About Sea Buckthorn Oil
Rich in omega-7 (palmitoleic acid) plus omega-3/6 and carotenoids. A handful of small RCTs suggest modest benefit for dry eye symptoms and skin moisture/elasticity, but sample sizes are small and results are not yet confirmed by meta-analysis.
What Sea Buckthorn Oil supports
- May improve dry eye symptoms and skin hydration — based on small RCTs, evidence still preliminary
How much Sea Buckthorn Oil to take
The RDA prevents deficiency. The effective range is what clinical trials used to actually move the outcome.
Effective
1000–2000
mg
Based on small RCTs for dry eye/skin hydration using ~1-2g/day oil; not a firmly established therapeutic range.
Clinical evidence
Limited clinical evidence. Only small pilot RCTs; no meta-analyses confirm clinical efficacy.
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