Ingredient guide

Sea Buckthorn Oil

Sea buckthorn oil is a vibrant orange-red oil packed with antioxidants, essential fatty acids and vitamins that nourishes and protects skin and hair. Popular in natural beauty products, it helps restore moisture and gives a healthy glow without feeling greasy.

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How it works in skincare

In cosmetics and skincare, sea buckthorn oil is valued for its rich content of omega-3, -6, -7 and -9 fatty acids together with high levels of vitamin C, vitamin E and carotenoids. It absorbs well into the skin, helping to replenish the lipid barrier, support natural moisture retention and impart a radiant finish in facial oils, creams, serums and hair treatments.

Key benefits

  • Deeply nourishes and softens dry skin
  • Helps improve skin elasticity and firmness
  • Provides antioxidant protection against environmental stressors
  • Promotes a healthy, radiant complexion
  • Calms and soothes irritated or sensitive skin
  • Conditions and adds shine to dry or damaged hair

Best for

dry skin, mature skin, sensitive skin, dull skin

Where it comes from

Sea buckthorn oil is cold-pressed from the bright orange berries and seeds of the Hippophae rhamnoides shrub, which grows wild across coastal and mountainous regions of Europe and Asia.

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