Amazing Uses of Olive Oil
Olive oil is one of the most popular
ingredients in the kitchen, but it can also be found in the medicine
cabinet and even on a night stand. The fact that it's rich in vitamin E
and essential antioxidants makes it one of the most efficient measures
to balance blood pressure levels and cholesterol, to prevent heart
attacks, cancer and fight aging. And if you thought that's where its
benefits end, you are sorely mistaken...
Here are 25 more uses for this excellent
material:
1. To prevent snoring - Swallow a spoon of olive oil before bed.
2. To reduce stretch marks - Massage olive oil onto your skin.
3. To treat acne - Prepare a mix made of 3 tablespoons of olive oil with
4 tablespoons of sea salt, and put on your face for 1-2 minutes. The
mix will clean the pores and keep the moisture of your skin. Wash with
hot water and soap.
4. To alleviate ear pain - Pour one drop of warm olive oil in your ear.
5. To reduce stomach ulcers and pain - Mix one tablespoon of olive oil
with 3/4 of a cup of citrus juice or vinegar and drink.
6. Olive oil can serve as a substitute for
shaving cream.
7. To strengthen your fingernails - Soak them in a bowl of olive oil.
8. To rehabilitate your skin - To treat dry skin on the hands, elbows
and knees, warm a few tablespoons of olive oil (until it's luke-warm)
and smear on the relevant areas.
9. To treat colds - Warm a mixture of a 1/3
cup of olive oil, 1/3 cup of sesame oil, 4 drops of thyme, 2 drops of
rosemary oil and massage the warm mixture onto the chest area.
10. To treat dandruff - Massage olive oil onto your scalp and leave
overnight. Wash your hair in the morning with a regular shampoo. Try
this treatment for a week.
11. To treat dry hair with split ends - Take warm olive oil and smear on
the scalp. let it sit for 45 minutes.
12. To treat after hair coloring - Soak a soft cotton towel with olive
oil and wipe the spotted skin, it may take some time but the color will
come off.
13. To prevent hair loss - Mix 2 eggs with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
Smear on the scalp and hair and let it sit for 40 minutes, then wash
with cool or luke-warm water. It's recommended to repeat this 3 times a
week.
14. To treat lice - Mix one tablespoon of olive oil with 5 drops of the
tea tree oil, and smear on the scalp for several minutes. Then comb your
hair with a lice comb and wash with hot water.
15. To relieve toothache - Mix drops of clove oil with drops of olive
oil, in about a ratio of 3:1, and use a cotton ball to put on the aching
area. Not recommended for children and pregnant or breastfeeding women.
16. To remove Mascara - Pour a bit of olive oil on a cotton ball and
wipe the makeup from your eyes.
17. To relieve Coughing - Swallow a spoon
of olive oil mixed with a spoon of honey. Another option is to massage
the upper back and chest with olive oil at body temperature.
18. To treat swollen / red gums - Wash your mouth with a mix of olive
oil and water.
19. Prevent diaper rash - Mix 2 spoons of olive oil with a spoon of
water and smear on the baby's rear.
20. To polish furniture - Mix olive oil and lemon juice at a ratio of
2:1. Use a gentle towel soaked in the mix to polish the furniture.
21.To maintain garden tools - Smear a bit of olive oil on garden tools
to keep them from accumulating filth and rust.
22. To prevent squeaks - Smear some olive oil on screaming hinges to
make them silent.
23. For digestive problems - Swallow a spoon of olive oil every morning
on an empty stomach. Another option is to drink a glass of water with a
spoon of olive oil and a spoon of lemon juice.
24. To maintain knives - After washing thoroughly with water and soap,
wipe the blades well and then use a small amount of olive oil and gently
rub it on the blades with a towel.
25. Prevent wax from building up on candlesticks - Just pour a bit of
olive oil and it won't stick.