Parts offered
Grape Seeds,
Grape Seed Extracts,
Grape seed Oil,
Dried Grape Fruit
Description
A large, deciduous tendri climber, tendrils, leaf-opposed, often bifid;
leaves simple, more or less deeply 3-5 lobed, orbicular-cordate, irregularly
toothed, glabrescent above., grey tomentose beneath, thin, membranous,
flowers small green in leaf -opposed, panicled cymes; fruits bluish black,
purplish or greenish berries, ovoid to globose; seeds 2- 4 with a discoidal
tubercle on the back.
Chemical Constituents
The leaves contain thiamine, niacin, biotin, tocopherol, Hulme, hexokinase,
catalase, ascorbic acid oxidase, perosidase, polyphenol oxidase, ascorbic
acid oxidase, peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase.
Cosmetic uses
Rich in linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid quite important for the skin
and the cell membranes, grape seed oil is allotted regenerative and
restructuring virtues which allow a better control of skin moisturization.
It moreover presents emollient and filmforming virtues. In formulation, it
is a compound of the oily phase. Grape seed oil is a recommended ingredient
in :
- products for thin, greasy, damaged and delicate hair
- regenerative products for mature, damaged and stressed skin,
notably for around the eyes
- body hygiene creams
- lip balms
- hand creams
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GRAPE SEED OIL
It is rich in linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid quite important for
the skin and the cell membranes. It is purported to have regenerative and
restructuring virtues and has great skin moisturizing properties. Grape seed
oil is a great non- greasy oil to use, but could be enriched by blending it
with another carrier, such as almond or wheatgerm. This is a fine textured,
oil with a very light, slightly sweet hint of a nutty aroma, and with a
satiny finish. It contains vitamins, minerals, and protein, GLA, and a small
amount of vitamin E.
Grape Seed is one of the most common oils used for massage. It is good for
those folks whose skin does not seem to absorb easily. When it is used in
skin care products it is usually blended with other more nutrient rich
carriers. It is ideal for use in products for thin, greasy, damaged and
delicate hair, body hygiene creams, lip balms, hand creams, and regenerative
products for mature, damaged and stressed skin, notably for use around the
eyes and neck.
Used primarily in massage oil blends & facial oils. Creates a smooth
and cleansing facial product. However, most are solvent-extracted & if
you are prone to acne or blackheads, some aestheticians recommend against
its use on problem areas. But we also carry cold expeller-pressed in
food/cosmetic grade.
Uses
The fruits are sweet, refrigerant, laxative, emollient intellect promoting,
cardiotonic, haematinic, haemostatic, diuretic, aphrodisiac, rejuvenating,
nervine tonic, febrifuge, depurative, antispasmodic, digestive, stomachic,
suppurative, expectorant and tonic. The leaves are astringent anodyne,
diuretic and depurative, and are useful in cephalalgia, strangury, scabies,
skin diseases, syphilis, haemorrhoids, splenomegaly, vomiting and
stomatorrhagia. The flowers are expectorant emmenagogue and haematinic, and
are useful in bronchitis, hepatopathy, anaemia, amenorrhoea and
dysmenorrhoea.
