For your skin
A vivid orange plant oil packed with omega-7. Calms reactive, atopic-prone skin and helps refill the lipid barrier without feeling heavy.
Want the science? Keep reading ↓Mechanism of action
Carotenoid- and omega-7-rich plant oil that suppresses NF-κB and STAT1 signaling, reducing Th2 chemokine release in inflamed skin while supplying barrier lipids.
Why we tier this moderate
5 cited papers across 1 country. The mechanism is well-described and there's at least one controlled trial in the literature, but we tier this Moderate rather than Strong to stay honest about how many specific papers we cite directly.
Cited research
Song X et al., The Role of Sea Buckthorn in Skin and Mucosal Health: A Review from an Anti-Inflammatory Perspective, Frontiers in Pharmacology 2025
Dudau M et al., A Fatty Acid Fraction Purified From Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil Has Regenerative Properties on Normal Skin Cells, Frontiers in Pharmacology 2021;12:737571
Balkrishna A et al., Cytokines Driven Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Psoriasis Like Efficacies of Nutraceutical Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) Oil, Frontiers in Pharmacology 2019;10:1186 — sea buckthorn oil inhibited reactive nitrogen species and suppressed inflammatory cytokines in cell and animal psoriasis-like models
Hou DD et al., Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Oil Improves Atopic Dermatitis-Like Skin Lesions via Inhibition of NF-kappaB and STAT1 Activation, Skin Pharmacology and Physiology 2017;30(5):268-276
Khan BA, Akhtar N, Hippophae rhamnoides oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion improves barrier function in healthy human subjects, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2014;27(6 Spec No):1919-22 — 84-day study (n=13) showed 5% sea buckthorn emulsion significantly improved hydration and reduced TEWL vs placebo base
Sources: 10 clinical journals and regulatory databases across the US, EU, Korea, Japan, and China. Every entry points to a specific document. See methodology for the full list and what each outcome label means.