This is another in our continuing series on what actually makes ChopSaver all-natural lip balm so great. Today we feature grape seed oil including some scientific research on this tasty yet healing ingredient.
Grape seed oil is extracted from the seeds of wine grapes (Vitis vinifera). It has a wide range of applications in the cosmetic industry for its emollient property. Grape seed oil also contains linoleic acid and provides nourishment to the skin and aids in skin repair. It is an important ingredient in many hair care products, lip balms, creams and lotions.
Studies
Wound-healing properties of the oils of Vitis vinifera and Vaccinium macrocarpon.
Phytother Res. 2011 Aug;25(8):1201-8.doi:10.1002/ptr.3363.Epub 2011 Feb 9.
Shivananda Nayak B, Dan Ramdath D, Marshall JR, Isitor G, Xue S, Shi J.
Abstract
Vitis vinifera (grape) and Vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) are well known medicinal plants; most of the pharmacologically active phytochemicals have been isolated from the skin, fruit juice, fermented extract and alcohol fractions of the plants above. Here, the pharmacological properties of the phytochemical constituents present in oils of cranberry and grape were investigated. The oil of grape and cranberry has been evaluated for their wound healing activity by using an excision wound model in rats. On day 13, animals treated with cranberry oil exhibited a (88.1%) reduction in the wound area compared with grape-oil treated (84.6%), controls (74.1%) and standard group animals (78.4%) (p < 0.001). The hydroxyproline content of the granulation tissue was significantly higher in the animals treated with cranberry and the grape-oil (p < 0.000). Comparative investigation of the curative properties of the oils of V. vinifera and V. macrocarpon revealed a significant r