How to Use Rosehip Face Oil: A Complete Guide

To use Rosehip Face Oil, press two to four drops into clean, slightly damp skin as the last step of your routine, after any serum or moisturizer and before sunscreen in the daytime. It works morning or night, and many people like it best in the evening, when nothing has to go on top of it. That is the whole method. The rest of this guide explains each part so you can adjust it to your own skin.

What is in the bottle

Our Rosehip Face Oil is 100% pure rosehip seed oil, pressed from the seeds inside the rose hip, the small fruit a wild rose leaves behind once its petals fall. There is no added fragrance, no carrier blend and nothing else in the 1 fl oz bottle. The oil is pale golden-red and rich in essential fatty acids, with natural tocopherols and plant sterols. On skin it feels light and dry, and it sinks in quickly without leaving a slick film.

Because it is a single ingredient, the way you apply it decides most of how it feels. Two things matter more than anything else: how much you use, and what your skin is like when you put it on.

Applying it, step by step

Step one: start with damp skin

Cleanse, then pat your face lightly so it stays a little damp. Do not towel it dry. Oil spreads further and more evenly over damp skin, which is also how you end up using less of it. If your skin has already dried, a few spritzes of a face mist or a splash of water brings it back.

Step two: put the drops in your palm

Two to four drops go into the center of one palm. Two is enough for most faces; four suits skin that runs dry, or a face and neck together. If the oil is still sitting on the surface a minute later, that was more than your skin wanted, and you can use less next time.

Step three: warm it for a few seconds

Press your palms together lightly for three to five seconds. Warm oil moves across skin more easily than cold oil, and it spreads more evenly as a result.

Step four: press, do not rub

Lay both palms flat against your cheeks and hold for a moment. Then move to the forehead, the jaw and down the sides of the neck. Pressing settles the oil into skin. Rubbing tugs at the skin and mostly moves the oil onto your hands.

Step five: use your fingertips for the small places

Whatever is left on your fingers goes along the sides of the nose, around the outer edge of the eye area and over the border of the lips. These are the spots that tend to feel dry first and get skipped most often.

Step six: give it a minute

Wait about sixty seconds before your face meets a pillow, sunscreen or makeup. Brush your teeth in the meantime. By the time you are done, skin should feel smooth and soft rather than slick.

Morning or night

Night is the easiest time to use it. It goes on last, nothing has to sit on top of it, and you wake to skin that feels soft and comfortable. Our Rose Ritual Bundle is built around that idea: Rose Face Wash Cream in the morning, Rosehip Face Oil in the evening.

Mornings work too, with two adjustments. Use the smaller amount, about two drops, and give it a couple of minutes to settle before sunscreen or makeup goes over it. Skin that has taken the oil in holds the layers above it. Skin that is still slick lets them slide.

Whichever time you choose, use it daily rather than now and then. With regular use, skin looks fresher, smoother and more even. That comes from steady use over weeks, not from one generous application.

Where it goes in your routine

The rule is simple: thin, watery textures go first, and oil goes last. A full routine looks like this:

1. Cleanse. A wash that leaves skin soft rather than tight gives the oil less to make up for.
2. Mist or tone, while skin is still damp.
3. Serum. Let it absorb for a minute.
4. Moisturizer, if you use one.
5. Rosehip Face Oil, pressed in last.
6. Sunscreen, in the daytime only.

If you prefer fewer steps, stir two drops of rosehip into your moisturizer and apply them together. Either way the oil is the finishing layer, so anything water-based applied over it will mostly sit on the surface.

Small habits that help

Less, then less again. Most people start with too much and decide that face oils are greasy. If that sounds familiar, halve your amount for a week and notice how the finish changes.

Do not waste what is left on your hands. Run the last traces over dry cuticles or the backs of your hands instead of washing them off.

Keep it cool and capped. A pure seed oil has nothing else in the bottle to protect it. Store it in a drawer or cabinet, away from a sunny windowsill or a warm radiator, and close the cap after every use.

Questions about using rosehip face oil

How many drops of rosehip face oil should I use?

Two to four drops. Start with two, and add more only if your skin still feels dry once the oil has settled.

Do I apply rosehip oil before or after moisturizer?

After. The oil is the last step, so cleanse, mist, apply serum and moisturize first, then press it in. You can also mix a couple of drops into your moisturizer instead.

Can I use rosehip face oil in the morning?

Yes. Use about two drops, let them settle for a couple of minutes, then apply sunscreen.

What is actually in Marianella's Rosehip Face Oil?

Rosehip seed oil and nothing else. There is no added fragrance, no carrier oil and no filler.