Dr Barbara Olioso's Blog

The wonders of Rosehip oil

I am collating literature about rosehip oil as I am going to use it in my products and the more I look for scientific literature the more I realize that it is a fantastic ingredient. In a  2 year study done in 1988 rosehip oil was applied to 180 people with surgical, traumatic and burn scars, with remarkable results. According to another research done on 20 women between 25 and 35 presenting signs of UV damage, it is also effective in repairing UV damage. Rosehip oil was applied for 4 months while wrinkles and age spots were monitored and at the end of the test, skin was smoother and age spots were almost disappeared. The actives contributing to these repairing properties are unsaturated fatty acids (up to 80% linoleic and linolenic acids) and trans retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A, Tretinoin. I looked for the content of Tretinoin in Rosehip oil and found no information. If any of you knows more about it and would like to contribute to the post, please come forward!

Forest Secrets Skincare Launch

Finally, my own brand, to be launched on the 29th of November at the Guildhall Bath Christmas Market which will be open until the 9th of December. I shall be in Orange Grove, behind the Bath Abbey.
There is nothing like it on the market, get prepared for something really outstanding and amazing

Too many oestrogens cause impotency in men, Conference reports

A conference by medical doctors, held in Italy in September 2007, alarms about too many estrogens like substances found in our environment. The consequences? Statics speak by themselves:
male infertility and impotency are on the rise (think of the increase of IVF tretaments)
baby boys born with retracted testicles have increased by 4 times in the last 20 years
females develop at an earlier age
The estrogens content is monitored only in meat and milk, leaving unchecked non animal food and cosmetics.
Estrogens block the L3 receptor found in the foetus cells, aimed at the sexual differentiation of the foetus interfering with a normal development of the male sexual organs
This is not a good time to be born a boy!