SPECIAL OFFER PRICE - Grapeseed oil is the most popular carrier oil and has a very "dry" skin feel when applied.

Grapeseed oil is a yellow-greenish oil with virtually no odour. It is obtained by expeller pressing of the grape pips and subsequent refining of the oil. The oil is characterised by its high content of Linoleic acid (up to 70%), second only to Safflower oil.

Origin

Although the grapevine has been around for thousands of years, commerical oil extraction from the pips is a fairly new process, probably because unrefined Grapeseed oil is considered unpaletable and adequate refining processes were not available until recently.

Virtually all Grapeseed oil is produced in France and Italy, and most of it is used as a fine cooking or salad oil.

Properties

Grapeseed oil is a relatively quick pentrating oil with a dry "skin feel". It has an extraordinary high content of Linoleic acid (up to 70%), an essential fatty acid (EFA) which is readily taken up by the skin and reduces the Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL) and thereby restores the elasticity of the skin.

Unlike other oils which work by occlusion only, Grapeseed oil functions curatively by incorporation of the EFA into the stratum corneum, giving a much longer lasting effect than occlusive oils.

Vitis Vinifera (Grapeseed) Oil.