It’s that time of year again, when the sun is shining bright, and it’s time to enjoy some beautiful days, basking in the glorious summer sun. While some sunshine and natural vitamin D is great for the body, mind, and spirit, we all know that it’s easy to overdo it. Painful, red, sunburned skin isn’t fun, and it can lead to long-term skin damage. If you’ve found yourself looking a bit like a lobster, Sibu Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil can help soothe the pain, reduce redness, and begin the work of healing sunburned skin from the very first application.
What About Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil Makes It Great for Sun-Damaged Skin
Sea buckthorn seed oil is extracted from brilliantly orange sea buckthorn berries. Our berries are wild-grown, being harvested from shrubs in the Himalayas. We use only the highest quality berries, grown and harvested with purity and ethics as priorities. We use super-critical CO2 extraction to preserve all of the nutrients found in this precious oil.
Sea buckthorn oil is loaded with antioxidants, vitamins, and essential fatty acids. It’s no wonder that sea berry (sea buckthorn) has been cherished for centuries for its healing properties.
There are a few specific properties of sea buckthorn seed oil that make it especially effective for healing and soothing sunburned skin.
Strong Omega Fatty Acid Profile: Sea buckthorn oil is so rich in omega fatty acids. These omegas are near miracle workers for providing hydration, maintaining moisture, and promoting cellular regeneration – three things that sunburned skin needs.
Vitamin E: Our supercritical CO2 extraction helps to preserve the rich vitamin E found in sea buckthorn seed oil. Vitamin E is effective at protecting sunburned skin and replenishing moisture to dry, parched, sun-damaged skin.
Heavy Antioxidant Load: Working hand in hand with the omega fatty acids to heal and protect sunburned skin is the high amount of natural antioxidants found in sea buckthorn seed oil. Antioxidants are essential for repairing damage from the free radicals and oxidative stress caused by exposure to UV rays. Antioxidants help to repair sun-burned skin on a cellular level, supporting long-term healing.
Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil Benefits for Sunburned Skin
- Soothes Painful Irritation: When skin is sunburned, all you want is some relief from the pain. Sea buckthorn seed oil works amazingly well for soothing the skin’s natural inflammatory response and calming inflammation. This provides quick relief of irritation and discomfort while the skin is healing.
- Hydrates and Moisturizes: If there’s one thing that sunburned skin needs, it's hydration. Sun damage robs skin of essential moisture, but the omega-rich fatty acids found in sea buckthorn oil work immediately to begin restoring hydration, not just on the surface, but penetrating layers deep into the skin to hydrate and prevent dryness and peeling.
- Speeds Healing and Regeneration: Sea buckthorn seed oil is backed with vitamins, omega fatty acids, and antioxidants that immediately get to work on a cellular level to repair skin cells, and help in cellular regeneration and new skin cell production. This can help reduce the time it takes for skin to heal and recover from a nasty sunburn.
- Protection Against Long-Term Damage: It’s not a secret that sun damage is a leading cause of premature aging and preventable skin cancers. This is because UV damage creates free radicals that damage cells and alter their DNA. Antioxidants are the little powerful warriors that come along and repair this damage. Sea buckthorn oil is packed with antioxidants to neutralize free radicals and protect skin from future damage.
DIY Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil Sunburn Healing Balm
Sibu Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil can be applied directly onto sunburned skin or made into a mist, combined with purified water and aloe vera gel that can be sprayed for instant relief (even better if kept cool in the refrigerator!).
However, creating a balm with complementary ingredients can help speed along healing and soothe inflamed skin even more.
One of our favorite balms includes Sibu Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil (available in bulk quantities), coconut oil & cocoa butter for healing, and shea butter for moisturizing and nourishment.
A formulation with each of the sea buckthorn oil, coconut oil, and shea butter is a good base for making enough balm to get you through a rough sunburn. Simply combine and melt the base ingredients over a double boiler, removing as soon as the mixture turns liquid. You can add in essential oils of your choice for an extra boost, stir, and transfer to a jar.
While the balm can be used before it is set, it is more soothing to let it set completely until solid. Apply over the skin daily as needed, and store in a cool dry place.
Preventing Sun-Burned & Sun-Damaged Skin in the Future
Nobody needs another lecture about avoiding sunburn, but we’re going to say it again anyway. If you’re planning on being outdoors, slather your skin with a non-toxic sunscreen or wear UV protective clothing. Excessive sun damage does lead to premature aging and increases the risk of skin cancer, so these little acts of prevention will pay off huge in the future.
Additionally, using sea buckthorn seed oil as a moisturizer can help the skin heal on a cellular level and potentially reduce the damage already done by years of sun exposure. It only takes a few minutes to pamper yourself and protect your skin at the same time.
Sibu Sea Buckthorn to the Rescue This Summer
Sea buckthorn seed oil is an amazing natural remedy for soothing, healing, and protecting sunburned skin. Its rich antioxidant, omega fatty acid, and vitamin profile make it a wonderful, natural alternative to traditional sunburn treatments that are loaded with chemicals and harsh ingredients.
Our Sibu Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil is available in bulk quantities so you don’t have to worry about running out this summer. For a done-for-you relief, be sure to check out our soothing, fragrance free, multi-purpose Miracle Stick!
Have fun this summer, and enjoy the sun, but keep your skin well with the natural healing power of sea buckthorn.