Vitis V

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱?

That question became Vitis V Face TonIQ Essential Face Oil.

Skincare with a different philosophy.

One that begins by asking which nutrients are essential to healthy skin function.

One that respects skin as an intelligent biological system. A system that was designed to build, direct, protect and preserve its own healthy function.

Our role is to support what skin needs, in a form aligned with its biology.

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.

Vitis V Face TonIQ supplies the essential nutrients skin requires to support its own function.

Preserving healthy biological function over time. That is true longevity.

𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘝 – 𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦



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𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴?
𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Vines. Sunshine. CO₂. Water.

Within 𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘢 seeds is a rich source of linoleic acid, biologically essential to healthy skin function, alongside a naturally occurring matrix of antioxidants.

We cold press Australian unfermented 𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘢 seeds to protect and preserve their phytonutrients.

𝗡𝗼 𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗡𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗡𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗡𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲.

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻.

𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘝 – 𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.

Not cosmetic. Biologically essential. It is the "active".

Your body cannot synthesise linoleic acid, yet it is critical to your skin barrier function. Your skin requires it to build the specialised ceramides that form part of its protective barrier.

It participates in biological signalling involved in skin cell renewal and barrier maintenance.
Acne-prone skin is associated with a lower proportion of linoleic acid in sebum. Younger skin has also been shown to contain a higher proportion of linoleic acid in the epidermis than older skin.

𝗜𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀.

When linoleic acid is deficient, skin barrier structure is compromised and it's function is impaired. No amount of surface hydration can replace its essential role in maintaining the barrier that controls water loss from within.

Topical application provides a direct route to supply linoleic acid to the skin, supporting its biological needs while bypassing digestion and the body's systemic distribution.

This is why Vitis V Face TonIQ Essential Face Oil begins with cold-pressed oil from unfermented Australian Vitis vinifera seeds, naturally rich in linoleic acid.

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.

𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘝 – 𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦



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𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻.

Botanical oils may appear the same, but their fatty-acid profiles can be very different.

Even oils extracted from the seed and pulp of the same plant can have markedly different compositions.

"I am looking at you sea buckthorn.👀"

One oil may may increase skin barrier permeability. Another contribute to congestion. Another, like Vitis vinifera seed oil, supplies linoleic acid the fatty acid essential for healthy skin barrier function.

What matters is understanding the fatty acid profile. NOT the marketing.

Combining plant oils doesn't necessarily make it better for your skin. What matters is the proportion of each fatty acid.

𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗶𝗹, 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘆-𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Look particularly for linoleic acid, a biologically essential fatty acid that the body cannot synthesise and is required for healthy skin barrier structure, repair and maintenance. Without linoleic acid you cannot have a functioning skin barrier.

𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 ‘𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲’. Linoleic acid builds and directs healthy skin barrier function.

Cold-pressed Vitis vinifera seed oil contains approximately 66–75% linoleic acid, making it one of nature's richest botanical sources.

𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗩 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗜𝗤 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀.

When applying oils, butters or fats (tallow) to your skin, it is the linoleic acid proportion that matters.

𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘝 – 𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦




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𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿.

A primary function of the skin barrier is to regulate water movement and limit water loss from within. Not to absorb water from the outside.

Water applied to the skin surface 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 causes the cells of the stratum corneum to swell. The operative word here is 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆.

Skin hydration depends on the skin's ability to retain water, not its ability to absorb water applied to its surface.

Think of a leaking bucket.

You cannot fix the leak by adding more water.

The problem is not the amount of water. The problem is the structure designed to retain it.

The same is true of our skin barrier.

If barrier integrity is compromised, water loss increases.

Commercial skincare marketing is obsessed with hydration.

Hydration, moisture, humectants and water-binding ingredients dominate both the language of skincare and the products designed to treat skin that feels dry, tight or uncomfortable.

It is a way of selling water in an expensive jar.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿.



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Ever wonder why you don't explode while swimming?

Because our 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱.

Lipids share an important chemical characteristic: they are insoluble, or poorly soluble, in water.

In simple terms, 𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿. And our skin barrier is built around them.

Fatty acids, ceramides and cholesterol are all lipids and form the extracellular matrix of our skin barrier.

𝗬𝗲𝘁, skincare marketing is obsessed with hydration.

When immersed in water, the cells of the stratum corneum 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 take up water and swell. But an intact skin barrier prevents water from penetrating further through our skin.

The cells swell. We wrinkle. Then the water that caused the cells to swell evaporates, returning them to their previous state.

That “sinking in” feeling associated with commercial skincare? Often, it’s simply water evaporating from the surface.

It is why we can spend time completely surrounded by water without our bodies continually absorbing it.

Our skin barrier contains a highly organised lipid matrix that regulates what penetrates the skin and limits water loss from within.

That distinction matters.

Healthy skin does not maintain hydration simply because water is supplied to its surface.

It maintains hydration because its structure enables it to regulate water loss and retain water within the skin.

𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Because hydration comes from holding water within the skin, not applying it to the surface.

𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘝 – 𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦



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𝗜𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

The image of a bird in flight is the result of function.

Its structure and biology make flight possible.

Healthy skin works in the same way.

Hydration, softness, smoothness, resilience and even tone are not the biological imperative.

They are expressions of skin whose structures and processes are functioning well.

At Vitis V, skincare begins with healthy skin function.

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.

𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦. 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘝 — 𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦.

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝘆? 𝗢𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲?

𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘏𝘢𝘴 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥.

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗩 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀.

https://vitisv.com.au/blogs/the-press/balm-has-been-bastardised

or link in bio



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𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛𝗬 𝗟𝗜𝗣 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘝 𝘓𝘪𝘱 𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘐𝘘 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Creating a temporary cosmetic fix is not healthy lip care.

Healthy lip care is about supporting the structures and biological processes lips depend upon to continually renew and maintain themselves.

Healthy lips are not static. Their protective barrier is continually being renewed and maintained. That renewal depends on maintaining an intact barrier.

𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆.

Preserving healthy lip function therefore means supporting those biological processes so they can continue over time.

Our cold pressed Australian 𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘢 seed oil supplies essential linoleic acid to support the structure and biological processes of the lip barrier. Organic Flinders Ranges 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘢 (yellow beeswax) helps protect that barrier by reducing moisture loss and shielding the delicate lip surface.

Together, they help preserve the biological structures and processes that healthy lips naturally depend upon.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱. 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲.
Nothing synthetic. Nothing unnecessary.
𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.



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𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗣 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗥
𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘝 𝘓𝘪𝘱 𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘐𝘘 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Healthy lips don't only need essential lipids. They also need protection.

Organic Flinders Ranges 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘢 (yellow beeswax) forms a protective, breathable layer over the lips, helping reduce moisture loss without completely sealing the lip surface and shielding it from continual environmental exposure.

By reducing moisture loss, this protective layer also helps interrupt the cycle of continually trying to remoisten dry lips by licking them. Licking dry lips may temporarily wet the surface, but it doesn't hydrate them.

Protection doesn't always require adding something to skin. Sometimes it means preventing something from leaving, in this case moisture

In Vitis V Lip TonIQ, one ingredient supplies essential linoleic acid to support the lip barrier. One forms the protective layer that helps reduce moisture loss.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀.

Together, they support healthy lip function.

𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.



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