In order to become well-groomed and radiant it is absolutely unnecessary to leave half of the family budget in beauty salons. It takes only a little free time, a little more willpower and a bottle of olive oil. With the first two elements, it can work miracles.
After all, what is a beautiful woman? This is primarily a woman with gorgeous hair, shining skin, light gait, well-groomed hands and strong healthy nails. Still, of course, happy, but here cosmetology is powerless. Total of the above can be achieved with the help of olive oil.
Strictly speaking, the oil does not have to be olive. You can equally well use almond, linseed, peach, grape seed oil, avocado and even sunflower. But in terms of price / quality, olive oil has no equal.
So, the use of olive oil for cosmetic purposes:
1. Washing with oil and make-up. Suitable for any skin type, even for fatty. Oil perfectly dissolves skin fat, so it acts more efficiently than foams and gels in combination with water. The procedure is simple, but it is better to apply it only in the evening. Oil is applied a thick layer on the skin. Then the face should be massaged within a minute or two. Then the oil is gradually washed off with a sponge soaked in hot water. For a more complex, but more effective procedure, you will need a bowl of boiling water or herbal tea and a small towel made from natural fabrics (old, but clean). A towel soaked in hot water is applied to the face for 2 minutes before the massage. Then the same towel can be oil and rinse.
Thus, in one procedure, you can remove makeup, cleanse the skin, do massage, peeling, and also a nourishing mask if you add essential oil (orange, rosemary, lavender, rose, in general, any smelling and natural) to the oil.
2. Facial care. Owners of dry and normal skin can use olive oil as a day cream. To do this, immediately after washing, do not wipe the skin with a towel, apply a little oil and massage your face and only then get wet with a towel (preferably old, but clean from item # 1).
3. Hand care. Olive oil perfectly moisturizes and softens the dry skin of the hands, and the lemon oil added to it gently and gradually bleaches it.
4. Nail care. Once a week, "soak" the nails in warm oil. In order to slightly heat the oil, it is enough to put a glass bowl with the necessary amount of oil on the teapot with boiling water.
5. Wrap the hair. According to rumors - a favorite tool for Italian hair care. It is necessary to apply for the entire length of the hair, without rubbing the roots, warm oil and wrap the head for at least an hour. Then wash off with shampoo. The effect will also increase if you add essential oil. Best of all, the oils are citrus oils - orange, lemon, bergamot and especially grapefruit.
6. Foot massage. The habit of massaging the legs every night before going to bed will help not only soften the skin of the feet, but also provide a healthy and sound sleep, and therefore a better state of health in the morning.
You can massage using the following scheme:
- Apply the oil on the foot and vigorously stretch it;
- With pressure push from the heel to the fingers first along the inner edge, then along the center and outward;
- With the pressure to hold the inner edge of the foot from the fingers to the heel;
- To massage each finger, starting with the little finger, with effort pressing on a small pillow of each finger;
- With the help of your hands, pull your fingers to yourself and from yourself;
- Apply a little oil on the palm and massage the eggs;
- Quickly move your hand from your fingers to your knee.
Sage oil can be added to the oil. It helps to get rid of excessive sweating.
7. Care for the lips. The delicate skin of the lips quickly gets used to the lip balms and gradually can not do without them. "Cure" of this dependence can be with the help of olive oil. To do this, you only need to have a small vial (from the perfume probe or essential oil, for example) with butter and apply it every time to the place of balm. Over time, oil will need to be used less and less often, because lips will cease to be worn out.
8. Body care. Apply to the moist body after showering with massaging movements, then get soaked with a towel.
Be beautiful!