What's not to love about this mountain loving darling? Sea buckthorn, or seaberry, is a shrub that produces orange berries high in vitamin C which give the berries an deep orange color. The berries are also rich in vitamins A and E, as well as amino acids and antioxidants, making them a true friend to beautiful skin!Sea buckthorn fruit is edible in the form of syrup, juice and pulp oil. This nutrient packed berry is used in such foods as juices, jams and liquors. Sea buckthorn actually has a long history of nutritional uses, including treatment for colds, fevers, gastric disorders and canker sores. The berries contain a balanced quantity of organic acids and sugars, pectin and essential oil which give the pulp a delicate orange scent.
When used as a cosmetic ingredient, the rather pricey oil from sea buckthorn offers your skin an abundance of healing and restorative vitamins and, because of its natural antibacterial properties, can be used as a preservative in place of synthetic ingredients. Mostly used as an ingredient in moisturizers and body lotions, the high antioxidant count works to fight free radicals, those pesky rogue atoms responsible for premature aging and disease. Moisturizers with sea buckthorn tend to be highly moisturizing, yet light and non-greasy. This describes Skin's Seaberry Restorative Face Cream perfectly. Another added bonus, the orange color from the berries lends a nice glow to skin when used in a facial moisturizer or in a serum, as in Evan Healy's Pomegranate Repair Serum.
This sensational ingredient is a versatile enough to be used in drier, colder months as well as in the summer for lighter hydration. This makes sea buckthorn a well "rounded" berry, at that!
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