Strengthen nails with olive oil? A warm olive oil bath for nails is an excellent way to strengthen them. It takes only 5 or 10 minutes. Just soak your nails in slightly warmed up olive oil (it shouldn’t be too hot, just a room temperature). Do this treatment once or […]
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I love using olive oil as my makeup remover in the evening. It gently removes makeup and nourishes the skin at the same time. Apply a little bit of olive oil on a cotton pad (or on a damp cotton pad) and gently wipe away all the makeup […]
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Olive oil is my favourite body lotion! (I don’t buy body lotions and body creams anymore, because I found the one that is very efficient and all natural). I love to apply olive oil all over my body, while in the shower, right after I used the […]
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Sophia Loren, gorgeous italian actress, once shared her beauty secret – she loves taking olive oil baths. To prepare the olive oil bath, just add 5 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil into your bathtub and you are done! (You can add more if you like). This […]
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Among all plant oils, olive oil has the highest amount of monounsaturated fats, which does not oxidize readily in the body. This is the reason, why olive oil plays a key role in reducing the oxidative stress in the body.
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Simple Lip Scrub: Combine coarse sugar with a teaspoon of olive oil for a chapped-lip fix. You can also add a splash of lemon juice for added flavor and acidic exfoliating properties. This scrub is good enough to eat (literally). Plus, you can expand the recipe for […]
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Olive oil has been used as a hair treatment since ancient Egyptian times. First, warm the olive oil in the microwave or in hot water. Then apply it generously to the ends of hair and scalp. Leave it in for up to 10 to 20 minutes, and […]
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During cooking, fatty acids can oxidize. That is, they react with oxygen and become damaged. It is mostly the double bonds in the fatty acid molecules that are responsible for this. For this reason, saturated fats (no double bonds) are resistant to high heat, while polyunsaturated fats […]
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Why Drink Extra Virgin Olive Oil? The idea behind drinking olive oil to lose weight may have come from the Shangri-La Diet developed by Dr. Seth Roberts. His weight-loss theory is that you can reset your appetite “set point” by eating a diet filled with bland foods, […]
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It keeps your body running smoothly It’s not just vehicles that benefit from a regular oil change; extra virgin olive oil contributes to the operational health of such vital areas as the stomach, pancreas and intestines. Longevity Since extra virgin olive oil assists in the prevention and/or […]
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