In ancient Greek mythology, divines's paste extracted from olive fruit has an amazing effect. When Hera tried to seduce Zeus, she painted herself with this sacred ointment-olive oil. It was not until the end of Homer's era that olive oil gained economic value. However, only aristocrats and rich people could use olive oil, which was regarded as a precious ointment in the homes of some Trojan heroes. In Roman bathing culture, olive oil was a part of health and beauty ceremony. They first massaged with olive oil and then scraped it off with a curved bone scraper. The Romans were particularly empathetic to the magical anti-oxidation and anti-inflammatory effects of olive oil. The ancient Hebrews believed that the king must be painted with shiny olive oil to be the true Mr. Right. In the New Testament, when Noah came back in Noah's Ark, he used the green olive branch as a sign to tell people that the flood had receded, so from then on, the olive tree was endowed with the meaning of life recovery and peace. More importantly, the culture of olive trees has influenced the development of western civilization. During the great voyage of15th century, Spain, a maritime power at that time, carried the civilization of olive trees to the New World, South Africa, Australia, America, China and Japan in the East with light sailboats. For westerners, olive is the best synonym for the tree of life, because it not only ignites Mediterranean civilization, but also brings happiness to taste, health and youth!
Health value can promote blood circulation, improve the function of digestive system, protect skin, improve the function of endocrine system and benefit the skeletal system.
Beauty value After washing your face, gently massage it repeatedly with olive oil, and then apply it with a facial steamer or hot towel, which can remove the dirt invisible to the naked eye in pores, nourish the skin, increase the luster and elasticity of the skin, and remove fine wrinkles. Lip protection When the weather is cold, when you have a cold or a bad stomach, your lips are prone to peeling and chapping. As long as you apply a small amount of olive oil, you can make your lips smooth again. When caring hair and washing hair, add a small amount of olive oil to warm water. When rinsing, the oil will adhere to the hair evenly, or you can drop a few drops on your hands and directly apply it to your hair, which can make your hair shiny and supple. Apply a little olive oil to the foundation before applying it, which can nourish the skin and prevent the makeup powder from falling off. When removing makeup, gently wipe your face with olive oil, which can effectively remove oil paint and chemicals and protect your face from erosion. Anti-cracking and itching in dry season, olive oil can prevent chapped skin and itching caused by too little sebum secretion. Care for baby's skin. Baby's skin is delicate. Apply olive oil to underarms and buttocks to prevent baby's skin from being flooded by sweat or urine. 2. Introduce several skin beautifying methods of olive oil: 1) cleansing oil: When removing makeup, drop a few drops of olive oil on your fingers, gently massage with your fingertips, and then apply it to your face with a face steamer or towel, which can remove invisible dirt in pores, increase the luster and elasticity of your skin, nourish your skin and remove fine wrinkles. 2) Daily lip protection: Dip a cotton swab into a small amount of olive oil and apply it evenly to the lips, which is beneficial to keep moisture, eliminate and delay the appearance of lip lines and prevent peeling and cracking of the lips. When the weather suddenly turns cold, you have a cold or a bad stomach, and you are often distressed by peeling and cracking of your lips. As long as you apply a small amount of this product, you can make your lips smooth again in two or three days. 3) Daily skin care: applying this product after skin cleaning is beneficial to keep moisture and nourish skin, eliminate and delay wrinkles and slow down skin aging. 4) Daily hair care: after shampooing, inject a small amount of this product into the washbasin. Once rinsed, the oil will adhere to the hair evenly, or drip into the palm of your hand and rub it into the hair carefully. Usually, it can make the hair shiny and beautiful, and prevent the hair from yellowing and splitting. 5) Olive oil bath: Wash your body when bathing, soak this product in cotton, spread it all over your body, wrap it with a hot towel, and then rinse it with warm water ten minutes later. 6) Anti-cracking and anti-itching: In dry autumn and winter, it can prevent chapped skin and itching caused by too little sebum secretion, and can also care for the baby's skin. Applying this product to the baby's armpit and buttocks can prevent the baby's skin from being flooded by urine or sweat. 7) Massage oil: In hot summer, olive oil is the best sunscreen massage oil. Before and after swimming, applying olive oil to the whole body can be extremely effective for delicate skin. 8) Base oil: It is the most affordable base oil when used together with essential oil as a family SPA. 9) Making a family SPA: olive oil and essential oil are mixed to make a family SPA, which can resist aging: formula 1: rose 2 drops+cinnamon 1 drop+olive oil 10ml formula 2: frankincense 1 drop+cinnamon 1 drop+rose/kloc-. Olive oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids and various vitamins, which is easily absorbed by the skin, refreshing and natural, and has no greasy feeling. It is a pure natural beauty product and is called "edible skin care product". Postpartum skin care: apply a spoonful of olive oil to the stretch marks, gently massage, and persist for a long time to remove the stretch marks or make them shallow. Rupture of nipple during lactation: If nipple is cracked and bleeding during lactation, you can wash nipple with normal saline and then apply a little olive oil after each feeding, and stick to applying a little after each feeding, and it will heal in a short time. Anti-canthus wrinkles: olive oil is commonly used to gently massage the canthus wrinkles to dilute and eliminate wrinkles. Moisturize the skin: the skin is rough, especially the legs and arms are easy to dry. Olive oil can moisturize and maintain the skin. It can be used 2 ~ 3 times a week for slightly dry skin and daily for particularly dry skin. Mask skin care: introduce several methods of making olive oil mask, so try it. 1.Mix a spoonful of sugar and olive oil to make a whitening mask. Use it three times a week, which can not only shrink pores, but also have a remarkable whitening effect. 2. Heat olive oil to about 37℃, then add a proper amount of honey, then soak the gauze in the oil, take it out and cover it on your face, and take it off after 20 minutes. It has the effects of preventing skin aging, moistening skin, removing spots and removing wrinkles, and is suitable for people with particularly dry skin. 3. Use a tablespoon of fresh milk, add 4 ~ 5 drops of olive oil and appropriate amount of flour, mix well and apply to the surface. This facial mask has the function of astringing skin, and can eliminate facial wrinkles, increase skin vitality and elasticity, and make skin refreshing and lubricated after long-term use, especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly women or pregnant women. 4. Use a banana at a time, put it on a plate and press it into a paste with a spoon. Add a proper amount of extra-pure virgin olive oil during the pressing process to make a banana mask. Apply it to your face twice a week to make your skin tender and smooth. 5. Soak several pieces of dried rose petals in extra-pure olive oil for a moment, take them out and apply them to the wrinkles around the eyes, and stick to them for a long time, which has special effects.
The difference between edible olive oil and beauty olive oil is that the grade of olive oil is the best quality olive oil. It is the oil juice obtained by directly squeezing the ripe fresh olive fruit for the first time by pure physical and mechanical pressing, filtering and other treatments to remove foreign substances. During the processing, there is no chemical treatment at all, and there are no preservatives or additives. This olive oil has a unique flavor and is suitable for direct consumption or cold salad. (1) Extra virgin olive oil: the acidity of olive oil is lower than 0.8%. Extra virgin olive oil with protected origin, extra virgin olive oil with organic origin, extra virgin olive oil with organic origin. These three kinds of olive oil are the highest grade olive oil in the world. (2) virgin olive oil: the acidity obtained by the second pressing is less than 2%; Meet the standard of edible oil. (3) Refined olive oil: The olive oil extracted from oil residue by chemical solvent leaching and refined, after decoloring and deodorizing the general edible oil refining process, its acid value is below 3.3%, its quality is not as good as that of virgin oil, its color is turbid, its taste is light and its price is relatively cheap. (4) Olive fruit residue: This oil is obtained by dissolving the remaining part of olive fruit after all the squeezing and extraction processes. This kind of oil can't be called olive oil, it has no beneficial ingredients of olive oil at all. Can not be eaten, can only be used for beauty or specific industries.