Sea buckthorn for hair

Sea buckthorn oil in wash-off and leave-in forms.

What it is doing

The same berry oil, in wash-off and leave-in forms. The reasoning is the same as for skin — the fatty acid profile and vitamin E — applied to scalp and hair rather than face and body.

Be realistic about what a shampoo can do. A wash-off product has minutes of contact; an oil left on the scalp has hours. If you want the oil to actually sit on the scalp, the hair oil is the one that does that, and the shampoo and conditioner are the everyday routine around it.

How people use these

The common pattern is the hair oil before washing — massaged into the scalp, left for an hour or overnight — then the shampoo, then the conditioner through the mid-lengths and ends.