Extra virgin olive oil has a subtle golden-green hue with a light peppery flavour. It has a lower smoke point than many other oils, which means it burns easily at a lower temperature. Therefore, it may not be suited for high heat cooking. Dr. Rupali Datta, advises, "It is better to use extra virgin olive oil only for raw or cold cooking. Indian cooking needs are not suited to substitute this oil for our regular vegetable oil. You can use it in salads, as dressings, for making breads and dips. Light sauteing can also be done using extra virgin olive oil."
Olive Oil is produced from the fruit known as Olive. Olive oil is well known for its health benefits and skin enhancements from a very long time. Today, we would like to share only the beauty benefits of this wonderful oil.
Here are the Top 10 beauty benefits of Olive oil:
1. Lip Moisturiser
Apply 1/4 teaspoon of olive oil on the lips and leave it for twenty minutes, your lips will be moisturised and smooth all day. Regular use of olive oil will reduce the darkness in lips.
2. Natural Moisturiser
Apply olive oil on face and give circular massage and leave it for 15 minutes. Olive oil is suitable for all skin types especially combination and dry skin. Olive oil helps the skin to be smooth and bright all day.
3. Bath oil
Apply Olive oil before bath twice a week to get smooth and silky skin. You can feel your smooth skin in first wash.
4. Uneven skin texture
Sometimes the acne leaves heavy marks in the skin and it changes the skin texture and makes the skin rough. Apply olive oil daily and give massage to the affected area. Giving massage with olive oil will improve the blood flow in the area and heals the rough skin in 3 weeks.
5. Make-up remover:
Dip some cotton in olive oil and wipe the make-up with the cotton. Olive oil removes eye-liner, mascara and any eye makeup.
6. Massage oil
Olive oil can be used as body massage oil. The skin will look younger and smoother if used twice a week. Mix with sugar and apply all over the body. The skin is exfoliated and all the dead skin cells are removed from skin.
7. Hair oil
Heat olive oil and dip cotton in the warm olive oil. Apply the cotton in the scalp and give a massage to the scalp. Olive oil deep conditions the hair and makes the hair healthy and shiny. Leave it for 1 hour and wash with mild shampoo.
8. Nail care
Add 2-3 teaspoons of olive oil in a small cup of warm water. Soak finger nails on the solution for 15-20 minutes. Repeat thrice a week to get healthy, smooth and shiny nails. Soak toe nails in the tub using the same procedure.
9. Hands and feet
Apply olive oil to the hands and feet and cover wit gloves and socks and leave it overnight. Get smooth and silky skin in the morning.
10. Chapped lips:
Mix sugar and olive oil and rub on lips to remove the dead skin. Do this treatment twice a week and get smooth pinky lips. Can use brown sugar too.