Grapeseed Oil

[AliL]

Could someone please tell me the difference between the Grapeseed oil found on the supermarket shelf and the grapeseed oil sold by a aromatherapist?

Thank you x

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[Pompal 09.]

THE PRICE....
If you go to waitrose, you can pick up a large bottle for 75p if you go to the aromatherapist supplier, well you can pay anything upto 20.00 pounds for the same amount if not more,
once oils are added to the oil - its just as good, there is no difference,
i have found that waitrose is the best bargin to get oil

 

[Egyptian Boss]

tHE one sold by your supplier is a better grade,cold pressed oil.

 

[ray- b]

Hi

I like to use oils that are of a very high quality - and I try to buy organic carrier oils from health shops to use for aromatherapy massage. I have bought from aromatherapy suppliers, in the past in larger quantities - but find you can find some healthfood shops that supply in larger quantities ie. 5 Ltrs oils of a very fine quality - organic cold pressed.

Luv Binah
x

 

[Arizona Indian Doll]

Grapeseed Oil by Cherry Bond CIMI (International Association of Infant Massage)


This oil was first produced in France but is now mainly produced in Spain, Italy and California. It originally became popular for aromatherapy use because, being a
by-product from waste, it was cheap.
Grape seeds are available as by-products of the raisin, wine and juice industries. Grape seeds are very hard (if you have ever tried to crush one in your mouth you will have found out!); therefore a great deal of pressure and heat is needed to generate the oil from the seed. They only contain 5% -20% lipids depending on the grape variety. Despite this low figure the total quantity of grapes produced is so huge that there is a considerable potential for the production of the oil. It needs a lot of refining to make it acceptable for massage use.
The oil from crude, first pressing is thick and dark-coloured; not an oil one could use for massage. The refinement process involves the use of solvents, deodorizing by distilling at high temperatures, bleaching, and alkali refining.
The refining process produces oil:
[ol][*]with little or no odour[*]oil which keeps well.[*]that has a good ‘slip-factor’[*]that leaves the skin with a nice satin finish without being greasy. [/ol]
In recent years grape seed oil has become rather a nutritional specialty: it is recommended to be included in diets designed for lowering serum cholesterol (Godin).If anyone has information on Cold pressed Grapeseed oil being used as a massage medium, please can you find out the name of manufacturer and let me know how they claim to be able to achieve this. I have been informed of a USA site stating they sell cold pressed Grapeseed oil but this site did not reply when repeatedly questioned about the process. Until there is further evidence, I keep with the facts I have obtained from the oil experts and manufacturers

[link=http://www.iaim.org.uk/who_oils.htm]http://www.iaim.org.uk/who_oils.htm[/link]


I am providing this information on grapeseed oil and also the link as there is no such thing a cold-pressed grapeseed oil. I think the companies who purport to beselling "cold pressedgrapeseed"should be done under trade description.

The writer of the above is enormously well respected and has carried out much research regarding oils and also infant massage.

We tend to usesunflower oil for the babies as advised by IAIM. I stopped using grapeseed oil even on adults a while ago and although there is nothing wrong with it, it cannot be cold pressed.

Patchouli (also CIMI)

Check the IAIM link for info on oils by Cherry Bond.

 

[Whitna]

[link=http://www.quinessence.com/carrier_oils.htm]http://www.quinessence.com/carrier_oils.htm[/link]

This link for Quinessence also claims there is no way of extracting grapeseed in a cold pressed manner that would present a yield of enough quantity or quality for use.

I note there ARE many websites who claim to sell"cold pressed oil"

Like Cherry Bond said in her article on oils for infant massage......how on earth can they do that???? when the yield is dark and requires much refinement.


Patchouli

 

[EviL Liberal]

Thank you to all of you for your replies. Interesting reading.

Anyone else any thoughts?