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A shot of diy rosehip oil in a small glass jar on a light countertop in front of a window.
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How To Make Cold Infused Rosehip Oil

With only 2 ingredients, this simple DIY rosehip oil is a superfood for your skin. Known to calm and hydrate skin, rosehips are an enriching addition to any cleansing routine.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Additional Time 28 days
Total Time 28 days 5 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 1 Bottle
Course: Holistic Skin Care
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup - dried rosehips
  • roughly 1 ¼ cup - oil of your choice such as jojoba, argan, or sesame seed oil

Equipment

  • A Small Glass Jar – I use glass pint jars
  • Cheesecloth – or a small strainer
  • A Glass Storage Bottle – you can use a dropper or pump bottle, or simply repurpose a small bottle you already have on hand. Make sure your bottle is glass.

Method
 

  1. If you are foraging rosehips like me, wash the rosehips and remove
    any that are soft or have dimpling (like the photo below). Then cut them in half to increase the surface area that is exposed to the oil while it infuses.
  2. Place the rosehips onto a baking sheet and into an oven for 5-6 hours on the lowest heat your oven can go (or use a dehydrator). Make sure your rosehip are completely dehydrated before infusing them in oil, to avoid the oil from spoiling more quickly.
  3. Fill a glass pint jar ½ of the way full of dried and halved rosehips. There is no need to de-fuzz or de-seed the rosehips. Rosehip seeds have their own medicinal compounds so they can be of benefit to leave in.
  4. Next, pour in enough oil so that the dried rosehips are completely submerged.
  5. Keep in mind that however much oil you pour into the jar will be how much rosehip oil you end up with. In order to increase the concentration of your rosehip oil, so make sure to cover the rosehips completely but avoid pouring an excess.
  6. Put a tight lid onto the jar and store in a cool, dark place for 3-4 weeks.
  7. After about a month, strain off the rosehips using cheesecloth or a small strainer. You can compost the solids. If you notice small hairs from the rosehips in your oil, you can fold your cheesecloth multiple times to make sure they are strainer out the oil.
  8. Pour the oil into your storage bottle and enjoy. The rosehip oil will last about 6 months – if the oil becomes cloudy or develops a smell, it has likely no longer good.

Video

Notes

Dry Rosehips – They must be dried to prevent the rosehip oil from going rancid, which is caused by moisture in the rosehips. I foraged my rosehips from around my local community. I then cut each in half and dried them in my oven on low heat for many hours.
Oil Options – Jojoba oil or argan oil are wonderful options because each has their own additional benefits to the skin. I also like to use organic sesame oil because it is high in vitamin B and can with inflammation and redness.

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