Top Ten Ways To Use Olive Oil For Beauty

Not only is olive oil a prized culinary ingredient, loaded with numerous health benefits but a Perfect Ten when used as a cosmetic aid.

Olive oil is not only an important, heart healthy ingredient in many recipes but a smart way to keep yourself beautiful from the inside out. The Egyptians, Romans and Greeks all took full advantage of this miracle oil. It is mentioned in many sacred texts of old. Actually most high-end beauty products, usually costing a fortune, use simple natural ingredients such as olive oil. Olive oil is a very popular key ingredient in many high-end beauty potions and lotions. Olive oil is with out question a favorite when it comes to natural, inexpensive solutions and natural beauty remedies. This super oil is not only a pure, hypoallergenic beauty moisturizer for the hair, lips, face and body, but a nourishing power house of antioxidants, such as vitamin E and vitamin A. Olive oil is known to to prevent skin damage and has the natural ability to stimulate cells in the skin leading to smoother, firmer, more healthy looking and feeling skin.

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1. Apply to face, body, feet, elbows and hands for a natural, hypoallergenic moisturizer.

2. Olive oil can easily be used as a nourishing, shaving cream. Apply to skin and shave as usual.

3. Olive oil and sugar team up to exfoliate skin, revealing a smooth, healthy and radiant complexion. To exfoliate skin first apply olive oil liberally to clean skin. Next rub sugar over face in a circular motion for a few minutes, avoiding the area around the eyes. Rinse with warm water, followed by a splash of cold water to close pores.

4. Prevent split ends by applying olive oil to the ends of your hair a few times a week.

5. Olive oil works great for removing makeup, especially eye makeup. The area around the eyes is very sensitive. Using olive oil on your eyes allows you to easily remove mascara, eyeliner and eye shadow without pulling and tugging, keeping those dreamies - dreamy.

6. Olive oil works great as a deep conditioning oil treatment. Simply apply to hair and leave on for thirty minutes before washing.

7. To strengthen fingernails and moisturize cuticles soak nails in a mixture of olive oil and lemon juice. This is best done before bed to allow oil to penetrate deeply.

8. Add moisture to dry lips by applying a thin layer of olive oil.

9. Apply olive oil at night as an anti aging oil.

10. Add olive oil alone or along with your favorite essential oil to bath water to moisturize and soothe tired skin.

Closing:

A single bottle of extra virgin olive oil goes a very long way. Not only is the price of a bottle a fraction of the cost of some of the high-end beauty remedies but a little really does go a long way. You only need a small amount to do the job. If you are not convinced that you need a bottle of this magical oil, keep in mind that extra virgin olive oil also has numerous health benefits as well as beauty benefits. Along with protecting against heart disease, a diet supplemented with olive oil has been shown to lower the risk of colon cancer, reduce gallstone formation, reduce blood pressure, regulate blood sugar, control blood cholesterol levels, protect the digestive tract and is easy to digest. When you are healthy you radiate beauty. Worth its weight in gold and then some, extra virgin olive oil is sure to bring out your natural beauty and is must have in every household.

Sources:

www.mayoclinic.com

Begoun, Paula "The Complete Beauty Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Smart Beauty" (Rodale Inc., 2004)

Firenze, Carol "The Passionate Olive: 101 Things to Do with Olive Oil" (Ballantine Books, 2005)