HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES KERNEL EXTRACT

Name of the plant

Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn

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Used plant parts

Kernels

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Type of preparation

Extract (solvent extract)

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Function(s) of this ingredient in cosmetic products

FRAGRANCE

Enhances the smell of a product and / or perfumes the skin

SKIN CONDITIONING

Maintains the skin in good condition

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Origin

plant (Information may exclusively reflect the status at initial entry of this ingredient into the relevant INCI dictionary; technological progress may have added new manufacturing options based on substances of different origin)

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Background information on use in cosmetics

The berries of the sea buckthorn are very rich in vitamins and are appreciated in the form of juice, tea or syrup in the European cuisine for their fruity and sour flavour. However, also in cosmetics the fruits of the prickly sea buckthorn are used either as oil from the sea buckthorn pulp (INCI: HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES FRUIT OIL) or as oil from the sea buckthorn kernels (INCI: HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES SEED OIL). The oil from the sea buckthorn pulp has an orange-red colour because of the high content of carotenoids. Since the oil contains many vitamins, trace elements and essential fatty acids, it has an antioxidative effect and ensures the regeneration of the skin. Moreover, it has soothing properties and helps to reduce skin cracks in the stratum corneum. The oil from the sea buckthorn kernels has, by contrast, a red coloration and contains many unsaturated fatty acids, such as linoleic and linolenic acid. It increases skin moisture and is, therefore, well suited for dry but also normal skin. Fragrances or mixtures of fragrances are often referred to in the cosmetics area as "perfuming agents" or "perfume oils" or "parfum oils". On the cosmetic products they are declared with the INCI name "PARFUM". These are undiluted individual substances or their mixtures which originate from natural raw materials or can be produced (semi-) synthetically. They are starting materials for the production of perfume, eau de parfum, eau de toilette, eau de cologne and other perfumed cosmetic products. The average content of fragrances amounts in perfume to 15-30 %, in eau de parfum to 10-14 %, in eau de toilette to 6-9 %, in eau de cologne to 3-5 % as well as in skin creams, shampoos, hair and deodorant sprays to approximately 0.2-1 % and approximately 1-3% in deodorant sticks. The perfume oils include essential oils, resinoids and absolutes. The sources are, amongst others, flowers, leaves and stems, fruits and fruit peels or roots of plants; woods, grasses or herbs, needles, resins and balsams. Moreover, compounds isolated from natural products such as aldehydes, ketones, esters, alcohols etc. are used (geraniol, citronellal, citral, eugenol, menthol). Semi-synthetic (citronellol, geranyl acetate, jonone) and synthetic scents (eg phenylethyl alcohol and linalool) are used too. Scents of animal origin such as musk and ambra are only rarely used.

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Belongs to the following substance groups

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Regulating cosmetics

Cosmetics Ingredients are subject to regulation. Please note, different regulations may apply to cosmetic ingredients outside the EU.