What it is
In the register’s words: “Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil is the oil expressed from the fruit of the Sea Buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides L., Elaeagnaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES FRUIT OIL
- CAS number
- 225234-03-7
- EC number
- -
- Written on these labels as
- Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil; Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Fruit Oil
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil in any cosmetic, hair roles first. They say why a maker might add it, not what it does in one formula, and they aren’t a safety rating.
- Skin protecting
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Helps shield skin from outside factors. On a hair label it usually sits beside a conditioning role.
Register definition: “Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.”
Where it sits on each label
US labels list ingredients from most to least, except that those at 1% or less may follow in any order. A name near the top is a large part of the formula. A label doesn’t mark where the 1% point falls, so further down, the order says little about how much is in it.
- Protein treatments 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Protein treatments without it
- Hair oils 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Hair oils without it
- Curl refreshers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Curl refreshers without it
Every label, product by product (4)
- Cécred Reconstructing Treatment Mask Protein treatment 7th of 37 names
- Cécred Nourishing Hair Oil Hair oil · listed as Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Fruit Oil 10th of 31 names
- Curlsmith Bonding Oil Hair oil 7th of 21 names
- Curlsmith Shake & Shine Curl refresher 13th of 51 names
Each line runs from the first name on a label to the last; a dot is where this ingredient sits. Makers change formulas now and then; if the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.
Your next step
Other skin protecting ingredients on these labels
- Sargassum Filipendula Extract 5 labels
- Gelidiella Acerosa Extract 4 labels
- Hypnea Musciformis Extract 4 labels
- Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine) Fruit Extract 3 labels
- Pelvetia Canaliculata Extract 3 labels
- Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Seed Oil 2 labels
- Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Leaf Extract 2 labels
Updated · The name, numbers and uses come from the European Commission’s CosIng entry (CC BY 4.0); we write the uses in US spelling and put the hair ones first. The labels are each maker’s own. The order rule is the FDA’s Cosmetics Labeling Guide. All our sources are on the Sources page.