May promote heart health

Heart health may benefit from sea buckthorn oil in a number of ways. It's rich in phytosterols, plant compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that help protect your body from damage and disease, including heart disease.

Additionally, these substances work to prevent the LDL (bad) cholesterol from entering your bloodstream and causing blockages in your arteries and blood vessels. A good source of the antioxidant quercetin, which is directly linked to a lower risk of heart disease, is also found in sea buckthorn oil. Despite an older study's further finding that sea buckthorn oil may help lower heart disease risk by decreasing blood clot formation, more recent studies are required. Sea buckthorn extracts may lower cholesterol levels in those with poor heart health, but not in healthy participants, according to one review.