Beauty Remedies With Olive Oil

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

You already know that experts recommend the Mediterranean diet, with olive oil as a star ingredient, as one of the healthiest and recommended to prevent heart disease and maintain an ideal weight, but do you know what the fruit of the olive can also do? for your skin? Our fashion and beauty expert, Kika Rocha, has traveled to Liguria, Italy, to discover the benefits of this plant. Do not miss it!

"Olive tea [made from olive leaves] is consumed to prevent disease and has slimming properties," he explains. "Olioeuropein is the main polyphenol present in the leaves of this plant."

"Many women in the Mediterranean rinse and hydrate their hair with olive oil to hydrate the ends," says the Colombian. "They also do a massage by mixing olive oil with rosemary and thyme leaves, which help stimulate the hair follicle to stimulate hair growth."

Other blends, such as the one Kika comments in the video, with lavender, can be used to cleanse hair without attacking the scalp, for those who have it more sensitive, in addition to smelling great and its soothing properties.

"One of my secrets is to add a few drops of olive oil to their hand cream or if they don't have make-up removers they can use this olive oil and remove it with a handkerchief," he admits.

So now you know, this natural ingredient is worth much more than just salad!