25 Uses for 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 is 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, the olive oil!
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1. To prevent snoring - Swallow a spoon of olive oil before
bed.
2. To reduce stretch marks - Massage olive oil on your
skin.
3. To treat acne - prepare a mix made of 3 table
spoons of olive oil with 4 table spoons 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 - Spill one drop of warm olive
oil in your ear.
5. To reduce stomach ulcers and pain - Mix one table spoon of olive
oil with a 3/4 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 with olive
oil.
8. To rehabilitate your skin - To treat dry skin of the
hands, elbows and knees, warm a few table spoons of olive oil (until it's luke-warm)
and smear on the relevant areas.
9. To treat colds - Warm a mixture of 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 on the chest area.
10. To treat dandruff - Massage olive oil into your
scalp and leave overnight. Wash your hair in the morning and wash with a
regular shampoo. Try this treatment for a week.
11. To treat dry hair with split ends - Warm olive oil and smear on
the scalp 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 the skin.
13. To prevent hair loss - Mix 2 eggs with 2 table spoons of
olive oil. Smear on the scalp and hair for 40 minutes and then wash with cool
or luke-warm water. It's recommended to repeat this 3 times a week.
14. To treat lice - Mix one table spoon 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. 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. Remove Mascara - Drip a bit of olive oil on a
cotton ball and wipe the makeup from your eyes.
17. 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. Treating 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 corrosion.
22. To prevent squeaks - Smear some olive oil on screaming
hinges to make them silet.
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
gentle rub it on the blades with a towel.
25. Prevent wax from building up in the
candlesticks - just
drip a bit of olive oil and it won't stick.
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