If you
didn’t know, olive oil contains healthy fats, which means that they are
consumed and burned by the body while actually helping with digestion and
healthy food processing. A tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil contain about
45 calories and it is more than enough to add some flavor to your salad, fish, vegetables
and meat.
Aside
from consumption, olive oil has a lot of beauty uses as well. Below you will
find 6 ways that you can use the olive oil in your house to achieve healthy
skin, hair and nails among other things!
1. As a makeup remover
Even
with the most gentle of makeup removers, you might sometimes feel that they are
too harsh on your skin. Sometimes you end up using excess product to remove all
make up, and you run out faster. Well, olive oil is a lot less expensive than
bottles or liquid make up remover and it is a lot less likely to run out :P
Just add some olive oil to a cosmetic pad or a tissue and begin removing your
make up while simultaneously moisturizing your skin.
On a side note:
don’t let the olive oil sit on your skin after removing your make up though.
Especially if you have acne prone or oily skin, I would suggest washing your
face or exfoliating after using olive oil to remove make up to make sure there
is no excess oil on your face.
2. As a hair conditioner
This is
an old remedy passed on between Greek women for generations. When dealing with
dry, damaged and coarse hair, the best way to treat it is to use olive oil as a
moisturizing mask. Heat up some olive oil in a bowl but make sure it’s not
boiling hot. Test it out first. Then, dip the ends of your hair in it and wrap
it up in a towel for maximum moisture or let it loose for about 10 minutes.
It’s best to be doing this while taking a shower mostly because you don’t want
to be dripping with olive oil around the house :P You don’t need conditioner if
you use this treatment. Use a light shampoo to remove all excess olive oil from
your hair so it doesn’t get oily. And there you have it: silky smooth hair with
a product from your kitchen!!! The results last 3-4 days depending on how many
products you use on your hair or how much you process it (straightening,
curling, blow drying etc.)
3. As a stretch mark treatment
Even if
you are skinny, you can still get stretch marks. These don’t just come from
rapid weight loss or weight gain; it also has to do with your skin’s elasticity
and genetic making. But don’t worry; there are things you can do in order to
treat stretch your existing stretch marks or to prevent others from appearing.
Olive oil is a natural moisturizer and is high in ingredients that can make
your stretch marks fade! It won’t tighten your skin though.
Other
natural ways to treat stretch marks include using products high in Vitamin E,
Hohoba Oil or Coconut Oil.
4. As a damaged skin treatment
Instead
of buying a cuticle cream to treat your hands or a foot cream to treat cracked
and damaged ankles or toes, use olive oil for both of these cases! The same
result can be achieved again with Vitamin E oil or Hohoba oil but again, I
think Olive Oil is a lot more accessible and it’s more likely to be found in
the house.
5. As treatment for the face
Perhaps
this isn’t a good suggestion for people with heavy acne problems that are
seeking medical assistance to treat their acne but for mild acne scars, olive
oil can assist in the healing. You’re not supposed to bathe your face in olive
oil, you rather spot treat the areas where you detect acne scars. Another thing
to note is that olive oil will not make scars disappear overnight but rather
assist in the natural process of the body reconstructing the damaged skin.
Here
are also some DIY facial mask ideas with olive oil that you can make in your
own kitchen!
Honey
and Olive oil face AND hair mask
You will need:
- 1/2-1
tablespoons of honey
- ½
tablespoon of olive oil
- 2 tablets of common aspirin
(if you're going to use this on your face. It's also better that the aspirins are not coated for better dissolving with the other liquids)
Mix the
ingredients and let it sit on your face/hair for 20-30 minutes.
Egg
Yolk, honey and olive oil face mask
You
will need:
1
tablespoon of honey
1
tablespoon of olive oil
1 egg
yolk
Leave the mixture on your face until it's dry. This
mask is great for dry skin or if you live in a dry environment.
6. As an exfoliator
Two
other ingredients on your kitchen counter you can use with olive oil for
another DIY are sugar and salt. Add an even ratio of sugar/salt and olive oil
and you have your very own homemade scrub that will instantly illuminate your
skin and remove the dead skin sells effectively!
Enjoy :)
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