Benefits Of Olive Oil Use

Olive oil is a precious gift of nature and is obliged to attend in every home. Legends of medicinal effect and benefits of olive oil come from the distant past. Unsaturated fatty acids, vitamin E and polyphenol sterols are just some of the ingredients that make this valuable commodity and incredibly healthy. Except for healthy cooking, it can be used for many other things. Some of them you may know and practice, and some may surprise you..

Uses Of Olive Oil

• Olive OIl For Beauty

– For dry skin.

Olive oil makes the skin soft. Use it on the elbows, knees, foot, or on your breast nipples.

– Olive oil for exfoliation of the skin.

Mix olive oil with salt or sugar and use it as a body scrub.

– For removing makeup.

Apply olive oil with a cotton pad under the eyes, on the forehead and cheeks and then with clean damp towel remove the makeup.

– To soften the cuticles.

Before you do manicure, dip your hands in water with olive oil or coat your hands with oil and leave them coated 10-15 minutes. It’ makes it easier to remove cuticles and the rest of the skin on the hands stays soft and supple.

– Natural lip balm

Mix equal amounts of olive oil, bee wax and honey. Add 1-2 drops of essential oil for a nice scent and you the natural way to care for cracked lips.

– Instead of shaving foam.

If you do not have foam or shaving gel, olive oil can serve as a natural skin moisturizer. The skin remains smooth and soft.

– Hair Care.

Apply olive oil all over your hair. Wrap the cloth that was previously soaked in hot water and leave to act 30 minutes. Then wash your hair nice with shampoo.

•  Olive Oil Is Practical For Home

–  Chewing gum in your hair.

When you were child this must happened to you. Finding a  chewing gum in your hair. In this case most people are cutting lock of hair. But oil is a great way to remove gum, without you to miss a single piece of hair. Apply oil on your fingers and rub your hair on the place with the gum.

– Care of leather products.

Brush your leather shoes or boots with olive oil. Leave to act for 30 minutes and then remove the residue with a soft dry cloth.

– Protection of wax.

You have a nice candle holder and want to save it as a new one? Brush the surface with olive oil will prevent the wax caps to stick to it.

– Protect your cat.

When cats lick themselves, most of the fibers are collected  in their throat. To help your cat, add ¼ teaspoon of olive oil in the dish. Also, the coat will get more shine.

– For a stuck zipper.

Use toothpick ear or cotton pad to precisely apply oil on the teeth of the patent, without touching the fabric. Patent freely move up and down.

– For a stuck ring.

Brush your finger and massage it with olive oil. Turn the ring until it comes out.

– Against the creaking door.

Use a cloth or cotton pad to apply olive oil on the hinges of the door to the house or the car door. It will act as a lubricant.

– Protecting shovel.

Before cleaning the snow coat the shovel with oil. This will prevent adhesion of snow to shovel.

We recommend you try these interesting uses of olive oil. Do you have an idea and you to use olive oil? Share it with us!