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Grape Seed Oil – The Answer to Skin Inflammation

Grape seed oil, derived from the seeds of wine grapes, is often praised for its antioxidant-rich composition. Lightweight yet effective, grape seed oil hydrates, reduces the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, and strengthens the skin’s barrier. Packed with polyphenols, omega fatty acids, and vitamin E, it’s a powerhouse ingredient for maintaining youthful, glowing skin. 

Discover grape seed oil’s benefits in our Skin Nutrients Facial Oil, our award-winning facial oil loved by A-listers and dermatologists alike.

What is Grape Seed Oil?

Grape seed oil is a light, non-greasy oil extracted from the seeds of grapes, typically those used in winemaking. Known for its high levels of linoleic acid (an omega-6 fatty acid), polyphenols, and vitamin E, it offers a potent combination of hydrating, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. Its composition makes it a staple in both skincare and haircare products. While it is lightweight and fast-absorbing, it still delivers deep moisturisation, making it perfect for tackling the effects of ageing without leaving a heavy residue.

It is this unique combination of antioxidants and fatty acids that enables grape seed oil to combat premature ageing. By preventing oxidative stress, it helps protect skin from the damaging effects of free radicals and environmental pollutants, which accelerate the ageing process.

Top 5 Benefits of Grape Seed Oil

  1. Hydration: Deeply moisturises the skin, ensuring long-lasting moisture retention.
  2. Anti-Ageing: Diminishes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, restoring youthful firmness.
  3. Anti-Inflammatory: Reduces skin inflammation and calms irritation.
  4. Antioxidant Protection: Shields the skin from environmental stressors and free radicals.
  5. Non-Greasy Moisturising: Delivers hydration without clogging pores, ideal for all skin types.

How Can Grape Seed Oil Reduce the Signs of Ageing?

As skin ages, its ability to retain moisture diminishes, resulting in dryness, fine lines, and an overall loss of radiance. Grape seed oil helps address these concerns by offering hydration, reducing inflammation, and protecting the skin from external damage.

Hydration and Moisture Retention

Grape seed oil is an exceptional hydrator. Rich in linoleic acid, it helps to lock in moisture, keeping the skin plump and firm. Unlike thicker oils, it absorbs quickly, leaving the skin soft and dewy without feeling greasy. This moisture retention is key in preventing the dry, tight skin that can accompany ageing, providing a smoother, more youthful appearance.

Anti-Ageing Benefits

The antioxidants in grape seed oil—particularly resveratrol—help to combat the visible signs of ageing. Free radicals, caused by environmental stressors like pollution and UV rays, break down collagen and elastin, proteins essential for skin’s elasticity. By neutralising these free radicals, grape seed oil helps maintain the integrity of the skin’s structure, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. With regular use, grape seed oil can contribute to firmer, more youthful skin.

Anti-Inflammatory Properties

Chronic inflammation is a contributing factor to premature ageing. Grape seed oil’s anti-inflammatory properties help to calm irritated skin, reduce redness, and protect against long-term damage caused by environmental aggressors. Whether dealing with stress, hormonal changes, or sun damage, the soothing effects of grape seed oil provide relief to sensitive skin and help to restore its natural balance.

Promotes Healthy Skin Barrier

A strong skin barrier is essential for protecting the skin from external damage. Over time, the skin’s ability to repair itself weakens, making it more vulnerable to environmental stress. Grape seed oil helps fortify the skin barrier, ensuring that the skin retains moisture and remains resilient. This protection helps prevent dehydration and irritation, both of which contribute to the appearance of ageing.

Non-Greasy Moisturisation

Grape seed oil is perfect for all skin types, including oily or acne-prone skin, as it is non-comedogenic and absorbs quickly. It provides moisture without clogging pores, which can be an issue with heavier oils. For those with oily or combination skin, grape seed oil is an ideal moisturiser that hydrates without leaving a greasy finish, balancing the skin’s natural oils and improving overall texture.

How to Boost Grape Seed Oil’s Benefits

Incorporating grape seed oil into a daily skincare routine can dramatically improve the appearance and texture of your skin. For optimal results, follow these simple steps.

Use It Daily

Apply grape seed oil to cleansed skin, both in the morning and evening, to lock in moisture and create a smooth base for makeup or other skincare treatments.

Pair with Active Ingredients

For a more targeted approach to anti-ageing, pair grape seed oil with ingredients like vitamin C or retinol. n.

Use It as a Spot Treatment

For areas with more visible signs of ageing, such as around the eyes, mouth, or forehead, grape seed oil can be used as a concentrated treatment.

Maintain Hydration from Within

While grape seed oil works wonders for topical hydration, maintaining adequate hydration from within is essential for healthy skin.

Never Skip Sunscreen

No skincare routine is complete without sunscreen. While grape seed oil offers antioxidant protection, it’s essential to apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen daily to prevent sun damage, which accelerates the signs of ageing.

Grape seed oil is a versatile and effective skincare ingredient, offering deep hydration, anti-ageing benefits, and protection against environmental stress. Its lightweight texture and non-comedogenic properties make it suitable for all skin types, from dry and sensitive to oily and acne-prone. Grape seed oil, along with 31 additional skin-boosting botanicals, is housed in our Skin Nutrients Facial Oil.

Quality assured and always third party certified, we source the best possible ingredients nature has to offer for both our supplements and skincare; harnessing their power with cutting-edge science and the latest nutraceutical technology. Everything we design takes it's lead from the body - which is why you'll never find unnecessary fillers or nasties in our products. Discover Our Ingredients

Active Ingredients by Product

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Amino Acids

Amino acids are molecules used by all living things to make proteins. They are key in various bodily functions, from protein synthesis to tissue repair to nutrient absorption.​

Cysteine HCI - A Healing Non-Essential Amino Acid

A non-essential amino acid that aids the healing process, Cysteine has been used in medicine for more than 30 years. The nutrient replenishes intracellular levels of the natural antioxidant glutathione, which is depleted by age and illness, restoring cells’ ability to fight damage from reactive oxygen species.​ Read more on Cysteine HCI here.

L-Glutamine - An Abundant Nonessential Amino Acid

Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the body - and is involved in more metabolic processes than any other amino acid. Glutamine supplementation has been shown to enhance immune system function and result in a lower level of infection. In conjunction with Cysteine, Glutamine supplementation has been shown to enhance glutathione stores. Read more on L-Glutamine here.

N-Acetyl-L-Carnitine HCL - An Anti-Ageing Amino Acid

N-Acetyl-L-Carnitine HCL is a form of carnitine that plays a role in energy metabolism, protecting against and repairing existing age-induced mitochondrial DNA damage, boosting mitochondrial function and improving energy turnover. Read more on N-Acetyl-L-Carnitine HCL here.

Arginine - A Multi-Tasking Amino Acid

Arginine is an amino acid, which plays an important role in the synthesis of proteins and cell division. Many studies have linked arginine to enhanced immunity and the improved release of the human growth hormone (HGH), which repairs and regenerates the body’s tissue during sleep. Read more on Arginine here.

L-Citrulline - A Nonessential Animo Acid

Citrulline is an energy-boosting amino acid that improves endurance, cognitive function and blood pressure. It improves the ammonia recycling process and nitric oxide production, which helps blood vessels relax and improves blood flow, all of which improves performance, energy and endurance. Read more on L-Citrulline here.

Taurine (synthetic) - The ‘Wonder Molecule’

An amino acid found most commonly in meat, fish and dairy products, Taurine supports the immune system, the nervous system and healthy muscle function –improving exercise performance, reducing fatigue and increasing fat burning. Taurine also supports insulin health and is a potent brain nutrient. Read more on Taurine here.

Lysine - An Essential Collagen-Producing Amino Acid

Essential in the production of collagen, which supports the growth, repair and maintenance of healthy skin, muscles and connective tissue. Lysine sustains youthful levels of collagen in the skin, and is required to produce elastin. Read more on Lysine here.

Glycine - A Powerhouse Antioxidant

One of three essential amino acids that make up the body’s powerhouse antioxidant, Glutathione – Glycine has been shown to protect DNA and reduce inflammation in the body. Read more on Glycine here.

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Vitamins

Vitamins are essential micronutrients. They each work to keep the body function properly – from protecting against infections to helping your body get energy from food and helping your blood clot properly.

Vitamin A - The All-Rounder

Vitamin A is known to contribute to healthy skin, improved cognitive function, healthy vision and a strengthened immune system. The multifunctional vitamin also acts as an antioxidant, helping to reduce cellular, molecular and tissue damage caused by free radicals. Read more on Vitamin A here.

Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - The Energy Yielding Nutrient

Vitamin B1, otherwise known as Thiamine, is an essential vitamin involved in maintaining an efficient, energy-yielding metabolism, a resilient nervous system, healthy cardiovascular system and balanced psychological function. Read more on Vitamin B1 here.

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) - The Brainpower Nutrient

Vitamin B5, otherwise known as Pantothenic Acid, is one of the essential nutrients needed to reduce tiredness and fatigue and improve mental performance. It contributes to the structure and function of brain cells and has an essential role in the creation of the neurotransmitters. Read more on Vitamin B5 here.

Vitamin B6 - The Hormone Support Vitamin

Vitamin B6 is an essential B vitamin known to support the healthy regulation of hormonal activity, support a strong immune system and keep tiredness and fatigue at bay. Vitamin B6 plays a role in protein metabolism and helps support a healthy function of the nervous system.​ Read more on Vitamin B6 here.

Biotin - The Skin and Hair Saviour

Biotin is a B vitamin and healthy skin, hair, and nails powerhouse. Biotin is also essential to the conversion of food into energy – reducing tiredness and fatigue, supporting balanced psychological function and healthy mucous membranes. Read more on Biotin here.

Folate (Vitamin B9) - The Body Support Vitamin

Folate is essential to the production of red and white blood cells, and to the conversion of carbohydrates into energy. Adequate vitamin B9 intake is extremely important during periods of rapid growth such as pregnancy, infancy, and adolescence. It is also vital for psychological function and a healthy immune system.​
Read more on Folate here.

Vitamin C - The Essential Nutrient

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient and an excellent antioxidant in the body. It is vital to the production and maintenance of collagen, stimulation of adrenal function and stress management. Vitamin C has been shown to stimulate the immune system by boosting the activity of white blood cells.​ Read more on Vitamin C here.

Vitamin D3 - The Fat-Soluble Vitamin

Vitamin D3 is a fat-soluble vitamin essential to normal growth and development. Its role in the absorption of calcium is key to a healthy neuromuscular system, normal blood clotting, and heart function. Read more on Vitamin D3 here.

Vitamin E - The Antioxidant Vitamin

Vitamin E is primarily known as a powerful antioxidant with immune-boosting benefits, but it also protects against cognitive decline and memory loss by protecting cells from oxidative stress.​ Read more on Vitamin E here.

Coenzyme Q10 - A Powerful Antioxidant

A powerful, fat-soluble antioxidant and anti-inflammatory produced within the body, Coenzyme Q10 is key in sustaining health and energy, but levels of the nutrient decline with age. Studies have confirmed that, due to its fat-soluble nature, the bioavailability of Coenzyme Q10 is greatly increased by its suspension in oil.​ Read more on Coenzyme Q10 here.

Lutein - An Essential for Ocular Support

A natural carotenoid closely related to Vitamin A, Lutein is an antioxidant known to support ocular health. Research shows Lutein can play a key role in protecting the retina and lens from free radicals, supporting overall eye health and vision. Read more on Lutein here.

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Minerals

Minerals are elements that come from soil and water. They are necessary for 3 key reasons: building strong bones and teeth, controlling body fluids inside and outside cells, and turning the food you eat into energy.

Selenium - The Hormonal Balance Supporter

Selenium plays a critical role in reproduction, thyroid hormone metabolism, DNA synthesis and protection from infection. The mineral also plays a vital role in boosting antioxidant activity in the body and providing protection against free radical damage.​​ Read more on Selenium here.

Zinc - The Immune System Supporter

Zinc improves immune resilience by regulating the function of white blood cells and helping to curtail the progression of viral cold and flu symptoms. Zinc is also an important nutrient for healthy growth and development, muscle repair, DNA synthesis, fertility, reproduction and sexual function.​ Read more on Zinc here.

Magnesium - The Anti-Stress Mineral

Magnesium, in the highly bioavailable form of Magnesium Malate, is a natural tranquiliser known to relax skeletal muscles and smooth muscles of blood vessels and the gastrointestinal tract. Thanks to this function, Magnesium may also be helpful for nervousness, anxiety, low energy and muscle cramps. Read more on Magnesium Malate here.

Iodine - The Thyroid-Supporting Nutrient

Iodine’s most important role is to ensure healthy thyroid function as it helps to regulate the production of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). It also supports cognitive function, a strong nervous system and a healthy, energy-yielding metabolism. Read more on Iodine (from potassium iodide) here.

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Botanical Extracts

Botanical extracts are concentrated substances derived from plants, containing beneficial compounds that support various aspects of health.​

Ashwagandha - The Mental Performance-Supporting Herb

A popular Ayurvedic herb and adaptogen, Ashwagandha contributes to increased mental performance and focus. An ally during menopause, it helps address menopause-related depression and mood swings. When taken regularly, Ashwagandha can also help reduce anxiety, by boosting the production of GABA – an important natural tranquiliser in the brain. Read more on Ashwagandha here.

Sage - The Nutrient-Rich Herb

A common herb, Sage is known to improve brain function, support digestive health and provide metabolic support. During menopause, Sage is known to help alleviate associated menopausal symptoms. Read more on Sage here.

Turmeric (root) Extract - The Anti-Inflammatory Spice

A spice used in India for thousands of years in cooking and herbal medicine, Turmeric has powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial effects. It also supports the liver and detoxification pathways. Read more on Turmeric Extract here.

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Omega 3’s

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fats that play a crucial role in brain function, heart health and reducing inflammation.​

Flaxseed Oil - A Rich Source of Essential Fatty Acids

Flaxseed oil is rich in omega-3 fatty acids in the form of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). Omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to reduce inflammation in all systems, increase the radiance and elasticity of the skin and boost the immune system. Read more on Flaxseed Oil here.