Hippophae Rhamnoides ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is primarily used as a botanical skin-conditioning ingredient, adding emolliency when supplied as an oil and antioxidant-supporting compounds when supplied as an extract.
What does Hippophae Rhamnoides do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is primarily used as a botanical skin-conditioning ingredient, adding emolliency when supplied as an oil and antioxidant-supporting compounds when supplied as an extract.
Is Hippophae Rhamnoides clean?
Clean-beauty frameworks generally view it as a low-friction plant-derived botanical with no major restricted-list concerns. The main considerations are individual sensitivity to botanical components and its natural color or odor in finished formulas.
Is Hippophae Rhamnoides sustainable?
It is plant-sourced from a hardy shrub, and its sustainability profile depends on farming practices, extraction method, and whether fruit-processing byproducts are used. Its lipid and extract fractions are generally expected to be biodegradable rather than environmentally persistent.
Is Hippophae Rhamnoides COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS natural and organic standards when produced from compliant agricultural raw material and approved physical or green extraction methods. It aligns well with Green Chemistry when sourced from renewable crop inputs, byproduct streams, and low-residue extraction systems.
How does Hippophae Rhamnoides work chemically?
This material is a complex botanical mixture: oil fractions are rich in triglycerides and free fatty acids such as palmitoleic, palmitic, oleic, and linoleic acids, while polar extracts can contain flavonoids, carotenoids, and phenolics. Use levels commonly sit around 0.1–5% for oils and lower for concentrated extracts; carotenoid-rich grades are orange, oxidation-sensitive, and benefit from antioxidants, opaque packaging, and cool processing.
Last updated 2026-05-14