An extract from sea buckthorn fruits. It contains various antioxidant and astringent compounds and significantly improved skin elasticity in a small clinical study.
Antioxidant
Antioxidant
Antioxidants reduce the oxidative stress caused by free radicals and prevent accelerated skin aging.
Antioxidant
Antioxidants reduce the oxidative stress caused by free radicals and prevent accelerated skin aging.
Other functions
Astringent,
Astringent
Astringent ingredients provide the skin with a tightened feeling, help to reduce the appearance of large pores, and assist in the healing of small cuts and wounds.
Astringent,
Astringent
Astringent ingredients provide the skin with a tightened feeling, help to reduce the appearance of large pores, and assist in the healing of small cuts and wounds.
Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients add scent to a product or hide ('mask') the undesired aroma of other ingredients.
Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients add scent to a product or hide ('mask') the undesired aroma of other ingredients.
Origin
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Hippophae rhamnoides extract is an antioxidant, astringent, and allegedly anti-aging extract derived from sea buckthorn fruits.
These fruits are famous for their high content of vitamin C, as well as other antioxidant compounds such as carotenoids, vitamin E, phytosterols, and flavonoids.
Without specification from the manufacturer, we cannot be sure which of these beneficial compounds will be present in your skincare product, although the extract as a whole is a powerful antioxidant.
The astringency is caused by gallic acid derivatives and the fruit extract has a typical fruity scent.
There was a small-scale clinical study that researched the effects of Hippophae rhamnoides extract on the skin of volunteers. After 7 weeks of treatment, the sea buckthorn extract group had significantly improved skin elasticity and other mechanical parameters, superior to the placebo group.
The authors speculate that the extract might be a prospective anti-aging ingredient, but so far there is no conclusive evidence.
Science
1
Zheng J, Yang B, Trépanier M, Kallio H (2012). Effects of genotype, latitude, and weather conditions on the composition of sugars, sugar alcohols, fruit acids, and ascorbic acid in sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides ssp. mongolica) berry juice. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 60 (12): 3180–3189.
2
Khan, B., Akhtar, N., & Braga, V. (2013). Anti-Aging Effects of Hippophae rhamnoides Emulsion on Human Skin. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 11(6).
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