You should know
What it is
Oil
Form of Oil
Oil is a hydrophobic (water-repelling) substance that can help regulate sebum production in skincare.
Explained
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit/Seed Oil comes from the seabuckthorn plant. It is rich in tocopherols, tocotrienols, and plant sterols.
This oil is rich in fatty acids, including: two types of linoleic acid (~30-34%), oleic acid (17%), and palmiteic acid (35%). Note these numbers are averages, and different parts of the plant will vary.
Palmitoleic acid has been shown to help soothe inflammation and promote wound healing. It is also naturally found in the fat of our skin.
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit/Seed Oil is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.1% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
Where it's used
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit/Seed Oil is most often found as ingredient number 8 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit/Seed Oil the most:
References
Products with Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit/Seed Oil
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 97692
- INCI Name: HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES FRUIT/SEED OIL
- All Functions: Antimicrobial, Skin Conditioning
