Rosehip Certified Organic Rosehip Oil with Acai Berry Reviews

I have been using this rosehip oil to help with me get rid of scares from my hormonal acne and this has worked wonders on me. I use this only a night after Moisturiser as I find it quite only and I only use it on my acne scars. After using this i find that my acne scars fade away (not instantly though, but gradually). This is something I don’t go without. As this is quite pricey I usually wait when Priceline has 50%.

I have bad skin dry with a lot of red marks . Got this in a Priceline bonus bag and gave it a try for a week after cleaning skin , it made such a difference if my red marks and the dryness went away didn’t notice any anti wrinkle effect but worked awesome on me . Continue to use as a part of my day and night face cleaning routine , skin should be damp before applying though otherwise feels to thick

This Oil has an extreme strong scent which is quite over powering when applied face.
I bought this product based on positive reviews i had read on multiple sites, i used this for a couple weeks had some pimples and thought nothing of it and assumed they would clear up, but the pimples just kept forming and getting worse. i stopped using the product and when the pimples disappeared i was left with almost acne scares they where horrible and my skin took nearly 2 months to fully clear up after using this product.

Was a shame because the bottle is gorgeous and love the application of the dropper easy to use don't have to contaminate the bottle while applying to the skin so that was a bonus but still not worth the money

I do like a good rosehip oil and Essano Rosehip Oil Enriched with Acai Berry is no different.

The Essano Rosehip Oil comes in a dusty rose pink box with a brown coloured ribbon with white and brown coloured text with some gold coloured detailing.

The bottle the oil comes in is a dark brown coloured glass bottle with a matte black lid with a black rubber dropper top. When you open the bottle you are faced with a clear glass dropper. The bottles label is a dusty rose pink with the same type of detailing as the box.

The oil itself is a deep orange colour and is practically fragrance free as the company keeps the ingredients very basic, rosehip oil, acai oil vitamin E. The oil is light and not heavy and is very fluid.

I use this rosehip oil once a day at night. I apply this after face serum but before face cream. A little product goes a long way and two to three drops are usually enough to cover my whole face.

Overall I have not found that there is much of a difference between any of the different rose hip oils which I have used in the past and this one, they all provide the same benefits and they are all easy to use. They all help keep a radiant complexion, helps clear up acne scars and helps skin looking plumper.

The Essano Rosehip oil is made in New Zealand which is nice to see but when it comes to repurchasing this, though I will be happy to repurchase, which product I buy is most likely based on which is the best price for the day.

Have re-purchased this product a couple times now, I love it that much!
I find it's the perfect balance between a dryer oil and a wetter oil. I apply this over a water-based moisturiser before bed, and wake up with supple smooth skin in the morning. It is very moisturising, and feels really lovely over dry skin, but it's probably too wet of an oil for oily-skinned people.

The packaging is awesome, it's a sturdy glass bottle with a rubber dropper. Being glass, it does need to be handled a little more gently than other products, but if you're wanting to take it travelling it decants super easily.

The scent of the product is very earthy, and if you don't like the smell of rosehip you might find this unpleasant.

Overall, a great product and I will continue to purchase it.

Drop it ‘till it’s hawt

What they claim:

Enriched with Acai Berry Antioxidant Oil. Treat your skin to deep conditioning skin renewal. It is a powerful multitasker, clinically proven to minimise the appearance of fine lines, scars, stretch marks and sun damage. Our Rosehip Oil + Antioxidant is a pure, certified organic natural oil packed with skin-loving essential fatty acids and essential nutrients. Available in both a convenient 20ml and a larger 45ml bottle.

How to use: After cleansing, gently massage several drops into face, neck or body, concentrating on any problem areas, scarring or skin damage. Apply prior to your moisturiser or sunscreen. Use morning and night in conjunction with your Essano™ skincare range.

Initial thoughts on viewing the product:

Certified organic rosehip oil enriched with Acai berry. I’m not sure what the Acai is going to do for me, but I’m a huge fan of rosehip. Unlike the other Essano product I have reviewed, this rosehip oil comes in a box that is top-to-toe in the dusky rose colour. What I do like is the side of the box clearly states 100% of the total ingredients are natural with 99.5% being from organic farming. Nice to have confirmation for the statement on the front of the box. The other side of the box maintains the Essano promise to be free of all the nasties. What I had previously failed to notice is that is a New Zealand made product (gee these Kiwis are coming out with some interesting stuff of late), is obviously vegan, is recyclable and has the Eco Certification stamp there as well as on the front.

The bottle is small and brown to protect the goodies on the inside, and comes with a twist top (with a pamper-evident seal on the screw top). The lid is also a dropper for dispensation. Pretty simple. For about $20 (unless you nab a bargain or get this baby on sale), you will get 20ml of product.

Thoughts on application:

When it comes to facial oils, my routine is to use it twice a day either prior to applying my moisturiser, or combining it with my moisturiser as my final step. Rosehip oil is absolutely a part of my morning routine, and I might change things up of an evening with a different oil.

I personally perceive this oil to be a bit richer to what I have previously experienced. The colour is a dark amber, without fragrance (which means the natural scent came through; for some this is not ideal) and has an oilier feel than I expected. I would typically use five drops per application but with this oil I could easily get away with three to four (very interesting for me). For readers, you might find this an odd observation but honestly, a very little goes a very long way!

As I have gotten into the habit of combining my oil with my moisturiser (blame Vanessa Megan for this one), this oil has amped up the power of my moisturiser. This is not necessarily the best thing as this is a powerful facial oil. I have found I need to blot my face prior to prepping for makeup (otherwise I have serious slip and slide). For this alone, this oil is much better for me to use at night. I have finished the bottle, and I have my evening oil to still finish, but this is something I will be keeping an eye out for.

I have two criticisms with this product however: the first being when you are getting toward to the bottom of the bottle, the darn dropper doesn’t reach (so you have to tip to get to the dropper, before finally just tipping the last few drops out. Secondly, I store my bottle on its side in a drawer. This probably isn’t the best idea but for me it’s the most economical use of space. What happens for me is residue product forms around the edge of the bottle and starts to crystalise. It doesn’t look appealing, sometimes the crusty bits fall into the palm of my hand when I am applying products and it just looks horrible. Not much to be done about that unless I reorganise my bathroom, and that is not going to happen anytime soon.

The bottle will last you a good while if you use it for just this purpose. The box and the bottle have the little “12M” mark on the side, which means, after opening, the product is good for twelve months. If you are an avid oil user like myself, it won’t even last that long.

It really takes a lot for me to buy the same product again. I have had really bad reactions to various contraceptives over the years, which left me with marble sized cysts in my jawline which got better or worse with my hormones. To accompany the everyday pain of my resident cysts, I had also managed to dig out massive scars where I had tried to take matters into my own hands by force (don't squeeze pimples kiddies, especially when they are deep cysts and have nothing to squeeze out). I also have extremely sensitive skin which breaks out after even one day of wearing make up (even with brands like Estee Lauder and Clinique). So when I used Essano I had basically accepted a life of averting my face when talking to people and accepting my scar ridden face.

I will say that I have since taken myself off the problem contraception (Implanon which I had for three years) which has also cleared up my skin, so I'm not going to try to convince you that this product is your Ticket To Paradise. However, having said that, I am now on to my fourth rosehip oil bottle. I also use the cleanser, night time moisturiser and have tried the serum (though I think it's kind of redundant if you're using the oil anyway).

I am not going to try to sit here and convince you that you use this oil once, go to sleep and wake up with flawless skin and your laundry folded for you. But I have noticed a HUGE change in my skin. Over time, with the use of the oil every morning by itself and at night with the night time moisturiser, nearly all of my scars have completely disappeared. I have had comments about how healthy my skin is from complete strangers. I no longer avert my eyes when looking in mirrors because I'm so embarrassed. I still get the odd pimple as the rest of us do, but I will never ever ever use anything else unless they change the formula or some equally disastrous thing happens.

I even went to the supermarket to buy this again and saw that another brand was on special and thought "if it's rosehip oil surely it all does the same thing?" bought that - tried it twice and hated it and went back the next day to buy Essano again (as I knew I would!).

I purchased this bottle of rosehip oil as part of a starter collection from Coles. The oil comes in a tinted bottle with a dropper. When I opened this sealed bottle of oil, I noticed around the lid there was some sticky crystalised oil. The oil was light yellow in colour, had an unpleasant and strong rancid scent, and which smelt nothing like the other rosehip oil I have used.

Although the scent was highly unpleasant, I pushed on and used it. The texture was oily and thick for rosehip oil. It was not very easy to absorb and I would strongly recommend against using it under makeup - I do not have oily skin and my face looked like a shiny mirror. Therefore I prefer to use this in the evening only. My skin seemed to otherwise tolerate the oil well, my skin remained quite plumped and soft without any adverse reaction. However, after 5 days I simply couldn't put up with the terrible smell anymore so I had to bin it.

I also noticed there is no expiry date on the product or the box which is less than ideal. "Natural" brands like Sukin, Antipodes, Trilogy etc. all print expiry dates on their products. This is because formulated without preservatives these products do not last as long as standard cosmetics. This being the case I can't tell whether I have just purchased a dud or expired product from Coles, or this oil simply has a bad smell and texture.

Brand Response:
Thank you for your post and sorry to hear about your experience with our Rosehip Oil.
Can you please send us an email through contact@essano.co.nz for us to learn more about your experience and to sort this out for you?

Thanks for bringing this up to our attention.
Amy from Essano x

I got the Essano rosehip oil with acai berry from a Beautorium event a while ago. I have tried many different brands of facial oils for several years and was keen to try this.

First of all, I am not a fan of the packaging. I got a 45ml bottle, the screw top dropper is not very well made, Once the seal is broken, the top can't be screwed tight and sits on the top of the bottle crooked. Also the glass dropper is not long enough. It's very hard to get the last bit of the oil out. They should have used a pump bottle design.

The oil itself is light yellow in colour. I used it twice a day with my day or night creams. I have used up a whole 45ml bottle now, compared to other brands of rosehip oil, while the Essano rosehip oil is indeed moisturising and has minimal odour, I found that it's not as effective to improve my skin texture and complexion like other brands. The Essano oil also feels a bit heavier on the skin, compared to other brands I have tried. When you are down to the last 5 to 10ml of rosehip oil in the bottle, you have to pour it out of the bottle because the glass dropper is too short, the last bit of oil is a not thicker and stickier - I'm sure it's just the heavier component of the oil sinking to the bottom naturally (but see, you can't shake the bottle because of the poor bottle design, see paragraph 2) I wouldn't use this stickier oil on my face because it was too thick. It was fine to use it up on my body.

Overall it's an OK product. If you are just after a cheap rosehip oil just for moisturising and it happens to be on special, and you haven't found your holy grail, by all means go for it. However, I personally wouldn't repurchase.