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             'The liquid gold' - Olive oil

             Do you know that olive oil has this name in ancient world?

            Olives, Do you think I am talking about cooking oil or food now...?? 

            Well, that's true, but these Olives have a lot of benefits in our daily life. Especially in the field of skincare and lifestyle, they are like a treasure chest with lots of advantages. Just as we discussed Almonds in our previous blogs here let's discuss olive benefits

Benefits of almonds :
1) Skincare

2) Healthy life

3) Haircare

4)Weight loss 

5) Blood sugar and blood pleasure

6) cholestrol

7) prevents from cancer, arthritis, cadiovascular etc...

Healthy life and benefits :

             

  From ruling our kitchen to taking over cosmetic world, olives has become rage all over the wotld in recent times. They are differnt types in olive oil as well we have to know the difference before we buy. They are charectorized for food, body and hair seperately.

Some of its benefits are:

1. Helps in weight loss

2. Prevents diabetes

3. Controls cholestrol

4. USed as a pain releif

5. Strenghten bones

6. Helps to prevent cancer

7. Helps to treat arthritis

8. Prevents cardiovascular problems

9. Treats depession

10. Helps to eliminate kidney stones

11. Give good hair

12. Give good skin

13. Improves nail health

14. Helps dilute ear wax

15. Can be used in all healthy diets

                And many more...they have whole loads of benefits and advantages which promote and give rich health. Now let's get into our topic which is skin and hair care.

Skin care :

                     When it comes to skincare, olives are super effective and are one of the best natural boosters for healthy skin. We can use olives in many ways for skin like olive oil, in serums, in creams, facial packs, etc...

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            While one of the most common natural ways is olive oil.

I. Antioxidant content : 

                        antioxidants prevent oxidation and stop producing free radicals which damage skin cells. This prevent premature aging  and protect us from sun.

II. Vitamin content :

                       Olive oil contains the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. These vitamins may be beneficial for the skin and they fight with many skin and hair conditions.

III. Antibacterial effects:

                         olive oil may sometimes be used to treat bacterial infections of the skin. It may also improve healingTrusted Source in people with foot ulcers caused by type 2 diabetes.

Benefits:

                

1. Used as moisturizers

               It can be mixed with other oils and applied to skin so that it helps other oils to penetrate through the pores really well and moisturize skin. It gives a whole new soft and beautiful look to skin.

 2. Improves Skin health

                Olive oil contains vitamin E, which improves skin health by treating inflammation, acne, and protecting the skin from serious ailments like psoriasis and skin cancer

3. Helps as make up remover

                It has little sticky nature and thereby makes easy to remove makeup from face.

4. Has Anti-Aging Properties 

                As you age, your skin starts to sag and develop wrinkles. You can delay these signs of aging with olive oil.

5. As a Lip Scrub 

                Due to its best properties, it can be used as Lip scrub and improve texture and color of Lips

6. Can Lighten the skin tone

                One of its best factors is it helps to lighten the skin tone and improves even tone on daily use.

7. Heals cracked heels

                Exfoliate your heels using hot lemon water and rub olive oil on them generously for added moisture and smoothness. You can wear socks for quick relief.

Best way to test for skin:   Apply small amount of  to your skin in any area on hand and if there are any signs of itching, redness, rashes , burning and swelling then awoid using almond oil to your skin.

Best time to apply to skin: As cleanser - first apply and then wash face 

                                                  As moisturizer - after washing face

                                                  For overall best results - apply night before going to bed                                                                          and rinse morning 

Best way to apply to skin: As cleanser - mix with any other oils and apply to skin,massage for a while and then rinse well with warm water.

 As moisturizer - take very little amount of oil to your tips of your fingers and apply to your face gently after washing your face with warm water for best results.

 For best results - Applying olive oil for your skin overnight gives best results because it will work overnight and penetrates through skin very well and gives best smooth skin. It also reduces darkcircles, patches, scars etc... Wash your face gently with warm water or cool water and then take some cotton, gently apply olive oil to your skin. after applying you can massage slowly, it gives you both relaxation and helps the oil to penetrate through skin pores and also helps to reduce puffiness.

Hair care: 

                

              From ancient times to modern days, olives proved its best to protect hair and give shiny and nice look. olive oil makes hair look pretty and healthy.

Benifits include:

1.  Keeps hair healthy:

                Olive oil, in combination with a few other ingredients, can work wonders to keep your hair healthy. The oil is rich in vitamin E that helps fight hair loss. Honey moisturizes your hair. It also contains other nutrients like magnesium, zinc, sulfur, calcium, and B vitamins that aid hair growth

2. It will grow hair:

                   has good amount of vitamin E, antioxiadants and lubricating properties it will help to grow your hair by overcoming environmental pollution.

3. It will strenghten  hair:

                    It will avoid breakage and helps to strenghten your hair by its properties, and give your hair a new look.

4. It will make your hair soft and shiny:

                    It will give your hair soft and shiny look because it has good amount of nutrients and lubricating factors that promotes your skin softness and gives shiny and bright look.

5. It will treat scalp problems:

                    Olive oil is very helpful to treat dry scalp. It will also increase blood flow to the required areas and help to grow hair.

 Best way to apply to hair - You can take it directly or with mixing with other oils. You can also use these with many hair masks. Even some hair masks that are available in market contain olive oil as one of its products. 

Best time to apply -  Their is no such best time when it comes to applying olive oil to  hair. You can use it anytime when you feel its best for you. But ensure  that you dont use it before heat styling your hair, because it overheats and damages your hair. 

                So, Olive oil is one of the richest oils which gives best results for not just for health but for both skin and hair. It is one of the best choices in many oils out there in market. If you have any doubts regarding this, do meet any doctor, dermatologist(for skin)or trichologist(for hair) and take their advice and suggestions. In my upcoming blogs i will also share some details and tips about hair masks and facial masks related to olive oil.