Make your own cosmetics with olive oil

What you need:

• For the peeling:
• olive oil
• Sugar, salt or finely grated almonds
• Against the wrinkles:
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• fresh juice of a ½ lemon
• For the face mask:
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp clay (pharmacy)
• For the massage oil:
• olive oil
• Aromatic oil as required
• For the bath additive:
• olive oil
• Milk or cream as an emulsifier
• Aromatic oil as required
• In case of sunburn:
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup of quark or natural yogurt
• For the hair treatment:
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 squeeze of lemon
• For the makeup remover:
• Cotton pads
• olive oil

Nowadays many cosmetic products are made with olive oil, because it has now been proven that this oil has a positive effect on the health of the skin affects.

This is how olive oil works on the skin

• Vitamins E and A, which are abundantly contained in the oil, make the skin more elastic and thus make it more resilient.
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• Olive oil is very kind to the skin. This is because the fatty acid composition of the oil is very similar to the composition of the body's own sub-fat tissue. That is why cosmetics with olive oil are also suitable for almost every skin type.
• Natural antioxidants promote a constant renewal of the cells, which in turn leads to a significantly clearer complexion and slows down skin aging.
• Cold-pressed olive oil has anti-inflammatory agents that work similarly to ibuprofen.


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Olive oil is perfect for skin care. The oil nourishes the skin nice and soft and ...

• Not only does the olive oil have particularly healthy properties for the skin. It also gives the cosmetics a smooth consistency that allows them to be applied comfortably.

Make cosmetics yourself - simple but effective

Use to make Cosmetics the high-quality cold-pressed olive oil. Warming the oil slightly before using it will make it more fluid and easier to spread on the skin.

• Mix olive oil with sugar, salt or finely grated almonds to form a paste. This mixture is suitable as a gentle peeling for the skin of the face, but can also be used as a hand washing paste for coarser soiling.
• To prevent wrinkling, massage your body two to three times a week, preferably before going to bed face with a mixture of the olive oil and lemon juice.
• Popular cosmetic products are face masks. To make these from olive oil, mix olive oil with the clay from the pharmacy and apply the paste to the face. Leave the mask on until it is dry and then rinse it off with lukewarm water.
• Olive oil is also ideal as a massage oil. If you do not want to use the oil neat, mix a few drops of aroma oil with the fragrance of your choice into the heated oil.
• If you plan to use olive oil as a bath additive, it is important to know that oil is not soluble in water. That is why it should always be mixed with milk or cream before adding it to the bath water. In order to give the whole thing a stimulating or relaxing scent, you can also add the appropriate aromatic oils.
• After sunbathing, the skin is particularly sensitive to the vitamins in olive oil. To do this, you should spread slightly warmed olive oil very thinly on the skin and let it soak in.
• In the case of sunburn, it helps if you mix the olive oil with quark or natural yoghurt, apply the mass thickly to the affected areas and let it soak in for a quarter of an hour.
• A hair treatment made from olive oil gives the hair new shine and is particularly suitable for dry scalps. Mix the egg yolks with the oil and lemon juice and massage the paste into the hair and the scalp. Wrap a towel around your head and leave the conditioner on for about ½ hour. act. You can then wash your hair as usual.

By the way, olive oil is not only suitable for the manufacture of cosmetics, but also for the mild removal of make-up. All you have to do is dip the cotton wool pads in the oil and use it to gently clean the relevant areas.