A valuable cosmetic product that has good antioxidant properties is grape seed oil. It contains antioxidants of natural origin, thanks to which, it perfectly showed itself in cosmetology and medicine. Oil is the first aid to those people who have heart disease, blood vessels, and many other diseases. Grape seed oil has been known for a long time and contains vitamin B, which is beneficial for external application.
Since the time of our ancestors, grape seed oil has been very valued. About this, we will tell the remains of dishes found during excavations in Ancient Greece and Egypt. And in the Middle Ages it was used in Italian and French cosmetology and was part of the hair elixir.
Those girls who have a fat scalp and fast-dying hair can breathe a sigh of relief, as it is for them to create oil from grape bones for hair. Its distinctive features are easy absorption, the ability to regulate the sebaceous glands, and it does not leave a film. The most surprising is that this vegetable fat, which is part of the oil, does not clog pores, but, on the contrary, pulls them together.
In addition, grape seed oil is used:
- as a means of skin care;
- for massage;
- as after shave lotion;
- as a lotion for the lips;
- as a means to strengthen the nails;
- as a means for baths, which is able to improve blood circulation.
In grape bones there are biologically active nutrients, which are rich in vegetable protein. But grape seed oil contains not so much as in flax, sunflower, olives, nuts.
Grape oil is also used as a tonic or refreshing remedy on the skin. With this oil, it becomes elastic, elastic and full of energy. In addition, grape oil is easily absorbed, satiates, and also moisturizes the skin. It penetrates deep into the skin, thereby regenerating cells and restoring the structure of nerve cells and tissues.
How to use grape seed oil?
For medicinal purposes, grape seed oil is treated when it is necessary to stimulate hair growth, strengthen and gloss, and it is also used for brittleness. It simply needs to be rubbed into the scalp.
Grape seed oil can be a substitute for moisturizing cream. For example, to clean the skin, the oil should be slightly heated, after which the cotton face is wiped with a cotton swab. It has also proved to be a remedy that is used to remove the remains of decorative cosmetics on the face. The oil used as a cream, smears the face with a thin layer and lightly massages the skin.
Oils of grape seed have anti-inflammatory effect and fight with pimples and acne.
Also, many recipes for masks from grape seed oil are known. Here are some of them:
- For dry scalp. Grapeseed oil mix 1: 1 with more nutritious and oily oils - oil from sprouts of wheat, jojoba. Wait an hour and wash the head with shampoo.
- To give shine. Coconut, grape, almond butter melt in water vapor. Then add the essential oils of lavender and rosemary to the already cooled mixture. The mask should be rubbed into the scalp with light massage movements, then warm the head with a towel and leave for an hour or two. Wash your hair with warm water and wash with shampoo.
In general, in all recipes, where it is written that you need to add a certain part of some oil, you can safely choose a grape.
Benefits of Grape Seed Oil
As for the benefits of grape seed oil, it should be said that it contains many vitamins such as Omega-6 and Omega-9 acids,
Essential oil of grape seeds is well used for massage, for example, relaxing, anti-cellulite, with stretch marks and many other kinds.
Oil from grape seeds is sold, perhaps, only in pharmacies or specialized stores.