What it is
In the register’s words: “Hippophae Rhamnoides Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of the Sea Buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides L., Elaeagnaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES SEED OIL
- CAS number
- 225234-03-7
- EC number
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Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Seed Oil where the register says HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES SEED OIL. Both are the same ingredient.
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Seed 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.
- Deep conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Deep conditioners without it
- Stylers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Stylers without it
Every label, product by product (2)
- Bouclème Intensive Moisture Treatment Deep conditioner 10th of 50 names
- Bouclème Super Hold Styler Styler 15th of 48 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
- Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil 4 labels
- Hypnea Musciformis Extract 4 labels
- Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine) Fruit Extract 3 labels
- Pelvetia Canaliculata Extract 3 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.