How to Use Sea Buckthorn Oil

A shrub native to the highlands of Russia and China, sea buckthorn has been used as an herbal supplement and cosmetic since the time of ancient Greece. Sea buckthorn oil has increased in popularity among Western practitioners of herbal and alternative medicine as a rich source of vitamin A and C, as well as antioxidants. The oil is either taken internally -- to help with indigestion, ulcers, reducing the duration of a common cold or assisting with the side effects of chemotherapy -- or applied externally, as a skin moisturizer and to soothe rashes.

Things You'll Need

• Sea buckthorn oil
• Mug of water or tea
• Cotton ball

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Instructions

• 1

  Place a dose of approximately 5 ml (or according to manufacturer's instructions) of sea buckthorn oil into a glass of water or cup of lukewarm tea and stir well.

• 2

  Drink the water or tea mixture to take sea buckthorn internally.

• 3

  Repeat dose two or three times daily (or according to manufacturer's instructions).

• 4

  Wet a cotton ball with several drops of sea buckthorn oil.

• 5

  Sweep the cotton ball onto clean, dry skin, as needed, to apply sea buckthorn externally.

• 6

  Allow oil to absorb into the skin.