Our sea buckthorn is sourced from the Tibetan Plateau — a region between 3,000 and 5,000 metres above sea level, where the hardy Hippophae rhamnoides plant thrives despite extreme cold, intense UV radiation, and arid soil. These challenging conditions are exactly why Tibetan sea buckthorn is so prized in natural skincare: the plant produces unusually high concentrations of antioxidants, carotenoids, and protective fatty acids to survive its environment.
The berries are harvested from USDA-certified organic growers, processed using natural supercritical CO₂ extraction to preserve the full nutritional spectrum, then imported and bottled by Love Organics in Australia. Each batch is single-origin, fully traceable from farm to bottle, and packed in MIRON violet glass.
The distinctive orange-red colour comes from the high carotenoid content — a sign of an unrefined, authentic sea buckthorn oil. The aroma is earthy and slightly tart, also a marker of authenticity.

If you've shopped for sea buckthorn oil in Australia before, you've likely seen "cold-pressed" used as the gold-standard quality marker. For most seed oils, that's accurate. For sea buckthorn specifically, it isn't — and the difference shows up in the bottle.
CO₂ extraction sometimes raises questions because the name sounds industrial, but it's actually one of the most natural extraction methods available. Carbon dioxide is a gas we breathe out, plants breathe in, and consume daily in sparkling water. In supercritical CO₂ extraction, this everyday gas is gently pressurised until it behaves like a liquid solvent at low temperatures. Once the oil has been lifted from the berries and seeds, the pressure is released and the CO₂ simply returns to gas, leaving pure oil with no residue. The CO₂ is recaptured and reused.
For sea buckthorn specifically, this method matters because the plant's most valuable compounds — carotenoids, tocopherols, palmitoleic acid (omega-7), and a broad spectrum of fatty acids — are concentrated in delicate cellular structures that mechanical cold-pressing can't fully release. Cold-pressed sea buckthorn oil typically yields a thinner oil with a narrower nutritional profile, leaving much of the active compound content behind in the spent material.
CO₂-extracted sea buckthorn oil is nutritionally richer, deeper in colour from preserved carotenoids, and more consistent batch-to-batch than cold-pressed sea buckthorn alternatives. It's why premium sea buckthorn brands worldwide have moved to CO₂ extraction — and why our Tibetan sea buckthorn oil reflects the highest standard in the category. Natural, clean, and uncompromised.

USDA Organic Certified Sea Buckthorn
Independent third-party USDA Organic certification verifies the Tibetan sea buckthorn berries are grown without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilisers.

Natural CO₂ Extracted — Richer Than Cold-Pressed Sea Buckthorn Oil
Supercritical CO₂ extraction is a natural, solvent-free method that's a meaningful step up from traditional cold-pressing for sea buckthorn. Pure carbon dioxide — the same gas found in sparkling water and our atmosphere — is gently compressed into a liquid solvent at low temperatures (around 31°C), lifting carotenoids, omega fatty acids, and antioxidants from the berries and seeds, then evaporating back into the air. Zero chemicals. Zero solvent residue. No heat damage.

Tibetan Plateau Origin
Sea buckthorn from the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau is widely regarded as the world's premium source. The cold climate, intense UV, and harsh growing conditions naturally concentrate antioxidants and carotenoids in the berries.

100% Pure, Single-Ingredient Sea Buckthorn Oil
No carrier oils, no fillers, no fragrance, no preservatives. Just CO₂-extracted Tibetan sea buckthorn seed oil in MIRON violet glass to protect freshness.