How to Use Olive Oil For Your Beauty

Olive Oil is an amazing natural, organic mineral that you can use for all sorts of things! You can cook with it, eat it, and use it for all your beauty needs - how great is that!? Well, your probably wondering how many ways you can use Olive Oil for your beauty....MANY. I have listed them all!

Things You'll Need

• Olive Oil

Instructions

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   HAIR CARE: Olive Oil is AMAZING for your hair. It can do all sorts of wonderful things for it. The way best to use it as a deep conditioning hair treatment. It's great to use on damaged, colored or over-processed hair and can really improve your hair's condition. It's also great for the scalp and can be good at getting rid of dandruff. To treat your hair to this deep conditioning treatment, simply massage it into your scalp and through your hair.

2. HAIR CARE STEP 2: To treat your hair to this deep conditioning treatment, simply massage it into your scalp and through your hair. Use just regular oil for this, or you can infuse some with the herb rosemary which is good for dark hair. If you have fair hair, infuse some with chamomile for the perfect treatment for your color.
   After massaging into the hair and scalp, cover your hair with a shower cap, plastic bag, or some cling film, and leave it for about an hour.
   Another way to use it for conditioning hair is to simply leave it in over night, and rinse it out in the morning. You'll have perfectly shiny, healthy hair!

3. 

   SKIN CARE: If you've been overexposed to the elements such as the sun, wind or the cold, or whenever your skin seems extra dry, simply massage a small amount into your face and neck, using small circular motions.

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   BODY CARE: A simple but very effective natural exfoliator can be made by mixing some olive oil with sugar and salt. This makes a brilliant body scrub and leaves your skin feeling silky soft. Another way to use for your body is to add a few drops in your bath water and soak. It's so great and will moisturize your skin, leaving it silky smooth.

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   NAIL CARE: It's a great treatment for your finger nails and cuticles. Warm a small amount in a dish and soak your nails for a few minutes to leave your them in better condition and your cuticles softened before a manicure. Another way is to soak your hands in warm water for a few drops and massage your cuticles after-wards. This will not only smooth the cuticles, but will help your nails grow.

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   HANDS & FEET: Any time your hands feel dry and in need of some tender loving care, massage some olive oil into them before bed, put on white cotton gloves, and sleep with them on. Do the same with your feet, wearing socks to bed.

   You'll awake with the softest and smoothest hands and feet ever!

7. These are only a few of the many, many ways to use this in your everyday beauty treatments. You can almost apply it into any routine you have. Enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• You can use Olive Oil in place of shaving cream for under your arms and your legs (or even for Men). Just apply a few drops to the area your shaving and it works wonderfully. No cuts, or scraps.

• Olive Oil is also great for removing eye make up. Slides right off.

• Olive Oil can also be great for your eye lashes! It can make them grow longer and stronger. Simply rub a tiny bit on before going to sleep. You'll soon see a difference!