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- Benefits of Olive Oil On Skin Health - August 19, 2011
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Olive oil is one of the most sought after natural oils for skin care. In fact olive oil has been used as an ancient remedy for skin care during the Egyptian civilization and it is still widely used today. Everything from stretch mark therapy, acne therapy and anti-aging therapy have been used for a long time. The general population will most likely use olive oil as a food condiment but in fact, it has far more use than just a dip with bread or on your plate of spaghetti.
The most expensive olive oil product is usually labeled as “extra virgin” or “cold pressed”. This is because extra virgin olive oil is extracted from the first pressing of olives. It is not processed and it is the purest of olive oil extract. So if you are buying any bottle of extra virgin olive oil for cooking, you’ll be pleased to know that it is the healthiest type of oil for cooking. Even skin products labeled as “extra virgin” are more expensive, have more nutritional compounds for skin health and are far better at helping to improve the appearance of your skin.
So what are the benefits of olive on skin health?
Anti-inflammatory Properties
There are a variety of antioxidants in olive oil including Vitamin A and E but the most potent compound is hydroxytyrosol. Hydroxytyrosol is a very rare but potent antioxidant found in olive oil that prevents free radical damage on skin cells. This compound also absorbs deeply into the skin and is suitable for all skin types. For this reason, olive oil has very potent anti-inflammatory properties and used in a variety of products
- Anti-aging and anti-wrinkle cream due to the high content of antioxidants in olive oil makes it particularly useful.
Moisturizing Properties
As explained earlier, olive oil is abundant in antioxidants. These antioxidants work really well as moisturizers. One of the main reasons why olive oil works really well as a moisturizer is the hydrophilic properties of these antioxidants which allow it to form a protective barrier trapping moisture on your skin. Lots of skin products used various synthetic chemical that do moisturizer but they clog your pores and are carcinogenic in some cases. For this reason, olive oil can be applied on your face. In addition to that, its deep penetrating properties not only moisturize your skin but also help brighten your skin.
To use olive oil on your face, just follow these simple steps:
- Wash your face with water thoroughly.
- Apply a layer of olive oil moisturizer on your face just before you go to sleep.
Alternatively, you can create a moisturizing face mask with olive oil, honey and egg. Leave it on your face for 15 minutes daily. You will begin to see results even after a few days of application. If you are not sure how to make face mask, there are plenty of methods to make your face mask
Skin Exfoliator
Exfoliating skin helps remove clogged pores and dead skin cells. But why use olive oil? One of the main reasons is because it does not clog pores. The other reason is because it smoothens your skin texture and softens your skin due to its intrinsic antioxidant properties. all
I’m sure some of you have heard of baking soda being used as skin exfoliators. For those not too fancy about using them, fortunately there is a less messy way of exfoliating your skin the natural way. Just mix a little bit of olive oil and sea salt on your palm. Use extra virgin olive oil for best results. Rub it evenly and then apply it over dry skin to remove dead skin cell layers. If you don’t want to use sea salt you can opt to use sugar as well in the mixture. It is best to use salt and olive oil mixture on your face. Sugar and olive oil mixture is best used on the body.
This will allow healthier and younger skin to grow upwards and replace dead skin. Do this every week and you will be on your way to healthier and younger looking skin.
Final Words
So there you go, three very important uses of olive oil on your skin. Olive oil is very gentle and non-irritating even on the most sensitive of skin. Just remember to stay away from from cheap shoddy products that imitate olive oil products as olive oil is very easy to fake.
Thanks for the tip about Extra Virgin olive oil. I never stopped to think about the difference (except that I knew one was more expensive). And in a day and age when so many foods are processed I’m glad to know I have the choice between processed and non-processed olive oil! I also think it’s interesting that an oil, which by it’s very name is oily, is something we’d use on our faces at all! But yet it seems to have a way of moisturizing the face without leaving it prone to acne.
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Hey Norm,
Extra Virgin Olive oil is the best of all the types of olive oil around. I highly recommend using it for moisturizing your skin. If you are someone who fancies natural methods more, I do suggest going for that more than anything else.
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Hey Norm, I use to think the same too. Moreover, there is an extra extra virgin oil available too in a store near me. Is it better than virgin olive oil? How is it different and for what purpose is it used?
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Wow im quite surprise that there are so many things that you can do to olive oil most specially as skin exfoliator. but tell me one of my russian co-worker told me that it also cure diseases but she is not clear about it but she usually gargle the olive oil in her mouth every night before she goes to bed. Do you now about this ?
Hey Wilhem,
I’m not so sure what you question really is but as a gargle I’m not so sure. But, I have heard that olive oil helps with irritation that occurs with sore throat. Some people swear by it and in fact some experts have recommended it more than conventional gargles you find in the pharmacy. I haven’t tried it myself but I certainly recommend you trying it. There’s not harm having some olive oil in your system.
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I enjoyed reading all the benefits of olive oil on the skin. I had no idea about the anti-inflammatory properties. And as a moisturizer, olive oil has to be so much cheaper than all those moisturizers sold at department stores. Thanks for the info.
Hey Jen,
It is certainly cheaper than all the expensive skin creams you pay in the shops. It is also certainly healthier but beware of fakes.
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which brand do you recommend?…I’m not sure I can tell fake olive oil from real olive oil
Thanks for all the wonderful facts about olive oil. I knew olive oil was used is many moisturizers, but I did not know there was really a difference between what kind of olive oil used. Awesome article, it is well written.
Thanks for the read,
Ricky
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Hey Ricky,
I’m glad the article has helped you know more about olive oils. In fact, even if you dont fancy using skin creams with olive oil ingredients, you are most welcome to use it as a cooking oil. Extra virgin olive oil is still the best
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I’ve been using the olive oil and sea salt scrub for a couple of weeks now and the texture of my skin has improved 100%. I am a huge fan of extra virgin olive oil and use it daily in my cooking and on my skin it’s fantastic stuff
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Helen,
I’m glad you find olive oil to be of so much benefit! Hope you continue to use it
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Hi Susie actually i wouldn’t recommend using olive oil for cooking at all. All monounsaturate heated for cooking turns into a trans fat, which is worse for you than all other fats put together.
And as olive oil has a much lower smoking point than, say, groundnut oil, almost any cooking activity beyond the gentlest of heat will bring about this bad-fat transformation.
I would never use olive oil for cooking, but rather for dressings and of course as you have kindly highlighted, for its moisturising benefits.
I read in your article this can help with aging and wrinkles. Have you actually tried this to see if it works? What about getting rid of wrinkles that you already have? I’m always looking for natural ways to keep looking young as I don’t like putting harsh chemicals on my face.
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Hi Adriannei,
Olive oil does help to a certain extent with wrinkles and has been used in a lot of natural anti-aging creams. Most people that I know who use olive oil based skin creams do report seeing results even with existing wrinkles. I do suggest you using it and giving it a go though.
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My mother’s family were all Italian and Grandad was in the olive oil business. In their home, olive oil was used quite abundantly in the kitchen. You’ll be happy to know they all had very nice skin.
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Well, that’s good to know! Even when taken with food, it does help with skin complexion
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Olive oil is cholesterol-free.
There is a large body of clinical data to show that consumption of olive oil can provide heart health benefits such as lower harmful LDL cholesterol level.
Olive oil proves a lot of thing when it comes to skin health, i think it is the best thing and the most advisable thing to use in maintaining our skin health. Anti aging, moisturizing etc, all in one great olive oil.
Hi Carmie,
I think there are a lot of good natural options for healthy skin, olive oil being one of them. I also do believe that olive oil is one of the best options to give you good healthy skin compared to things like almond oil, walnut oil, lavender oil.
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Hello guys,
I have been living in many countries in Europe where the benefits of Olive Oil are well known and my grand mother sword by it. I moved to New York and faced the NYC winter time my skin started to become really dry and itchy, horrible. I tried a bunch of stuff until a good advice saved me. I started to use the Olivella line of products which is based on 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil and I haven’t looked back since. Their products work great on my skin, my girlfriends and now many family and friends are using it too with no complaints at all. It doesn’t leave your skin oily as you might expect, and they smell great. They have a bunch of discounts on the site, so check them out.
http://olivellastore.com – I found this discount code of a 10% off that has been working for me for months. You might want to try it out too.
Cheers!
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Today, we observe the beautiful skin of Mediterranean women. Many claim their secret is the oil of this tiny fruit.To receive the full benefit of olive oil, don’t limit it to external care,you may include it to the meals you want to eat.
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I have tried a variety of things for a withdrawal reaction I had to stopping the use of a steroidal cream. It’s been three months that it started and I am finally almost rid of it! I was not able to leave my house for days because the heat & sun would make it worse.
A young lady I met a few weeks ago had the most gorgeous skin I had seen and I was mentioning to another woman how I was using a salve that contained herbs plus olive oil. The young lady interrupted and said she used olive oil every day and it was amazing. She had the face to prove it! I have used it the past two nights as a facial, warm cloth to rinse it off and my skins has already shown signs of improvement!
I’m also experiencing the skin issues with menopause (just diagnosed) and my skin is severely dry and getting wrinkles (aaahhh!!!). The olive oil is taking care of that really quick and I’m so excited about the continued use of it! I am now on the look for an olive oil body wash, any suggestions anyone?
Thanks for the information on the benefit of olive oil on our skin. Part from “virgin extra olive oil” can any other type of olive oil work good in our skin?
Wonderful tips! I came to know by reading the benefits of using olive oil in life. A girl baby, her knee’s and elbows are dark color does using olive oil will reduce the darkness and change to normal skin color? How to use?
I never realized that Olive Oil is great at retaining moisture and even removing dead cells. I have dry skin and my skin always needs a dead skin cells remover. I used a dead sea treatment that was made in Israel and later applied some moisture. It was very effective. Unfortunately, the price is currently too high. I was looking for an alternative.
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Thanks Susiep for this informations.
I adore using olive oil for cooking and skin care.
it also can be used as natural laxative using it with lemon juice.
it is really great oil.
Hey Susie!
Thanks for the great article on olive oils. Found it very useful. I am going to put it down in my list when i do groceries next time!
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Awesome article! I didin’t know that olive oil was good at solving acne. My husband has always had bad acre on his neck and I suggest things for him to try but he never does them for long. I will see if he is keen on giving olive oil a try. Thanks again.
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Hey Susie. You absolutely look beautiful in the picture. I am sure it is due to the usage of olive oil. I recommended it to my wife and believe you me, it worked! That is the only reason I had to come back and comment. Thank you.
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Hi, I’m of indian origin. I have been using olive oil on a regular basis and wow my skin is soft, radiant and super clear. My complexion has improved so much. I have been using the normal packed olive oil which sells in our South African stores at about R10. Try it, workers wonders.
Hello Susie,
I like to use extra virgin olive oil in all my cooking. My wife adds a little to her juice each morning. I never knew that it had so many good uses.
I will have to let me wife know that it is good for the skin. The lotions we buy don’t seem to help when the skin dries out. Maybe the olive oil will.
Thanks for the great article
David
I have had problems with my skin for my whole life. I tried olive oil tonight as a skin treatment and i can already feel its soothing properties some 7 hours later. amazing stuff
Olive oil has following benefits too:Acts as Best Facial Cleanser,Face and Body Scrub ,Soften hard cuticle and Moisturizing Hand Cream. It is considered as one of the best anti aging agent in Aromatherapy.
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I’ve been using Olive Oil on my face for years. You can also try honey.
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I love EVOO with a passion; I usually take a tablespoon by mouth in the mornings to lower my cholesterol levels. I actually love the rich taste, I also drizzle the olive oil on my mozzarella and tomato salad, Sooo good!!
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Thanks for the tips! I didn’t realize it could be used as an exfoliator – definitely come in handy this winter.
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Very good article and thanks for the tip about staying away from cheap shoddy products that imitate olive oil products.
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I tuly agree that adding Extra Virgin Oil to our daily beauty regimen can help in the anti-aging therapy. In fact, I use it to remove make-up and as a moisturizer. However, I also use anti aging cream for my face. Then again, I guess we can also minimize deeper wrinkles and loss of skin elasticity if we control the environmental causes of aging. We just have to use our due diligence when choosing the skin products and anti-wrinkle creams. Adding a daytime antioxidant moisturizer in our daily regimen with Vitamin C and E, niacinamide, green tea, and alpha lipoic acid. These ingredients can minimize the damage caused by the sun.
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Thanks for the tip suse. Never knew Olive Oil had such curative properties. Thought only Coconut Oil and Shea butter could work on stretch marks. Definitely working with this
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Oh, yes the benefits of olive oil are truly amazing. The only problem is that pure oil is quite expensive and many get trapped for the fake ones. Just to add on to its benefits, its really good for massaging onto infants and kids.
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