Database/Skin Protecting/Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil natural?

Yes. Mechanically expressed vegetable oil from sea buckthorn fruit; whole botanical oils are natural-origin per this site's convention.

INCI nameHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
CAS225234-03-7
FunctionSkin Protecting
FeedstockCold-pressed/expressed from the fruit of Hippophae rhamnoides (sea…

How we scored it

Fruit oil expressed directly from Sea Buckthorn fruit; no synthetic processing. Whole oil counted as 100% plant-origin mass.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Cold-pressed/expressed from the fruit of Hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn). Single route; no petrochemical alternative exists.

In plain English

A fruit oil pressed from sea buckthorn berries, rich in natural fatty acids and carotenoids, used to protect and condition skin. Fully plant-derived with no chemical modification.

CosIng definition: Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil is the oil expressed from the fruit of the Sea Buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides L., Elaeagnaceae

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES FRUIT OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES FRUIT OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HIPPOPHAE%20RHAMNOIDES%20FRUIT%20OIL