Overview
Grape Seed Extract contains a number of properties that have healing benefits for the body. It contains powerful phytomedicines that offer multiple benefits, such as providing pain relief, and anti-inflammatory properties. Grape Seed also contains flavonoids called Oligomeric Procyanidins which provide the body with fifty times more antioxidant protection than Vitamin C and Vitamin E. Grape Seed Extract is now becoming a common ingredient in anti-aging creams due to its high concentration of potent antioxidants and other properties that the manufacturers of anti-aging creams find advantageous for a user’s skin.
Product Details
Many manufacturers of skin care products are very enthusiastic about Grape Seed Extract, due to the multiple beneficial properties for the skin that it possesses. Not only is Grape Seed Extract extremely high in antioxidants, but the Oligomeric Procyanidin which is present in Grape Seed Extract is said to also help increase the blood supply to the skin which in turn helps to prevent the breakdown of collagen. When applied topically in skin creams, grape seed extract acts as an Alpha Hydroxy Acid, which is said have a positive effect on wrinkles and the signs of aging.
The Good
- A wide range of products with Grape Seed Extract as an ingredient are available to choose from.
- Anti-aging face creams containing Grape Seed Extract are available on-line.
- Grape Seed Extract is a natural product.
The Bad
- It is said by some health experts that the same effect can be had by simply eating grapes and their seeds and that there is no need to buy expensive face creams containing this ingredient since the topical effectiveness of grape seeds is still uncertain.
- There is no clinical proof that we could find to show that applying creams with Grape Seed Extract topically will definitely reduce wrinkles.
- There have not been enough controlled, standardized tests carried out on Grape Seed Extract.
The Bottom Line
We do know for certain that Grape Seed Extract offers users a number of important health benefits, and that those suffering from disorders such as poor circulation and diabetic retinopathy have experienced an improvement in their condition after taking Grape Seed Extract in supplement form. The problem regarding its effect on the skin is that there just has not been enough research carried out to enable us to say categorically that as an anti-aging ingredient, it is effective in topical form. Some experts even say that taking a supplement containing Grape Seed Extract or actually eating grapes as well (including the seeds of the grape) is likely to have a more beneficial effect on your skin than applying an anti againg cream, which contains Grape Seed Extract as one of its main ingredients.
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