How does The Grapeseed Co. turn wine waste into organic skin care?

We often are asked, "How do you create botanical beauty
from the byproduct of wine?"

   

Watch how we turn local, antioxidant rich red wine waste into amazing natural skin care, right here in Santa Barbara, California!

VISIT THE GRAPESEED COMPANY STORE & SCENT BAR

21 W. ORTEGA STREET

in DOWNTOWN SANTA BARBARA

HOURS

MONDAY - FRIDAY 10:30-6pm

SATURDAY 10:30-5pm

Join Us SATURDAY! The Grapeseed Co. GRAND OPENING Celebration: 21 W Ortega St. downtown Santa Barbara

We can't wait to celebrate this beautiful new space with you all! We have closed both the Carpinteria Warehouse Store and the Carrillo Store to open this wonderful new flagship store, with everything in one place! Check out how we create your favorite botanical beauty from wine, from the grapeseed to the bottle.

See you there Saturday, cheers!

Join us next Tuesday for Vinotherapy Spa Night

You're Invited!

Vinotherapy Spa Night

Tuesday, October 23rd
5:30  to 7:30 PM
at our Santa Barbara location,
201 W Carrillo St
{FREE}

~indulge in free mini-spa treatments and learn how to re-create them at home
~Sample and shop all of our fabulous new releases
& organic skin care made from the
antioxidant rich byproduct of wine
~enjoy yummy refreshments from Stella Mare's & music
~free gift bag of new release samples with purchase!

Get a head start on your holiday shopping! 
We will offer great product specials for all guests that attend, as well as ideas for creating gift baskets!

Grab a friend and head on over before or after the
Farmer's Market on Tuesday!

www.thegrapeseedcompany.com

join us Saturday for Scrub-apalooza at The Grapeseed Co.

Eco~ Beauty Classes at The Grapeseed Co. 
are a great way to customize your own product &
learn tricks and recipes to blend your creations at home! 

In this class you'll create 2 custom large scrubs and learn about the benefits of certain clays, herbs, essential oils, flowers and more! You'll make 2 different jars of scrub (10oz each) to take home plus simple DIY recipes for even more scrubs!

Register online for a spot:
date: Saturday March 3, 2012
time: 4:00-5:30PM class with refreshments, chatting & fun! 

location: The Grapeseed Company 201 W Carrillo St. in downtown Santa Barbara

~You may also call our store at (805)456-3655 to register. 

~Only registration reserves your spot and there are just a few left!

upcoming Eco~Beauty Classes

Eco~Beauty Classes at The Grapeseed Company Store 

in Santa Barbara

D'Vine Valentine: Saturday February 11th 4-5:30pm
create your own scented soy & grapeseed candle and massage oil ~ sign up here*

Scrub-a-palooza: Saturday March 3rd 4-5:30pm
select your special concoction of herbs, clays, essential oils & antioxidants to create 2 different scrubs ~ sign up here*

*spaces are limited, only your purchase reserves a spot in the class. You may also visit us or call (805)456-3655 during store hours Mon-Sat 10:30-5:30 to purchase your spot.

can't make the class dates? contact us to book a private party with your friends

subscribe to our google calendar or newsletter to see when new classes are added 

Be Mine, Valentine! Check Out New Valentine Gift Ideas

SHOP VALENTINE GIFT IDEAS

We've created a whole new category, dedicated to our favorite ideas for him and her... indulge in delectable bath & body treats with chocolate, roses and (of course) vinotherapy!

scentual sandalwood giveaway | create your scent

1 year ago, we opened The Grapeseed Company flagship store in downtown Santa Barbara! I started The Grapeseed Co. 7 years ago to create premium natural skin care based on grapeseeds, an ecologically sound, antioxidant rich byproduct of our local region. Since launching the company I always dreamed of opening a store and setting up a Self Scent Bar™where customers could create their own signature blends. Shortly after opening the store, we launched the Virtual Scent Bar™at TheGrapeseedCompany.com Both Scent Bars have been a hit, online and in the store. So, what better way to mark a year than a  
Create Your Own Signature Scent Giveaway?!

you can enter for the chance to win a

Create Your Own Scentual Sandalwood Line 

~at our Self Scent Bar or Virtual Scent Bar~

You'll get a 15 minute consultation with Kristin about your favorite scents, essential oils, fragrance oils and suggested blends. From there, you will get a chance to blend your own signature sandalwood based scent into an entire body product line, and name it!

You'll receive:

8oz grapeseed hand & body wash

4oz bath & massage oil

4oz vinotherapy body lotion

4oz grapeseed room & body mist

perfume in a cobalt glass rollerball bottle

all wrapped up in our elegant fine vine gift box

(valued at over $120)

To enter, do any (or all) of the following:

1. join in on the fun on our facebook page by liking us

2. follow us on twitter

3. tell your friends about The Grapeseed Company by mentioning us on facebook

4. subscribe to The Grapeseed Co. Monthly News  
(15% off code, DIY spa recipes, promos & more!)

Tip: each thing counts as 1 entry, so do all 4 and you'll enter 4 times! Winner will be drawn at random in September.

Then, leave a comment below letting us know what you did. Easy-peasy.

The winner will get the chance to claim their prize at the store, 

by phone or virtual scent bar online, so this is open to everyone. 

Cheers, and thanks for making this one great year!
We would not be here without all of you :)
thanks,

Grapeseed Co. boutique in Santa Barbara Magazine

Thanks to Santa Barbara Magazine for featuring our boutique and scent bar! Come on in and blend up a special concoction for your mom this Mother's Day, or visit our virtual scent bar online and create a custom gift!

eco-beauty class is back in session this April!

I'm thrilled to announce that we're bringing back our sold-out Scentual Blending class, where you and a friend can Create Your Own Perfume and Massage Oil, then nosh on yummy treats for just $35 a person! We had a waiting list for this class when we ran it in October, so reserve your spot here.

Space is limited and only registration grabs you a seat in this interactive, hands on class taught by The Grapeseed Co. founder & formulator, Kristin Fraser Cotte
Register online or call the store (805)456-3655 for a spot! 

date: Saturday April 16th, 2011
time: 4-5:30PM 
location: The Grapeseed Co. store
201 W Carrillo St. in downtown Santa Barbara, CA

Scentual Blending: Create your own signature scent with natural essential oils or phthalate free fragrances. You'll learn about blending scents and take home a roll-on perfume in a beautiful cobalt glass container and a massage oil, complete with your own creative name on the label!  Bring a friend and enjoy yummy refreshments after we create our signature scents.

new releases: virtual scent bar products!

the creations are endless...blend yours in store or online!

Our self scent bar at the Santa Barbara store is a popular place to hang out. Where else can you create and name your own custom gift starting at just $12 bucks? It's also been a fabulous place to test out products and see what we'll add to our online offerings. We have 4 new product releases you can customize with your favorite Grapeseed Co. Signature Scent or create your own concoction! Blend with over 50 different steam distilled essential oil or phthalate free fragrance oil choices!

create your own perfume | $28

create your own reed diffuser kits | $32

create your own whipped body butter | $16

create your own room & body mist $12-$18 

eco-friendly refill love program for Santa Barbara!

Introducing our new locals only: refill love program! Purchase a beautiful cobalt glass bottle (with the topper of your choice: pump, flip cap or spray) and we'll fill any of our products in it for 15% off the retail price, every time you refill it! This is a pretty kickin' deal, because you can pick up the 4oz bottle for just $2.50 and the 8oz for $3.50, and you can use them at the scent bar!

We love our Santa Barbara community. We love how eco-conscious, thoughtful and caring you are too! Since we've opened the store, many loyal customers have questioned why we don't package more products in glass, like we do with some of the products in our facial line. We use PET recyclable plastic for our bath & body packaging for many reasons, but here's the main one: large glass bottles  are heavy, and prone to breaking in shipment...($$$) Since we grew to where we are today as a wholesale and online retail business, this does not work for the majority of our customers.

We also don't recommend refilling your plastic bottles for contamination reasons. Glass bottles are perfect to refill because you can easily sanitize them before bringing them in. Run them through your dishwasher or sanitize in a pot of boiling water.

We love ya SB! Oh, and we have a whole table of 15% off Valentine's gift sets at the store too this weekend...

free shipping & free honey rose lip balm today only!

Today's the day to get the perfect Valentine's gift for your sweetie. Plus, we're offering free shipping with your $40+ order* and a free honey rose tinted lip balm! This delish and lux seasonal special lip balm is only available in our Santa Barbara store, so now is your one and only chance to snag it, for FREE!

We have a few Valentine's Day ideas...
for your sweetie

massage trio bamboo basket

for the ladies

vineyard rose vinotherapy mask

for the guys

mojito man travel skin & shave set

for anyone!

soy & grapeseed gift jar candle 18oz

or, how about creating your own custom massage oil  
at our virtual self scent bar?

you pick the scent, packaging and name your product!

view all of our Valentine's Gift Ideas here

*Free shipping code: bemine11
not valid on wholesale orders, cannot be combined with any other discount code. 
No code needed (or order minimum) for free lip balm, it will appear in your shopping cart TODAY ONLY. Offer valid in store, mention you saw it on Green Skin Care Blog!

You're invited to our customer appreciation holiday party!

 

JOIN US 

Sat. December 18th from 12-6 PM

personalized gift idea from the self scent bar

A friend and I were talking this weekend and she said to me, "I know exactly what I'm getting my hard to gift people this year!" Being that I have a few of those on my list too, I was eager to hear what it was she was planning on giving them... I asked, "What's your great idea?!"
She replied, "I'm going to make custom lotions and soaps at your store with the person's name on the label and favorite fragrance!"

What an awesome and thoughtful gift! I went into the store the next morning and decided I'd take her idea and make each of my nieces and nephews their own signature hand & body wash.

 I gave each one a fun adjective in their personalized product name and blended a custom scent for each of their soaps based on flavors they love like vanilla, coconut, raspberry and lemon.

I finished each bottle off with a fun mesh sponge. What a neat, custom gift, and so easy to do at the self scent bar in our Santa Barbara store or our virtual scent bar online!

New Release: essential oils & fragrance oils

essential oils | premium essential oils steam distilled from plants, flowers and fruits.
Pure, natural fragrance.

fragrance oils | phthalate free fragrance oils available in a wide variety of scents.
We don't use FOs in our signature scent blends, but so many of you asked for these we've made them available

We've grown the Grapeseed Co. over the past 6 years by listening to customer requests and making them happen if enough of you are interested. One of the best parts about our new store is that I get to hear what our customers want every day! After about the 10th person asked one of us if they could buy the essential oils and fragrance oils at the self scent bar, we decided to make it happen. You can now purchase our steam distilled essential oils and phthalate free fragrance oils both in the store and online. You asked, we listened. Plus, the display is a cute addition to the store, don't you think?

visit our virtual self scent bar & create your own product!

new release

now you can create your own natural body wash, lotion or bath & massage oil online, just like at the self scent bar in our Santa Barbara store. Choose from 50 different essential oils and phthalate free fragrance oils, custom options and finish it off with your own product name!

self scent bar | welcome to our virtual self scent bar where you can customize your own Grapeseed Co. products, just like in our store. This is your chance to be creative; pick your scent, size, product, packaging, and you even get to name it! Get innovative, have fun and create unique, custom personalized gifts or treats for yourself!

visit our self scent bar online here to create your own

hand & body lotion
hand & body wash
bath & massage oil

complete with a personalized product name. Add your choice of steam distilled essential oil (EO) or phthalate free fragrance oil (FO) to our lotion, wash or massage oil in the packaging of your choice!