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Grape seed oil can reduce inflammation, promote wound healing and help with venous insufficiency – when veins have problems sending blood from the legs back to the heart.
Grapes and grape-based products are one such class of dietary products that have shown cancer chemopreventive potential and are also known to improve overall human health. Grape seeds contain resveratrol, gallic acid and proanthocyanidins, which have been shown to reduce breast cancer cell growth, proliferation and migration.
Studies on grape seed extracts such as oil, have also suggested that it reduces breast tumors in rats and skin tumors in mice, and is active in a number of laboratory human cancer cell lines (such as skin, breast, colon, lung, stomach and prostate cancer cells), but until now nobody has investigated its effect on blood cancers.
Many research studies suggest that grape seed oil has cardiovascular benefits. For example, a study published in "Journal of Medicine" found that subjects with high cholesterol who consumed grape seed extract along with chromium for two months had lowered cholesterol levels.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center reports that compounds in grape seeds may have anti-cancer properties, citing a study in "Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention" in which many supplements were evaluated for their possible use in preventing cancer. The authors concluded that grape seed extracts may lower the risk of developing certain cancers of the circulatory system.
Cancer Center experts also report that grape seed extracts inhibit growth of cultured cancer cells in the laboratory and could increase the anti-cancer effects of some chemotherapy drugs.
According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, grape seed oil can also speed recovery from swelling or edema caused by surgery or an injury, and it may improve symptoms of venous insufficiency, a disorder of the veins in your legs.
Add 5-10 drops to hot bath water before getting in for an at-home spa experience.
Massage
8-10 drops of essential oil per 1 ounce of carrier oil. Apply a small amount directly to areas of concern, such as muscles, skin, or joints. Work the oil gently into the skin until it is fully absorbed.
DIY Projects
This oil can be used in your homemade DIY projects such as balms, soaps, and other body care products!
1. Very High in PUFA Omega-6s, Especially Linoleic Acids
2. Good Source of Vitamin E
3. Zero Trans Fat and Non-hydrogenated
4. High Smoke Point Compared to Other Vegetable Oils
5. Beneficial for Hair and Skin
If you purchase and use grapeseed oil, make it the highest quality you can get your hands on. Ideally, always look for organic, cold-pressed oils.
You might have to pay a bit more for a high-quality grapeseed oil, but it’s worth it.
