ROSEHIP OIL

A Skin Care Secret Hidden in the Mountains of Chile Uncovered by Doctors!

In the pollution free, lush rainy valleys of the Southern Andes Mountains of Chile grows a wild rosebush known to natives as Rosa Mosqueta and to scientists as Rosa Affinis Rubiginos.  Its flowers are pink in colour and, as the petals fall off, the plant develops a fleshy orange/red seedpod.  When the seedpod is pressed, oil rich in essential fatty acids and Vitamin C is released.

Thanks to scientific research rosehip oil is now recognized worldwide by doctors and the cosmetic and dermatology industry for the effects of the natural topical trans-retinoic acid (vitamin A) it contains.

The effect on the skin is central to the use of Rose Hip Oil. Many benign disorders of the skin may be treated with it, beneficially. 

The unique properties of RoseHip Oil were first discovered by a team of researchers from the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacology at the University of Concepcion, a prestigious University in Chile. They completed a study in 1983 in order to evaluate the positive action of the oil in the skin regeneration process.

Dr.Fabiola Carvajal, M.D., Microbiology department at Concepción University in Santiago, Chile.

"The results were superb using Rosa Mosqueta oil and cream in all our clinical studies, even with scars over 20 years old and with patients who had not improved using other therapies," she says. "Burns (including sun-damaged skin and radiation burns), chronic ulcerations of the skin (such as that with paraplegics and those bedridden), skin grafts, brown spots, prematurely aging skin and dry skin all benefited with Rosa Mosqueta." 

The two-year study focused on the cicatrization of wounds with the aid of RoseHip Oil. During this time, an oil preparation was applied to 180 patients with surgical, traumatic and post-burning scars: as well as to a group suffering from premature aging. The results were remarkable. It was found that RoseHip Oil produced an effective regenerative action on the skin.

The cicatrization of wounds or similar injuries on tissues of various type generally depends on the proliferation of new tissues-epithelial, endothelial and connective. It thus involves a series of co-ordinated cellular and molecular events. It may be delayed or modified by metabolic disturbances which accompany certain long-lasting diseases such as venous insufficiency, arteritis, diabetes and even certain therapies.

Continuous application of Rose Hip Oil effectively helped in attenuating scars and wrinkles, in preventing advancement of premature aging, in regaining lost skin natural color and tone and in stimulating activity towards a complex physiological phenomenon characterized, inter alia, by increased cell growth in the region of wounds. This transient proliferation arising in response to the loss of skin integrity ensured repair of the deep tissue and reconstitution of the epidermis in the region of the wounds.

Components Responsible for the Effectiveness of Rose Hip Oil

In December 1988 two doctors published their findings in a paper titled Contributions to Identification and Application of Active Components Contained in Rosa Aff. Rubiginosa. The authors were Dr Bertha Pareja, Principal Professor, Faculty of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru and Dr Horst KehI, from the School of Pharmacology of the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Dr KehI took part in the effort in his capacity of Visiting Professor at the San Marcos University.

The positive action of Rose Hip Oil in helping to regenerate damaged skin tissues was originally attributed to its high content of unsaturated essential fatty acids, namely oleic (15-20%), linoleic (44-50%) and linolenic (30-35%). They are called " essential " because our body is not able to reproduce them.

Although these acids are important to maintain a healthy skin (when taken internally), for they are components of the cell's membrane and precursors of prostaglandine/leucotriens (their activity is hormone-like), providing tissue-regenerating and rejuvenating effects, their presence did not establish enough scientific evidence to explain the properties of Rose Hip Oil in reducing surgical and accidental dermal scars or to eliminate certain hyper-pigmented spots and lessen wrinkles.

TRANS-RETINOIC ACID

Dr. Berta Pareja and Dr. Horst Kehl, succesfully identified the presence of Trans-Retinoic acid as the component responsible for the remarkable pharmacological properties of Rose Hip Oil. Trans-Retinoic acid is a derivative of Retinol (Vitamin A) and is marked as Tretinoin.

The therapeutic effects of the topical application of Tretinoin, in the treatment of a variety of dermatology disorders, have been well-researched and recognized for almost 30 years. The most significant results have been produced in the treatment of photo-aged skin - skin damaged by excessive exposure to sunlight. Tretinoin can produce quick and positive changes in the skin, but because it is a very strong substance, it must be applied under medical supervision.

Rose Hip Oil produces the benefits of Tretinoin, but without secondary side effects, because the Trans-Retinoic Acid contained in it is in a natural state as part of a complex system of unsaturated fatty acids. Therefore, its action is controlled and slowly released by nature, eliminating the risk of overdoses.

The findings of Dr. Pareja and Dr. Kehl have helped to legitimatize Rose Hip Oil in the market, facilitating the promotion of this wonderful product.

The following paragraphs are extracts from the paper. 

Dr Kehl, School of Pharmacology of the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Excerpt from paper by Dr. Kehl.

Changes produced on skin by the action of the skin, ie photoaging (dermotoheliosis) are very common in all countries of warm climate. Exposure to sun causes important morphological changes in skin. Dermotoheliosis appears in different ways and varying intensity ranging from surface wrinkles, active keratosis and variation in the distribution of the melanin granules. For this test volunteers were selected among people who usually spend the three months of summer in resorts by the sea or who go to the beach everyday. The tests were carried out on twenty women aged between 25 and 35 who were controlled and assessed during the summer. The most frequently noted cutaneous signs were surface wrinkles, brown spots, efelids and, in some cases, only an intense tan. All applied rosehip oil on the face during four months (May to August, Autumn) Observations were made every eight days. Significant changes were noted starting on the third week. Firstly, surface wrinkles started to disappear, spots started to fade until, at the end of the fourth month, the disappearance was complete.

Dr. Hans Harbst, M.D, Surgeon, Radiotherapist and Oncologist.  Graduated in Radio-Oncology, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the Nuclear Research Centre of the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Dr Harbst heads the Department of Radio-oncology of the Indisa Clinic in Santiago and is also head of the Department of Radiology at the Chilean Air Force Hospital in Santiago.

Radiologist and oncologist Hans Harbst has also worked with Rosehip oil and found it to be excellent for treating skin problems following radiation therapy.  Dr. Harbst explains about his experience with Rosehip oil:

"As a radiotherapist, I work with several patients that have been operated upon and, therefore, have scars. Also, the radiation to which they are exposed may produce secondary effects on the skin such as inflammations, darkening and actinic dermatitis.  These effects are, in most cases, unavoidable because in the same way that a surgeon leaves a scar when he or she operates, a radiotherapist leaves a mark on the radiated areas, which are not injuries as such but skin reactions.

"This means a problem for the patient, especially when he or she are left with marks in areas exposed to view like the face, head or neck”.
"I have applied Rose Hip Oil on all types of skin. Rosehip Oil acts on scars reducing hyperpigmentation, flattening hypertrophia (bulky scars) and loosening up fibrous chords. All these effects end up in a near complete attenuation of scars”.  In one case, says Harbst, "a man who had his whole head radiated due to a brain tumor had no signs of radiation damage after four weeks of treatment with Rosa Mosqueta oil." Another patient who showed an acute dermatitis after radiation had an excellent recovery 24 hours after treatment with the oil. "The skin had actually regenerated."

ROSE HIP OIL APPLICATION ON AGED SKIN (PHOTOAGING)

Changes produced on skin by the action of the sun, i.e., photoaging (dermatoheliosis) are very common in all countries of warm climate. Exposure to sun causes important morfological changes in skin. Dermatoheliosis appears in different ways and varying intensity ranging from surface wrinkles, active keratosis and variation in the distribution of the melanin granules.

For this test volunteers were selected among people who usually spend the 3 months of summer in resorts by the sea or who go to the beach every day. The tests were carried out on 20 women aged between 25 and 35 who were controlled and assessed during the summer of 1988. The most frequently noted cutaneous signs were surface wrinkles, brown spots, eyelids and, in some cases, only an intense tan. All applied rose hip oil on the face during four months (May to August, Autumn 1988).

Observations were made every eight days. Significant changes were noted starting on the third week. Firstly, surface wrinkles started to disappear, spots started to fade until, at the end of the fourth month, the disappearance was almost complete. Skin presented a smooth and fresh aspect and the spots had almost disappeared.

Numerous studies on RoseHip Oil have been completed at various universities in Chile and in other countries. Although the emphasis of these studies has been on the clinical and therapeutic use of RoseHip Oil, the findings from the University of Concepcion opened the door for its use in the cosmetic industry.
Today Rose Hip Oil is exported from Chile in large quantities -a total value of more than US$ 30 million in one recent year- and it is used world-wide by the medical community and as a special active ingredient by many prestigious cosmetic companies in Asia, Europe, North America and Latin America.

ROSE HIP OIL APPLICATION ON SURGICAL SCARS

For this test we used scars that had equal features. Ten women, aged between 45 and 68, were selected who had suffered unilateral or bilateral mastectomy.

Applications of rose hip oil were made, starting on the day when the surgical stitches were removed. After washing the area with tepid water and soap and careful drying, the oil was applied by soft massage. After three months of applying twice daily (morning and evening) it was noted that the scars were less apparent, without lumps and that skin elasticity had improved and the color of the area had improved significantly.

We carried out these observations for four months after the operations and the treating doctors indicated that the skin conditions were improving considerably, allowing implantation of prosthesis or plastic surgery in far better conditions than with patients who had not been treated.

Scars are a permanent visible reminder of a significant event in a person's life and can be a reminder of an unhappy or bad experience. Though there are many different techniques to lessen the visibility of scar tissues, including cosmetic surgery, pressure garments, the use of locally injected steroids and silicone gel sheets, Rose Hip Oil offers a simple, inexpensive, non-invasive alternative for greatly diminishing disfiguring scars.

Scars become softer and less prominent with continued daily use; scars, pits and blemishes (even such acne scars). The area of scar treatment is one where Rose Hip Oil has had immense success. 

SECONDARY DERMATITIS

Dr Harbst has extensive experience in the application of Rose Hip Oil for treating skin alterations, especially secondary dermatitis which takes place as a result of radiotherapy.

Dr Harbst explains about the use of products containing Rose Hip Oil:
"As a radiotherapist, I have worked with several patients that have been operated and, therefore, have scars. Also, the radiation to which they are exposed may produce secondary effects on the skin such as inflammations, darkening and actinic dermatitis. These effects are, in most cases, unavoidable because in the same way that a surgeon leaves a scar when he or she operates, a radiotherapist leaves a mark on the radiated areas, which are not injuries as such but skin reactions.

"This means a problem for the patient, especially when he or she are left with marks in areas exposed to view like the face, head or neck.

"I have applied RoseHip Oil on all types of skin. RoseHip Oil acts on scars reducing hyper-pigmentation, flattening hypertrophia (bulky scars)and loosening up fibrous chords. All these effects end up in a nearly complete attenuation of scars. 

Dr Leonardo Rusowsky, Surgeon at Enrique Deformes Hospital in Santiago, Chile, and acting president of the Corporation For Aid To Children with Burns.

Dr. Rusowsky is currently applying Rosehip Oil to children with severe burns in the way of compresses and massotherapy (massages carried out by kinesiologists to loosen up scars).  Dr Rusowsky says, “Rosehip Oil improves the texture and quality of skin by increasing its elasticity. Rosehip Oil helps people who have suffered burns. Its effect, more than to flatten out hypertrophic and hyperplasic scars (raised and bulky scars), is to improve the colour of the scars and of the skin in the affected area”.

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