Grapeseed oil, Vitus vinifera, is pressed from grape seeds. Because of its moisturizing and regenerative properties, grapeseed oil is a popular ingredient in cosmetics and aromatherapy. Grapeseed oil is rich with antioxidants and has many beneficial properties for the hair and scalp. It is easily absorbed into the body and is good for people with sensitive skin because of its non-allergenic properties.
Carrier Oil
Grapeseed oil is used as carrier oil for other essential oils. It dilutes the stronger oils and has moisturizing benefits for the scalp. A study published in the November 1998 Archives of Dermatology on aromatherapy and hair loss used grapeseed oil as carrier oil for other essential oils used to treat hair loss. Grapeseed oil provided moisturizing benefits and diluted the stronger oils for use on the scalp.
Conditioner
Grapeseed oil can be used as a hot oil treatment. This deep oil conditioning benefits the hair by normalizing the scalp. Grapeseed can be put into a plastic bag, immersed in hot water and then applied to the hair and scalp. After leaving the oil on for 20 minutes, shampoo and rinse. Your hair will be soft and shiny. It moisturizes the hair and scalp, making hair supple reducing brittleness, breakage and helping to protect the hair ends from splitting.
Grapeseed oil is light and is easily absorbed into the hair. It helps coat the hair to moisturize and reduce breakage, from dry brittle hair.
Dandruff Reliever
Dandruff, or seborrheic dermatitis, is a condition where the scalp gets with to yellowish scales, which cause flaking. It can manifest on other parts of the body also. In children, it is commonly called "cradle cap" because of the crusty flakes that form over the top of the baby’s head. The National Institutes of Health recommends gently massaging the scalp with oil to loosen the scales and improve circulation.
A 2007 study by Cuticeuticals, Inc. of 500 patients with dandruff found that 89 percent of the 500 patients treated with a variety of botanic seed oils including grapeseed oil, had improvement in their dandruff.
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