After the sun....
After getting our healthy and appropriate amount of sunshine vitamin D, Seabuckthorn oil is something that we can use to replenish our skin. This oil will make it super happy with all the nutrients and plant lipids that will create a warm glow, taut skin, and help restore our skin.
Seabuckthorn is a bush that grows in mountainous and coastal areas of Europe, and Asia. The oil is derived from both the seed and the fruit. It is long prized for it's nutrient profile, it's use dating back 5000 years in Ayurvedic medicene.
Sea buckthorn oil is well-known today for its healing and rejuvenating effects on the skin. When used topically, it’s a great natural cleanser and exfoliator. It can also help heal burns, cuts, wounds, sunburn, rashes, and other types of skin damage. Using sea buckthorn oil daily helps slow down the signs of aging by nourishing the tissues in your skin and body.
Sea buckthorn berry is becoming as popular as pomegranate and acai berry because of its very impressive nutritional profile. It contains over 190 nutrients and phytonutrients, including vitamin C, which is 12 times higher than that of an orange. It also contains high amounts of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and protein, making it a powerful superfood.
This berry also has as much vitamin E as wheat germ, three times more vitamin A than carrots, and four times more superoxide dismutase (SOD), an important enzyme that helps prevent free radical damage, than ginseng. Plus, it’s the only plant source that contains omega 3, 6, 9, and 7.
Both sea buckthorn seed and fruit oil are rich in nutrients such as carotenoids, tocotrienols, and tocopherols. They are loaded with antioxidants like phenols, terpenes, and glucosides; vitamins A, C, and E; beta-carotene; plant sterols; and trace elements such as copper, iron, selenium, and manganese.
Sea buckthorn oil is an important plant food source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are an important structural component of mucous membranes. However, there is a major difference between the fatty acid composition of the two sea buckthorn oils. The major fatty acids in seed oil are omega 3 and 6, particularly linoleic acid and alpha-linoleic acid (comprising 70 percent). Meanwhile, the fruit oil contains monounsaturated fatty acids and omega 7 (palmitoleic and palmitic acid).
Applied topically to the skin, it is tremendously useful. It promotes skin hydration, elasticity, and skin regeneration, and helps treat and prevent acne. Sea buckthorn oil may also be beneficial for rosacea, a chronic inflammatory condition that causes small red bumps on the face.
Living Libations makes an excellent seabuckthorn oil you can order from the website. I have also found one locally in the Sprouts Market, made by a company called Badger. All of the ingredients are organic. It contains: Jojoba seed oil, Baobab seed oil, Apricot kernel oil, Pomegranate seed oil, Seabuckthorne fruit extract, Lavender flower oil, Sweet orange peel oil, Sunflower Vitamin E, Geranium flower oil, Rosehip fruit extract. Enjoy!
http://www.badgerbalm.com/p-550-organic-seabuckthorn-face-oil.aspx