Facial Oils vs. Serums

Rose & Grape Serum, Resroli Serum, & Cali Harvest Serum

It seems a great time to quickly discuss the difference between our Grapeseed Facial Oils and Serums here at The Grapeseed Company! There has been more than one question as to what the differences between them are, so let's shed some light on the situation.

The facial oils are lighter- they aren't as rich in vitamins and antioxidants, have less ingredients overall, and are more quickly absorbed into the skin. They are great for both moisturizing (either worn alone or layered beneath a cream moisturizer or sunscreen) as well as for makeup removal, giving them even greater value for their price (just $18 for 2.3oz)!

The serums are also oil based,  however several differences exist. Our serums have been infused with herbs and flowers for 30 days, have stronger essential oils added in, and are more complex in the ingredients that they comprise of. Each of the serums have special qualities about them which make them more effective in targeted use for conditions such as age spots, sun damage, and blemishes in addition to being effective moisturizers that target fine lines and wrinkles ($30 for 2.3oz, $18 for 1.2oz).

Regardless of your preference, all of the facial oils and serums are packed with antioxidants like resveratrol from botanical ingredients such as grapeseed oil, are free of parabens/phthalates/sulfates/gluten, are vegan, never are tested on animals plus are naturally preserved with vitamin E. Try them out for yourself or give them as the perfect skin care gift to one you love!

Grapeseed Facial Oils: Argan, Avocado, Rosehip & Cocokui

Winter Skincare Survival Guide

It's that time of year again when cold rides in and brings its friends chapped lips and dry skin along for the ride.  But when the brisk winds blow and the cool, dry air starts to take its toll, look no further than to our natural moisturizing skin care and body products to stave off the skin dehydrating effects of winter!

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Remedy for chapped, cracked or dried lips:

Seasonal Lip Balm 3 Pack $14.50

The Grapeseed Company signature lip balm formula will infuse a veil of delicate moisture into you lips without ever feeling waxy or heavy.  Natural flavors top a rich base blend of organic oils and butters to bring back those soft lips that the cold of winter takes away. Seasonal Lip Balms individually retail in various scents for $4.99 each or come in the value 3 Pack (pictured above) with a reusable hemp pouch for $14.50!

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Sweet Lips SPF 15 Lip Balm $6.00

 If winter is your season and you're active out in the cold and sun, say on the ski slopes, then our SPF 15 protective lip balms are a perfect choice to not only moisturize but also prevent sun damage to your precious kissers. Choose from Coconut, Almond Cream or Sweet Lips (vanilla mint).

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Key to preventing or recovering dry, irritated facial skin:

Cali Vine Face Cream $26.00

Our signature skin care line is full of hydrating goodies that will keep your skin dewy despite wintry or dry weather. The superfood rich formula in ultra hydrating Cali Vine Decadently Rich Face Cream is a perfect solution for shielding your skin with moisture and providing vitamins and nutrients to keep a happy, healthy complexion.

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Avocado Grapeseed Facial Oil $18.00

The latest addition to our Grapeseed Facial Oil line, Avocado Grapeseed Facial Oil is especially great for thirsty skin as avocado oil is naturally humectant, meaning it actually helps to hold in and retain natural skin moisture, a feature that comes in handy with rehydrating severely dry skin. Paired with jojoba and grapeseed oils, this facial oil is a surefire way to battle the drying effects of winter. 

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Vino Crush Face + Body Polish $16.00

If the weather has turned your skin into a dry, flaky dead zone, the best way to combat further dryness begins with shedding that top layer and starting again. Vino Crush Face + Body Polish is specially formulated brown sugar scrub with no added essential oil fragrances that gently exfoliates away the top layer of dried, dead skin and leaves a layer of moisturizing oils in its wake to hydrate the freshly exposed skin. Follow this scrub treatment with one of the above moisturizers for a full system of face moisturizing reboot!

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Treatment for ashy elbows, knees and overworked hands:

Sunshine Day Sugar Body Scrub $11.99 4oz, $19.99 8oz

The same concept of removing dead skin to expose and moisturize underlying new skin on your face, as mentioned above, also applies to your body. Sunshine Day Sugar Body Scrub will cleanse and exfoliate dead skin away wherever you are dry and leave behind a shield of natural moisture all with an awakening scent of sweet orange and vanilla to brighten your day.  Other scents available in Sugar Body Scrub: Vanilla Almond Cinnamon, Lemon Cake.

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Pinot Dreams Whipped Body Butter $14.00

In addition to renewing skin through a sugar scrub treatment, our Whipped Grapeseed and Shea Body Butters are the favorite choice for chasing away dry skin winter woes. 100% natural formula of pure oils and butters whipped until they create a decadent cream that will massage easily into any moisture-lacking area of the skin and continue to soothe for hours after application. Available in four vineyard blends: Pinot Dreams, Summer Crisp Chardonnay, Rosevine and unscented Spa'Vignon Blanc. 

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Grapeseed Lotion Signature Scent 6 Pack $16.99

In need of moisture and don't have time to wait for it to absorb before getting back to business? Acquaint yourself with our Vinotherapy water-free lotions! Our aloe juice, grapeseed and coconut oil based formula readily absorbs into dry skin and won't leave any oily residue behind, making it the ideal lotion for those who need moisture on-the-go. Featured above in our Grapeseed Signature Scent 6 Pack, these handy travel sized lotions are each in 1.2 oz bottles that stash easily into pockets, purses, backpacks, fanny packs, travel bags, glove compartments, diaper bags, etc. so you can access the moisture you need, whenever and wherever you need it, with no fuss.  
This pack also is a great way to familiarize yourself with the six signature scents featured in our normal body care line so you know exactly which essential oil blend tickles your fancy when you go to buy larger sized products!

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The Grapeseed Company wishes you a hydrated and healthy winter! Find all these great products and more here.

Top 10 Valentine's Day Gift List

Love is in the air and Valentine's Day is just around the corner! Scrambling for ideas on what to give to your loved ones? 
The Grapeseed Company is here to help you find the perfect gift for that special somebody in your life, from pooch to people!

 1. Champagne & Roses Gift Pouch

A cute set for cleansing and moisturizing in a reusable hemp pouch. Features Rosevine Whipped Body Butter with Pink Champagne Wine Bar Soap for $25.

2. Seasonal Lip Balm 3 Pack  

3 of our limited edition Seasonal Lip Balms in a cute, travel size hemp drawstring pouch for keeping lips luscious and soft, $14.50.

3. Apothecary Scent Bar Custom Oil

Nothing says, "I love you," like taking the time to create a custom gift. Blend and name a Bath & Massage Oil that reminds you of the special someone you call your Valentine, 8oz $22.

4. Apothecary Scent Bar Custom Perfume

Brighten your love's Valentine's Day with a Custom Perfume to call their own! You pick the scents and name, we'll do the rest, $28.

5. Grapeseed Facial Oil Pairing

A winning pair: Argan + Rosehip Grapeseed Facial Oils! Luxurious, multi-use moisturizers to pamper and please, a guaranteed hit with your Valentine for $35.

6. Massage Oil Sampler Gift Pouch

Five delicious scented 2oz Bath & Massage Oils of your choosing grouped in a reusable hemp pouch for the promise of relaxation, whether you're the masseuse or not! $34

7. Lavender Love Wood Box

Lavender is a sure path to relaxation, and this set features many ways to get there with Lavender Lip Balm, Lavender Body & Belly Whipped Body Butter, Lavender Grapeseed multi-use Oil, Clear Headed Roller Ball Treatment, and a Lavender Bud Sache all packed together in a sturdy wood box, $40.

8. Dirty Dog Organics Gift Tote

Is your Valentine a doggy lover? The DDO Gift Tote is packed with 4oz DDO Dog Wash, 4oz DDO Fur Freshener and 2oz DDO Itch & Ouch Balm to keep the animal(s) if your life fresh, clean and looking good! Comes in a paw print muslin tote bag for $24.99

 9. Chill, Mama Gift Basket

A winning combination of Apothecary Scent Bar Custom Mist in a pink bottle, travel size soy massage candle and lavender eye pillow in a gift basket for $42.

10. Grapeseed Co. Gift Certificate 

The thoughtful gift for the undecided is our Grapeseed Co. Gift Certificate, good for purchases made online or in-store, giving your Valentine the freedom to choose! You name the price in $25 increments.

NEW RELEASE // Avocado Grapeseed Facial Oil 2.3oz

NEW RELEASE // Avocado Grapeseed Facial Oil $18.00

Announcing another fantastic addition to our family of grapeseed facial oils! 

Why avocado oil, you ask?

California is known for its avocados; in fact, a festival to celebrate this native fruit occurs just south of Santa Barbara annually. Avocado oil is rich in omega fatty acids and vitamins A, E & D. In addition, avocado oil is a natural humectant, or an ingredient that prevents loss of moisture thus helping to keep your skin's natural hydration, rendering it highly effective as a moisturizer for normal to very dry skin types.

Blended here with antioxidant packed grapeseed and jojoba oils plus lightly scented with pure essential oils of jasmine, rose & sandalwood, this hydrating, rejuvenative facial oil will soothe and soften even the driest complexion.

Experience radiant moisture from two of California's most famous and nutrient packed crops for just $18!

Features
100% natural expeller pressed grapeseed oil

2.3 fl oz recyclable cobalt glass packaging

TSA approved for travel with carry on luggage

made with love in CA

nut, gluten, paraben, phthalate & sulfate free

vegan formula, tested on people!

25% off Rosehip and Argan Grapeseed Facial Oils through Sunday!

Rosehip & Argan Grapeseed Facial Oils

TRY ROSEHIP GRAPESEED & ARGAN GRAPESEED FACIAL OILS
AT AN AMAZING DISCOUNT!

 

25% OFF our new facial oils code: lookyoung

 

Valid online with code or by mentioning this newsletter in our store, now through Sunday!

*Additional discount not valid on wholesale orders.
*Online sale ends midnight Sunday 12/14/14.

*NEW* Lavender Love Wood Box

NEW GIFT SET Lavender Love Wood Box

  For the true lover of lavender, we bring you this new set scented for total relaxation of body and mind. Lavender lip balm will take care of those chapped lip woes; lavender infused grapeseed oil can be used to remove makeup, moisturize face and body, in a relaxing massage or added to a bath for a steam treatment; lavender body & belly balm will soothe rough or dry skin; clear headed roller ball treatment will aid in overall stress relief and help ease the pain of a headache; lastly, the lavender bud sache can be toted around in a bag, car or anywhere else to put off that lovely lavender essence when squeezed. 

 

Give the gift of lavender with this set, packed up in a re-usable natural wood box!

Features

 100% natural ingredients

TSA approved for onboard travel

re-usable wood box

made with love in CA

Buy Pink Champagne Organic Wine Bar Soap in October, and 10% goes to Breast Cancer Research

The Grapeseed Co. pink champagne organic wine bar soap $9.99

Every year, we donate a percentage of sales to Cancer Research from our Pink Champagne Wine Bar Soap. This unique soap is made fresh in our production kitchen in Santa Barbara with local antioxidant rich grapeseeds and has even been featured in the Sunday Living Section of the
 
This October, we celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month by making a donation to the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara Annual Walk/Run taking place this weekend. The Cancer Center of Santa Barbara is doing some amazing things and you can help their efforts.

Here's a few facts on how your donation will help:
-More than 10,931 cancer patients were treated at the Cancer Center in 2013
-Over 6,000 cases were reviewed for eligibility for a clinical trial in 2013.
-The Cancer Foundation provided more than $3.5 million in financial support to the Cancer Center last year.

Will you please support The Cancer Center and help my friend (and one of our weekend warrior Grapeseed helpers :), Colby Boss-Adamski, reach her fundraising goal before this Sunday? Thank you in advance for your donation and support!

Follow This Link to visit Colby's personal donation web page and help me in my efforts to support Cancer Center of Santa Barbara.

how to treat dry summer skin

Summer is shining it's beautiful rays upon us, but all that fun in the sun can wreak havoc on your skin between chlorine, salt water, sunscreen and the blazing rays.

After a wonderful time gathering with 35(!) of my extended family members on Cape Cod to celebrate our amazing grandparents 70 years of marriage, we took a smaller group up to the family lake house in New Hampshire for some fun "Auntie" time.

My mom, sister, and me with our "mini me" nieces

My beautiful niece, Ava, had been playing hard in the pool, beach, and lake for almost a week, and her lovely olive skin was looking dry, peeling, and chapped.

Ava "BEFORE"

Ava was super enthusiastic to try one of Auntie's products to relieve her dry, tight skin. I applied the Cali Vine Decadently Rich Face cream to Ava's face in the afternoon, and then again in the evening...

Cali Vine Decadently Rich Face Cream with grapeseed, avocado, carrot & blue green algae

Two applications cured her dry flaky skin, and brought a big smile to her face when I told her she'd be starring in our next blog post!

Ava "AFTER"

Ava is celebrating her 9th birthday today! It's never too early to start teaching good skin care habits...

xoxo,
Kristin

Be Mine, Valentine . . . and get 15% OFF Grapeseed Co. Products

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cheers friends, xoxo!

NEW: all about the eyes

Vine Eyes Anti-Aging Cream with Eyebright has been a top seller since we released it a few years back. This holiday season, we decided to create a wonderfully pampering new gift set to enhance this cult favorite product, and also brought in and created a few new spa accessories to highlight and enhance your beautiful eyes!

{NEW} Divine Relaxation Eye Box

 Everyone could use the Divine Relaxation Eye Box. This ultra pampering kit combines the ultimate in relaxing, anti~aging treatment for the eyes, from our bestselling eye cream to a handmade lavender eye pillow.

Contains the following Grapeseed Co. products:
2.3oz lavender rose toner
0.5oz vine eyes anti-aging cream with eyebright
0.5oz sweet lips lip balm tin
4oz travel tin soy candle in fresh cut herbs
lavender eye pillow
eye chiller mask
elegantly wrapped up in our vino noir printed box.

a thoughtful gift you can pick up HERE

{NEW} Eye Gel Chiller Mask

 This handy spa accessory will come in handy when you wake up with puffy eyes. Keep the gel mask in your freezer so it's ready to go in a spa emergency! Lie down for 5-10 minutes with the chilled mask on your puffy eyes. Remove the mask, apply vine eyes antiaging eye cream, and notice instant results! $6.95 HERE

 

{NEW} Lavender Bud Eye Pillow

This relaxing lavender eye pillow is filled with the same spa quality lavender we use in our products, and handmade, in-house from soft recycled quilt scraps. Each lavender eye pillow is different-- expect a variety of colors as each is unique and made just for you! Just $12 HERE
 

 

Lavender Grapeseed Oil, a Great After-Sun Remedy

 Lavender infused Grapeseed Oil has many uses, in fact, it's my favorite single product to make sure to bring when I travel. I use it as a whole body and face moisturizer so I just need to bring one 2oz bottle that fits in carry-on.

Lavender Grapeseed Oil can be used:
1. to moisturize the face and body after bathing
2. as a massage oil
3. as a moisturizing bath oil (just add a cap full to running water)
4.  as an eye make-up remover
(apply to a cotton pad, swipe over eyelids and watch even waterproof mascara melt away!)
5. as a shaving oil
6. and more... try it after a day at the beach to soothe sun-kissed skin!

The product has been around a while, but we are constantly finding new uses for it! One of my favorites is as a whole body after-sun moisturizer. Lavender is known to soothe burned and irritated skin. It has both cooling, antiseptic and antibacterial properties. It's nourishing, hydrating and calming to apply to the skin after a long day in the sun.
Stop by the Santa Barbara store and get a booster of lavender and a hint of tea tree added at our scent bar to intensify the after sun remedy effects! Or order your own essential oils to add at home.

NEW RELEASE: Daily Delights Vino Lotion + Mist Set

Treat yourself or a lucky friend to a NEW  

Daily Delights Vino Lotion + Mist Set!  

It's the perfect duo to soothe and replenish your skin after those long, hot summer days! Start with a deliciously rich vinotherapy lotion formulated with natural antioxidants and fresh ingredients to moisturize and hydrate parched, sun-soaked skin. The aloe, grapeseed and coconut oils deliver a mega dose of moisture to your hands and body. Next use our light, organic room & body mist to revitalize your skin and refresh your home. We've packed it with antioxidant grapeseed extract, certified organic aloe juice and hydrating rose distillate. 

Daily Delights is available in all your favorite Grapeseed Co. natural, signature scents:  

Vanilla Almond Cinnamon

Lemon Cake

Surf

Sunshine Day

Pink Grapefruit Ginger

Fresh Cut Herbs

BUY it HERE

 

fresh from your kitchen: winter chamomile oat soak

Feeling dry, itchy, cracked and chapped all over? Cold weather and drying heat and can rob your skin of moisture and make this time of year a bit uncomfortable... Here's a quick and easy DIY spa treatment you can make at home to soothe your skin, relax and warm up a bit during the chilly season!

winter camomile oat soak 

1/4 cup dry oats
1 bag chamomile tea
2 to 4T lavender infused grapeseed oil
1T honey powder

  directions

~pulse and grind oats to a medium-coarse grain powder in coffee grinder or food processor
~add remainder of dry ingredients (all ingredients except lavender grapeseed oil) and mix well
~add lavender grapeseed oil to running bath water, add dry ingredients to water. Hop in, relax and enjoy! Follow with an indulgent full body scrub for silky smooth skin.
~hop out of the tub, lightly towel off and apply a rich body butter or vinotherapy oil to lock in moisture. You can use the lavender grapeseed oil again for this, or for super dry skin try a whipped body butter with grapeseed, shea and acai or luscious lavender balm.

what it does

chamomile is known to have therapeutic anti-inflammatory properties, and to soothe extremely dry skin. Chamomile is also known to have relaxing effects.

honey this sweet treat helps attract dirt, oil and clean skin with breakouts. Bees release a glucose enzyme when creating honey that is a natural antiseptic and has antibacterial properties. When applied topically, it draws body fluids and nutrients to the area assisting in cell growth and scar prevention. Learn more here.

oatmeal is a natural, soothing exfoliant known for it's calming and anti-inflammatory properties. It also has astringent qualities but is gentle enough for sensitive skin. It helps to draw oil and impurities out of the skin.

lavender has so many amazing properties. It's calming, antiseptic, antibacterial and has been know to soothe skin, help treat acne, scarring, winkles, burns + sunburns, eczema and psoriasis. Lavender is known to have relaxing benefits in aromatherapy.

20-30 undisturbed minutes soaking priceless! start to finish, this will take you only 25-35 minutes, it's indulgent (and affordable)... so get going :)

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Green Skin Care Blog brings simple spa delights to your home monthly with Fresh From Your Kitchen: DIY skin care recipes & mini spa treatments you can create at home with a trip to the grocer or health food store. Direct from the formulator of The Grapeseed Company's personal stash of fresh beauty creations and concoctions!

FREE SHIPPING & Gift Ideas for Everyone on Your List

NEW RELEASE GIFT SETS 

for everyone on your list!

candle + scrub duo

The candle + scrub set combines 2 of our top selling gift items, an 11oz glass jar soy candle with a wood lid and matching scent vinotherapy scrub {$34}

 

California Dreamin' Night Time Vinotherapy Kit

Enjoy our decadent Cali Vine Face Cream, luscious pinot dreams whipped body butter, a travel tin candle and lip balm in a recycled fiber gift pouch {$54}

 Mojito Man daily essentials

 The vitamin packed shave gel & body wash with our special mojito essential oil blend to help prevent ingrown hairs. The duo comes wrapped up in a sheer fabric reusable gift bag complete with a nice loofah mitt to bring some "mojito manliness" to his daily routine! {$30}

vinotherapy travel serums

Try the Rose & Grape Serum for a fabulous antiaging hydrating treatment and the resroli serum for harmonizing problematic skin.  These 1.2oz travel serums can be purchased individually for $18 each here or in a gift set {$34} 

baby g duck felt gift set 
This super cute set includes gifts for mom & baby! Includes baby g gentle body wash, luscious lotion, natural silk sea sponge and a choice of lavender or unscented belly balm for mom! {$46}

 

organic massage oil sampler

Your choice of FIVE (5) of our scrumptious vinotherapy bath & massage oils! The nourishing grapeseed oil blend is rich in antioxidants, absorbs quickly into all skin types, and is 100% natural {$34}

wine soap sampler pouch

This adorable (and affordable!) gift set will be appreciated by everyone! Our unique wine bar organic soaps contain the powerful antioxidant, resveratrol. You'll receive 3 top selling wine soaps in syrah, chardonnay and spa'vignon blanc, wrapped up with a wooden dish in a natural fiber gift pouch {$24}

Vine Thairapy™ hair care set

Enjoy our full size 12oz vine thairapy shampoo & conditioner with aloe, grapeseed & rosehip in our new easy squeeze bottles. This natural hair care set comes wrapped in a sheer fabric reusable gift bag {$32}

Christmas lotion trio

Indulge in THREE (3) of our fabulously hydrating grapeseed body lotions in your choice of scents, wrapped in a festive felt gift bag {$38}

grapeseed glow organic skin care value set

Give your complexion the Grapeseed Glow with 5 amazing vinotherapy products and 3 simple steps! Daily eco-luxury at a for less than the price of a facial! Cleanser, toner, moisturizer, eye cream & 100% pure grapeseed oil {$76}

grapeseed spa felt gift set

includes a trio of indulgent vinotherapy spa lotion, mist and massage oil in your favorite grapeseed essential oil blend {$36}

dirty dog organics freshen' up pack

This cute little set includes an adorable paw print sheer bag (reuse it for treats) filled with our fabulous "doggie deodorant" 2oz fur freshener & 2oz itch & ouch balm {$16.95}

enjoy FREE SHIPPING on your $30+ purchase 
 through Monday 12/17/12

enter code: MERRY12 at checkout 

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