Hippophae rhamnoides oil (inci)

Hippophae rhamnoides oil is the oil extracted from the seeds of the sea buckthorn fruit (Hippophae rhamnoides) and used in cosmetic formulations.

Sea buckthorn oil is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (linoleic acid, linolenic acid, palmitoleic acid) with a high content of carotene derivatives and vitamin C.

The extract has an antioxidative, balancing and strengthening effect on the skin. In experimental approaches healing-promoting effects on wounds (Edraki M et al. 2014) can be proven. An improvement of the skin barrier can also be achieved (Khan BA et al. 2014).

1. Edraki M et al (2014) Healing effect of sea buckthorn, olive oil, and their mixture on full-thickness burn wounds. Adv Skin Wound Care 27:317-323.

2. Fatima T et al (2012) Fatty acid composition of developing sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) berry and the transcriptome of the mature seed. PLoS One 7(4):e34099.

3. Järvinen RL et al (2011) Effects of oral sea buckthorn oil on tear film Fatty acids in individuals with dry eye. Cornea 30:1013-1019.

4. Khan BA et al (2014) Hippophae rhamnoides oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion improves barrier function in healthy human subjects. Pak J Pharm Sci 27:1919-1922.

5. Sajfrtová M et al. (2010) β-Sitosterol: supercritical carbon dioxide extraction from sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) seeds. Int J Mol Sci 11:1842-1850.