--- title: "Rosehip oil in cosmetic care" description: "Rosehip seed oil comes from Rosa seeds. Understand the limited scar-appearance evidence, the study conditions, and why it does not prove scar removal." --- # Rosehip oil in cosmetic care > Rosehip seed oil comes from Rosa seeds. Understand the limited scar-appearance evidence, the study conditions, and why it does not prove scar removal. Source: https://cosmetic-labs.com/glossary/rosehip-oil Created: 2026-11-10T10:18:57+00:00 Modified: 2026-11-10T10:18:57+00:00 Author: Emilie SCHOL ## Definition of Rosehip oil in cosmetic care Rosehip seed oil is an oil extracted from seeds within the fruit of plants in the genus Rosa. Evidence for improving postoperative scar appearance is limited to particular products and study conditions. ### Learn more ## What the name identifies Rosehip seed oil is extracted from seeds within the fruit of wild rose plants. The name rosehip covers several species in the genus Rosa, including Rosa rubiginosa, Rosa moschata and Rosa canina. A generic rosehip name therefore does not identify a single botanical species. For a technical comparison, the species and the use of seed oil are useful details to establish before comparing claims. Rosehip seed oil contains unsaturated fatty acids, including linoleic, linolenic and oleic acids. A composition description explains what kind of oil is being discussed, but it does not show that a particular cosmetic will remove scars. It is important to keep the identity of a raw oil separate from a blend, cream or other finished product that happens to include a rosehip-derived ingredient. ## What a postoperative scar comparison found A prospective, single-center comparison examined the appearance of postoperative skin scars after skin surgery. The tested product was a particular pure rosehip seed oil. Participants in the oil group applied it twice daily for six weeks, starting after removal of sutures. The comparison group received no treatment. The endpoints were visible redness, discoloration, atrophy and hypertrophy, assessed by a dermatologist at six and twelve weeks after suture removal. The results section reports 160 initially included patients and 108 completers: 76 in the oil group and 32 in the untreated group at twelve weeks. Redness was lower in the treated group at both assessment times. Differences in discoloration and atrophy reached statistical significance at twelve weeks. Hypertrophy did not show a statistically significant between-group difference. These are separate endpoints, so an improvement in one should not be rewritten as proof of improvement in all aspects of scarring. ## How to interpret the limitations The comparison used an untreated control rather than a placebo oil or another scar-care preparation. It therefore does not establish whether rosehip seed oil is superior to another oil, a moisturizer or a different scar-care product. The appearance ratings were subjective and made at one center. There was substantial loss to follow-up, and the twelve-week results describe the people who completed that assessment. The trial was commercially sponsored, and the paper is inconsistent about initial enrollment: its methods describe 108 patients, while its results report 160 initially included. Together, these details call for a restrained interpretation of the findings. The study concerns postoperative scars after suture removal, not application to an open wound, treatment of every scar type or disappearance of an established scar. It does not establish prevention or treatment of keloids, and a non-significant hypertrophy result is not proof of equivalence between treatments. No adverse effects were observed during the trial, but that is not a guarantee for all users. The useful conclusion is that a specific pure oil showed preliminary improvements in some visible scar features under a defined routine. It is not evidence that any rosehip cosmetic can erase scars or replace individualized postoperative care. Sources ## Sources and references References supporting this page are listed below. Source access dates and supported claims are recorded in the evidence notes where available. 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