Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea Seed Oil

Functions
Antioxidant
Emollient
Protective
Barrier enhancer
Moisturizer
Skin whitening agent
Skin conditioning
CAS Number(s)
90131-85-4
EINECS number(s)
290-400-3
FDA UNII
44P1VFO6KM
INCI name
Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea Seed Oil
Origin
Natural

Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) is a wild berry of the Northern forests. Berry juice and flesh are rich in antioxidants such as anthocyanins, and vitamin C. Lingonberry seeds are excellent sources of bioactive natural lipids.

Lingonberry seed oil is among the richest natural sources of α-linolenic acid (18:3n-3), the most important omega-3 fatty acid in the plant kingdom. Humans must acquire it through external sources as it is the precursor of other long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. In addition to the commonly known effects of omega-3 fatty acids on skin health, recent studies following the metabolic path of α-linolenic acid have mainly highlighted the potential importance of this fatty acid for skin and hair. Further, results from the latest research have shown significant skin-lightening effects of α-linolenic acid mainly due to the inhibition of melanin synthesis and the stimulation of the turnover of the stratum corneum.

Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea Seed Oil also contains a high linoleic acid (18:2n-6), another fatty acid with significant skin-lightening effects. α-Linolenic and linoleic acids constitute up to 90% of the total fatty acids of Lingonberry Seed Oil.

Lingonberry seed oil contains up to 40% linoleic acid, a fatty acid essential for skin health. Linoleic acid is a component of ceramides essential for the structure of the skin's lipid barrier. Linoleic acid deficiency results in characteristic scaly skin and excessive epidermal water loss. In the skin epidermis, linoleic acid is transformed to hydroxy octadecadienoic acid (13-HODE), which has been shown to exert anti-proliferative effects in the tissue.
Synonyms
Lingonberry Seed Oil

Antioxidant activity

Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea Seed Oil is one of the richest natural sources of γ- tocotrienol. The antioxidant activities of α-tocotrienol and the common vitamin E isomer, α-tocopherol, have been compared under essential conditions for their antioxidant functions. Natural α-tocotrienol possesses 40- 60 times higher antioxidant activity against lipid peroxidation in microsomal membranes.

The higher antioxidant potency of tocotrienols is due to the combined effects of three properties of tocotrienols as compared with tocopherols:

  • its higher recycling efficiency
  • its more uniform distribution in the membrane
  • its more efficient interaction with lipid radicals within the membrane.

UV irradiation generates free radicals, destroys or completely depletes the skin's antioxidants, and leads to increased lipid peroxidation and inflammation. A topical application of natural tocotrienols before UV irradiation preserves antioxidants in the skin, indicating the protective effect of tocotrienols on the skin against UV irradiation.

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