The Health and Beauty Benefits of Grapeseed Oil

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Reviewed by:  Kacie La

Dry, aging skin? Discover the extraordinary health and beauty benefits of grapeseed oil! This oil can also bring your strands to life with its intense hydration and damage-protection properties.

Read on to discover its benefits and how to use this wonder ingredient for your hair and skin!

What is Grapeseed Oil?

This oil is extracted from leftover grape seeds (Vitis vinifera) when making wine. It appears pale in colour and is used in skincare and hair care mixtures or products.

Components of Grapeseed Oil

• Fatty acids

It is an excellent source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), such as omega-6 linolenic acid.

• Antioxidants

It also contains vitamin E and other antioxidants, including tocopherol, linolenic acid, quercetin, resveratrol, procyanidins, carotenoids, polyphenols, and phytosterols.

Beauty Benefits of Grapeseed Oil

1. Anti-aging, Skin Tone Improvement, and Extra Sun Protection

This oil has vitamin E and procyanidin oligomers, which is a type of flavonoid that is considered to bea powerful antioxidant. Antioxidants are known to protect the skin from free radical damage and the effects of oxidative stress caused by lifestyle choices, pollution, and the sun.

Free radical damage can cause signs of aging to be more pronounced, thus, using this ingredient can reduce visible signs of aging, such as wrinkles and fine lines.

Antioxidants also help improve skin tone by reducing skin discolouration and providingadditional protection from the sun.

2. Moisturising

One of the majorgrapeseed oil usesisintense hydration, all thanks to its high concentration of PUFAs.

How, you ask?Grapeseed oil uses its linolenic acid component tohelp prevent moisture loss from the skin, thus maintaining skin moisture.

3. Improves Skin Elasticity

The hydrating property of grapeseed oil benefits the skin by also maintaining the skin’s firmness, keeping your appearance more youthful.

4. Acne Prevention

Excess oil and dirt can clog your pores and cause acne. Grapeseed oil usesitscleansing and oil-regulation properties to balance oil and purify your pores of impurities, therefore helping prevent acne.

Pair this with the cleansing and oil-controlling benefits of tea tree oil, rose water, and witch hazel, and you get a stronger acne-prevention formulation!

5. Lightweight, Non-comedogenic, and Highly Absorbable

Grapeseed oil benefits your skinnot only by nourishing it but also by pampering it witha soft and smooth finish since this oil is lightweight and is easily absorbed by the skin.

Unlike other carrier and essential oils, this one is non-comedogenic, which means that using grapeseed oil for skin won’t clog your pores and can be usedoin all skin types.

Therefore, you get all grapeseed oil benefits without the greasiness or clogged pores.

6. Reduction in the Appearance of Scars

This oil has phenolic compounds, fatty acids, and vitamin E components that, with consistent use, can gradually lighten your scars.

7. Anti-inflammatory

Using grapeseed oil for skin can also help reduce redness caused by skin inflammation from the oil's high concentrations of linolenic acid, polyphenols, and antioxidants.

Benefits of Using Grapeseed Oil for Hair

1. Moisturises and Adds Shine

Due to its fatty acid components, this oil serves as a natural conditioner, adding moisture and shine to your strands.

2. Reduces Frizz

Grapeseed oil benefits your hair by helping tame your frizz and flyaways. You can apply it directly to wet or dry hair and get frizz-free hair all day.

3. Protects From Environmental Damage

The antioxidants in this oilcan also provide a layer of protection to your hair against environmental damage, such as pollution and sun exposure.

4. Doesn't Weigh Down Hair

This oil does not weigh down or flatten its volume since it is lightweight. Start with a small amount of this ingredient and warm it between your palms, then apply it to your hair to provide moisture or tame frizz.

Health Benefits of Grapeseed Oil

1. Used in Aromatherapy

Among the health benefits of grapeseed oil comes from its excellent use as a carrier oil for aromatherapy. Pair with other oils best for aromatherapy, such as lavender, tea tree, peppermint, roman chamomile, and rose oils.

2. As a Massage Oil

Because of its lightweight consistency and highly absorbable properties, this oil is widely used in massage, therefore giving you the massage experience while delivering its skin benefits.

3. Soothes and Protects Sensitive Skin

Grapeseed oil benefits sensitive skin by providing an additional layer of soothing and protection against skin reactions and triggers, especially when paired with the:

• soothing and anti-inflammatory effects of lavender, tea tree, and chamomile oils
• cooling effects of peppermint and eucalyptus oils
• cleansing effects of rosemary and thyme oils that combat bacterial or fungal causes of skin itchiness

How to Use Grapeseed Oil

• As a face serum

You can apply it directly on the skin since it has a very low comedogenic rating, which means using grapeseed oil for skin won’t clog your pores. It is also lightweight so it won’t leave you feeling greasy.

To do this, cleanse your face and apply a few drops of this oil to it.

• Mixed with other oils for skin and hair care

Mixing this ingredient with other skin-lovingoils can nourish your skin or address your skin concerns.

Susan, a customer of ours, mixes this oil with castor oil and has remarked that it’s “brilliant for overnight care that really sinks into the skin, leaving it soft. Using every day at present.”

You can also use this oil to dilute your favourite essential oils for topical use. Mix it with your preferred essential oils, apply it to your skin, and leave it on overnight. Or create a facemask that you can leave on for 10-20 minutes before rinsing off.

• Mixed with other products

Combine the beauty and health benefits of grapeseed oil with your other products. Mix a few drops of this oil with your face creams, lotions, or body butter, and then apply.

• After-shower body moisturiser

Take advantage of this ingredient’s intense hydration benefit and apply it to your skin after showering for soft and moisturised skin.

• For skin massages

Slightly warm the oil between your palms and use it to massage your body. Since it is lightweight and easily absorbed by the skin, you get the grapeseed oil benefits without feeling greasy.

Grapeseed Oil Uses for Hair

Take advantage of the many grapeseed oil benefits for hair by incorporating it into your hair care routine.

• For intense hair conditioning

Combine 6-8 drops of this oil with your conditioner and rinse after several minutes. This mixture can give your hair deep conditioning that will leave you with highly hydrated, smooth, manageable, and nourished strands!

• As a carrier oil

Mix it with other carrier oils or essential oils, apply it to your hair, and leave it on overnight.

This oil alone can provide intense hydration and protection to your hair, and, when paired with other hair-nourishing oils, can really take your hair care game to another level!

• As a hair mask

When using grapeseed oil for hair mask, make sure that you soak your strands with your oil mixture, then rinse it off with your shampoo after 10-20 minutes.

• Overnight Moisturising Hair Mask

Warm the oil in your palms and apply starting from the ends to the roots—including your scalp is optional.

Once you’ve applied the oil to the entirety of your hair, cover it with a shower cap or towel (although the oil may stain the cloth). Leave it on for 3 hours or even overnight, then rinse it with shampoo.