Ingredient framework; direct source links are available in the studies library when published.
How it works
Build -- a source of omega-7 (palmitoleic acid), studied for supporting mucosal-membrane and skin-barrier lipid composition
Maintain -- rich in vitamin C and carotenoids, contributing general antioxidant capacity
Exchange -- uniquely among common food-plant oils, sea buckthorn pulp oil contains meaningful omega-7 (palmitoleic acid) alongside omega-3, -6, and -9 fats, a fatty-acid profile close enough to sebum lipid composition that it is separately studied topically for skin-barrier support
Maintain -- also one of the few plant sources of both vitamin C and vitamin E together, an antioxidant pairing studied for mutual protective/regenerative interaction similar to the vitamin C/E relationship described elsewhere in this library
Form matters
The same nutrient can be made in very different forms -- and a study done on one form does not automatically apply to another. Methylcobalamin is not cyanocobalamin; magnesium glycinate is not magnesium oxide; a whole-food extract is not the synthetic isolate that was studied. Two things decide whether what is in the bottle behaves like the research: the exact form, and independent lab verification (a Certificate of Analysis) that the form and dose on the label are truly what is inside. Without a COA, you are trusting a label, not the science.