Sea buckthorn pulp oil for oral use – cold-pressed, 50 ml

Sea buckthorn pulp oil is pressed from the flesh of the sea buckthorn berry (Hippophae rhamnoides), not from the seeds. It is deep orange because it naturally contains carotenoids. It is characterised by a high proportion of palmitoleic acid, a monounsaturated omega-7 fatty acid: an analysis of berries from different origins found 12 to 39 % in the pulp oil (PubMed 11308350).

The oil in this product is cold-pressed and contains no other ingredients.

Seed oil is obtained from the seeds. It is pale yellow and consists of about 70 % linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid, i.e. polyunsaturated omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. Palmitoleic acid is practically absent (PubMed 11308350).

Pulp oil is orange and rich in palmitoleic acid and carotenoids. The two oils therefore have different compositions and are not interchangeable.

No health claim for sea buckthorn oil is authorised in the EU. We therefore cannot promise any effect, including for skin, mucous membranes or eyes. What research says about individual questions is further down.

Nutritionally, sea buckthorn pulp oil is a plant oil with an unusual fatty acid pattern and natural carotenoids.

According to the label, you take 25 drops three times a day before meals, neat, with juice or with honey. Depending on drop size, the 50 ml bottle lasts about two weeks at this amount.

The oil stains strongly orange; clothing and light surfaces can be marked. Store cool and dark and use promptly after opening, because unsaturated fatty acids oxidise over time.

There is little data on use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Do not take it if you are allergic to sea buckthorn. If you take anticoagulant medicines, have surgery coming up or have a known medical condition, talk with the ORY expert team or with your doctor or naturopath first.

The product is intended for adults.

No claim about this is authorised for foods. In a Finnish study with 100 participants, one group took 2 g sea buckthorn oil daily for three months; the rise in tear film osmolarity during the cold season was smaller than with placebo, and redness and burning tended to be lower (PubMed 20554904). This is a single study; the sea buckthorn oil used also contained omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and so differed in composition from pure pulp oil.

Persistently dry, red or painful eyes should be assessed by an eye doctor.

No claim is authorised for this either. A Cochrane review of dietary supplements for atopic eczema included, among others, a trial with sea buckthorn seed and pulp oil, and found no convincing benefit of dietary supplements overall (PubMed 22336810).

For skin changes that persist, itch or spread, a dermatology practice is the right place.

Yes. ORY's omega-3 test measures the whole-blood fatty acid profile from capillary blood, including the omega-3 index, the omega-6 to omega-3 ratio and saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids. This shows how your fatty acids are distributed overall.

A lab report on its own is not a recommendation. What a value means for you is something you discuss with the ORY expert team or with your doctor or naturopath.