Database/Antimicrobial/Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit/Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit/Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Triglyceride and carotenoid-rich oil pressed from the fruit and seeds of Hippophae rhamnoides, a plant feedstock.

INCI nameHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit/Seed Oil
FunctionAntimicrobial · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant route: sea buckthorn berries and seeds are…

How we scored it

Fixed oil expressed from sea buckthorn fruit and seeds; plant oil = 1.0.
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

Dominant route: sea buckthorn berries and seeds are pressed or solvent-extracted. No petrochemical route exists.

In plain English

A deep orange oil pressed from sea buckthorn berries and seeds. It is rich in fatty acids and carotenoid pigments and is used to condition skin. It comes entirely from the plant.

CosIng definition: Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit/Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the fruit and seeds of Hippophae Rhamnoides, 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/SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES FRUIT/SEED 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/SEED%20OIL