Rosehip oil

Description:
Rosehip oil is extracted from the seeds of the wild rose bush Rosa rubiginosa (Spanish: rosa mosqueta) in the southern Andes. It can also be extracted from Rosa canina, a wild rose species native to Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia
Botanical Name: Rosa rubiginosa
Other Name: rosehip seed oil
Country of origin: India
Colour: yellow to orange-red
Odour: slightly earthy and nutty
Refractive Index: 1.450 to 1.490
Optical Rotation: -10° to -25°
Specific Gravity: 0.910 to 0.960
Extraction methods: Steam Distillation
Solubility: Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils
Parts used: Seed
Major Constituents: Oleic acid