grape seed oil
Scientific name: Vitis vinifera
Family: Vitaceae
Origin: Mediterranean region
Form: expeller pressed, partially refined
Parts: seeds
BEST FOR SENSITIVE, DRY, AND MATURE SKIN
Ingredient Features
- antioxidant
- emollient
- silky
- anti-degnerative
- anti-allergenic
User Benefits
- protecting
- moisturizing
- smoothing
- restructuring
- soothing
Function in Products
- base oil
- emollient
The seed of the grape plant, Vitis vinifera, yields a fine textured, linoleic-rich oil. Grape seed extract is classified as a powerful antioxidant, anti-degenerative, restructuring, moisturizing and tonifying. Grape Seed Oil is also one of several plant emollients that mimic the lipid content of the skin. It helps stabilize and maintain the structure of the skin's complex inter-cellular matrix, preventing moisture loss and cell damage and promoting the skin's soft, smooth, healthy appearance.
Grapeseed oil is truly superb in every regard. It has a mild green color with a pleasant odor, silken texture, and great absorption rate. Generally employed as a base oil for many creams, lotions and as a general carrier oil. Grapeseed is especially useful for skin types that do not absorb oils too well, and it does not leave a greasy feeling. Wonderful for those with skin sensitivities because of its natural non-allergenic properties. It absorbs well and imparts both a pleasant odor and taste.
Typical Analysis
Color- Light Green
Odor- Characteristic
Free Fatty Acids- 0.1%
Peroxide Value- 1.0
Non-Saponifiables- 0.54%
Saponification Value- 191
Iodine Value- 141
Specific Gravity- 0.918
pH- 3.83
Fatty Acids
Linoleic- 64.7%
Linolenic- 0.5%
Oleic- 23.6%
Palmitic- 6.7%
Stearic- 3.2%