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Skin

Face oils, plant extracts and the claims made for them, graded against the research. Start with dryness, scars or sensitivity, or browse everything below.

19 articles · 12 botanicals

Skin · Scars & marks

  1. Long Read

    • Skin

    Rosehip

    Rosehip oil for your face: what it can and can’t do

    Rosehip oil has components that plausibly help dry, rough skin and may aid wound-related healing in lab and animal work; human evidence for scars, stretch marks and aging is limited and often comes from combinations or oral products rather than straight topical oil.

    4 min read

  2. Evidence Check

    • Skin

    Rosehip

    Does rosehip oil fade scars? What the surgical-scar trials found

    Small human trials are the origin of rosehip oil’s scar reputation, but nearly all supporting work is laboratory or animal studies, or tests of formulations rather than straight comparisons in people. The evidence is suggestive but narrow.

    4 min read