100% Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil — Reddit Reviews
by The Ordinary
Updated November 10, 2026
Rosehip oil seals moisture and softens winter dryness; breaks acne-prone skin out.
What the community says
A one-ingredient Rosa Canina Seed Oil face oil for sealing in moisturizer, especially through tretinoin peeling or winter dryness. Use one to three drops at night; oily or breakout-prone users may find it greasy or break out.
What this means for you
Backed by 22 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/30PlusSkinCare and 4 more.
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Watch out for
- Breakouts can be severe, including cystic acne
- Fishy smell appears in some bottles and kills repurchase appeal
- Greasy under sunscreen or makeup; gets sticky above 2–3 drops
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The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil ingredients
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Real Reddit threads — 105 mentions across 22 threads
The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil on Reddit, in one place — 22 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/30PlusSkinCare and 4 more, summarized.
“5. The ordinary rosehip oil”
Positive
“Rosehip hasn’t shown a huge difference for me but it has definitely helped with redness.”
Positive
“I do like that it makes my scars less noticeable though!”
Positive
“I also use the ordinary rosehip oil at night for the extra moisture.”
Positive
“Now that I'm back in the US and it's drier and getting colder”
Positive
“I've had a lot of luck with the mad hippie products.”
Positive
“The Ordinary rosehip oil did nothing for me. Waste of money.”
Mentioned
“I loooove The Ordinary's rose hip seed oil.”
Mentioned
“I have been using it for about a year as the last step in my evening skincare routine.”
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“I love the rosehip oil. Great for Canadian winters”
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“the ordinary rosehip oil is a good fallback.”
Positive
“Also Benton carrot oil for the face and when I can’t find that, the ordinary rosehip oil is a good fallback.”
Positive
“rosehip oil is a good fallback”
Positive
“TO rosehip oil or TO squalane oil to lock in moisture”
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“TO rosehip oil”
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“to lock in moisture”
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“Currently using The Ordinary rosehip oil but any facial oil will work”
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“For me, that’s an oil. Currently using The Ordinary rosehip oil”
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“After that later, I layer oil.”
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Dr. Ceuracle
Mentioned together in 6 threads
“dr ceuracle kombucha tea essence, numbuzin no9, the ordinary rosehip oil, phytosurgence moisturizer.”