Sea Buckthorn Oil—A Valuable Source for Cosmeceuticals

Abstract

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L., Elaeagnaceae.) is a thorny shrub that has small, yellow to dark orange, soft, juicy berries. Due to hydrophilic and lipophilic ingredients, berries have been used as food and medicine. Sea buckthorn (SB) oil derived from berries is a source of valuable ingredients for cosmeceuticals. The unique combination of SB oil ingredients, in qualitative and quantitative aspects, provides multiple benefits of SB oil for internal and external use. Externally, SB oil can be applied in both healthy and damaged skin (burns or skin damage of different etiology), as it has good wound healing properties. Due to the well-balanced content of fatty acids, carotenoids, and vitamins, SB oil may be incorporated in cosmeceuticals for dry, flaky, burned, irritated, or rapidly ageing skin. There have been more than 100 ingredients identified in SB oil, some of which are rare in the plant kingdom (e.g., the ratio of palmitoleic to γ-linolenic acid). This review discusses facts related to the origin and properties of SB oil that make it suitable for cosmeceutical formulation.

Selected dried fruits as a source of nutrients

“…The content of fat was below 3% in most of analyzed products and 4-5% in noni and juniper. Much higher fat content (11.2%) was only in sea buckthorn and resulted from the high content of fat, both in seeds and softer parts of fruit, which is highly appreciated in cosmetics [20]. The content of carbohydrates was estimated by subtracting protein, fat, dietary fiber and ash (Table 3).…”

Fatty acid profile and safety aspects of the edible oil prepared by artisans' at small‐scale agricultural companies

“…Due to the well‐balanced FA profile (unique SFAs palmitoleic acid (PA; 16:1 omega‐7) and omega‐6) and high concentration of carotenoids and vitamins, SB oil is used in the cosmetic industry (Koskovac et al., 2017 ; Zielińska & Nowak, 2017 ) and has been shown to exert preventative effects in hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, and liver dysfunction (Solà Marsiñach & Cuenca, 2019 ). The SB FA profile may differ depending on origin, subspecies, harvesting time, etc.…”

To compare the effect of sea buckthorn and silver sulfadiazine dressing on period of wound healing in patients with second‐degree burns: A randomized triple‐blind clinical trial

“…Lubrication, sterilization, and quality control in the laboratory of the pharmaceutical company were done. According to the related studies, the effective dose of sea buckthorn cream was assigned 40 g 33,34 . One hundred grams of this cream contained 40 g of the active ingredient of sea buckthorn, and the rest of the cream were preservatives, stabilizers, and moisturizers the same as the SSD cream.…”