Jurlique Rare Rose Face Oil

Jurlique has been promoting this addition to its range of face oils and I was keen to try the sample I received. I had expected a stronger rose scent straight out of the packet, but it seemed very, very faint. It is a light oil, lighter than my regular Jurlique Age Defying Face Oil which I mix into my moisturiser. The Rare Rose oil also had a “dry oil” feel to it and didn’t seem to mix as well into my moisturiser. It’s an OK oil, but my skin didn’t seem to absorb it as quickly and 2 hours later I had to blot my face before going to bed. Maybe I used too much?

Checking the ingredients, I saw that coconut-derived Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride was the first ingredient.

I was also rather disappointed that the oil’s key ingredient - Jurlique Rose - didn’t feature in the first half of the ingredient list, unless it was Fragrance (parfum). Indeed “Rosa hybrid flower extract” was the 6th ingredient from the bottom. Rare rose indeed!

While I generally like Jurlique products, I’ll give this one a miss.

Ingredient list: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Squalane, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Dicaprylyl Ether, Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Olea europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Fragrance (Parfum), Ricinus communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Glycine soja (Soybean) Oil, Tocopherol, Limnanthes alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Beta-Carotene, Daucus carota sativa (Carrot) Root Extract, Rosa hybrid Flower Extract, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool, Eugenol, Citral