
♥ Being an antioxidant, it stops pesky free-radicals, which destroy collagen leading to fine lines, wrinkles and dry skin.
♥ Antioxidants also help in the fight against UV rays.
Enough reasons to put tea cup to mouth? If not, it’s a very refreshing drink in Summer, served chilled. It has a tart taste (which I love), but if it’s a bit much pop some honey in and away you go!
I use a random supermarket brand called ‘Tasty’, but T2 Tea have some great varieties depending on how fancy you want to get. 🙂
3. Gonna Get Gooey
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So your face is clean, sippin’ on tea. Now it’s time to get masky. This Endota Honey & Rosehip Mask is ROCKING MY WORLD right now by making my skin dewy and ultra hydrated.
Apply to clean skin, it’s pretty goopy due to the honey, and jump in the shower after 10 minutes to rinse off. Emerge and be amazed at how soft and transformed your skin has become!
This green tube has now become a staple for me. CANT.GET.ENOUGH!
Update! Unfortunately, my one and only has been discontinued!!! In it’s place is the Rosehip & Myrrh Facemask which I’m told is also excellent, but I haven’t had the chance to try this one yet. If it’s good enough for the Three Wise Men however…
4. Oils aint Oils
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This organic rosehip oil claims to reduce wrinkles, blemishes and to maintain your most succulent skin and I can’t help but agree with the good Endota folk. As I’m currently out of both moisturiser and primer (scandalous, I know) I massage a drop of this into my skin post-shower in the morning before applying makeup, and rub a larger amount in post-shower-pre-bed at night.
My skin is noticeably more prone to blemishes and dryness when I’m not using it – I really do notice the difference. It also feels wonderful to be using a certified organic skincare product that contains heaps of NATURAL goodies for my skin to gobble up.
5. Don’t Forget the Lips!
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Rosehip is good for your lippies too! Packed full of natural ingredients, I’ve found the Aesop Rosehip Seed Lip Cream just a little bit dreamy. It leaves my lips soooo soft after using it, and it’s the perfect ending to the Rosehip Ritual! I’ve found it works best to apply at night and wake up in the morning to soft, lush lips.
I hope you enjoyed the Rosehip Ritual and possibly feel inspired to get some of these hips of roses into your life as well!
Let me know if you have any questions or have tried any of the above products! Rosy kisses.
Be well,
Annette
xoxo
Hello 🙂 Thanks for your comments, I’ve been checking out your blog and I really love it! I’m in Sydney, so not too far away! Ooh I think I’ve tried rosehip tea once and it was really nice, and I’ve seen/tested that Aesop lip cream and it was heavenly…
Oh and mountain bread- sometimes I like to have it as a wrap with falafels, hummus, tomatoes and rocket. It would burn pretty easily I think in the oven- usually I use two slices in my wraps/pizzas as it is quite thin.
Hannah xx
I’m definitely going to try the wrap thing 🙂
I think it would be great with lentil patties, avocado, tomato, hummus etc, like a burger type thing in a wrap… getting hungry just thinking about that!
I know this is an old post, but I have just found it via a long trail of connecting “Related Posts”…
A good tip for the rosehip and myrrh mask is to use a tiny bit as a moisturiser after a biiiiiiig night – it brightens and plumps everything up, and acts a fantastic make up base. Try it!
Hi K!
Thanks for this tip… I could most definitely use some of it now then haha! 🙂
This is a great tip, thanks heaps 🙂 xo