Olive oil has been used by the Mediterraneans for thousands of years in their diet.Now is being used world wide. The oil, turns out  can  be used for many other things. This oil is not just for making a salad dressing or using it for cooking foods.Olive oil is a great source for keeping you healthy on the inside and beautifying your body on the outside.

Have you ever wondered why those people over in the Mediterranean are so slim and look so great? Well, thanks to their diet and the use of olive oil.

Olive oil helps your heart stay healthy and get rid of the bad cholesterol that can clog up your arteries.Olive oil is known world wide due to its great benefits.This oil is so great, that it has been ranked among the top nutrition providers.Why wouldn't you want to learn about and rip all of its benefits.Remember olive oil is not just for salads.

Well,....... enough about the nutrition benefits of this so marvelous oil.... I'm here to tell you the amazing beauty secrets that this great oil can provide for us.

How did I find out about the benefits of olive oil? Well , I love reading and I am a crazed up beauty fanatic as well as a fitness and well being fanatic,..... so,.... I buy numerous amounts of magazines a month to keep my self up to date on the newest trends on beauty , fitness and health.So basically, I read about it. Another way of finding out about the benefits of olive is through my mother in law who is a diabetic and her doctor recommended her to use olive oil for her health and essentially her life......

Look younger....

One thing that I Have noticed about my mother in law,.... is that she is very young looking... She is 55 years old and can easily pass for a 40 year old. What is in her diet? Olive oil and not to leave out another thing that she uses, and that I have read helps keep you looking young, as well as help with cholesterol... "avocado"...... So as you can easily see olive oil has some great beauty benefits it helps you stay looking younger.

Enough about my mother in law's looks.... Lets' talk about the benefits of olive oil for beauty.....

Body- beauty products that olive oil is found in

Olive oil is very body friendly. It is widely used in soaps, lotions, shampoos conditioners,etc.

The reason why the olive oil is used in these products is because it helps moisturize and keeps your skin, body and hair looking youthful and healthy.

I am willing to bet, that you are probably saying to your self.. What!.... use oilve on my self? that is crazy!.... Yes, as crazy as it may seem olive oil is the thing to use when it comes to beauty.

I have become a great fan of olive oil.....I love it!...I don't just use it for my salads, I also use it for my body , my hair, hands, feet.

I keep a bottle of extra virgin olive oil in my bathroom, and I keep another one in my pantry. Remember you will be pouring olive oil to take care or your body unto your hands so you don't want to keep just one bottle of the stuff...... Be clean, please....!

Body

After taking a shower take some olive oil(about a 1/2 a tsp), and pour it on your hands rub them together and then apply all over your body.There was a great hub some one wrote, that talked about using olive oil for keeping your breast nice and youthful looking... so don't hesitate on applying it to this so very important area of your body.... I spend a good 20-30 minutes in the bathroom applying olive oil and other lotions to my body...

I call it my private spa session... I just take my time to take care of my self and body.I take olive oil and pour it on my hands and then just rub on my breast on circular motion. After I get done with my breast I move down to my abdomen area and pour some more olive oil if I need to, and rub in circular motion all around for about 5 minutes.... I then move on to my legs again going around in circles and concentrating on my thighs and buttocks applying firm pressure to help keep my legs and buttocks nice and firm.

As I mentioned before, you can use the oil by itself or combine it with any lotion of your choice.

I would recommend using the oil with clothes that are not too high of value for you(work clothes or hang around the house type of clothes.(not business suits or going out dress wear) or use it at night before going to bed, that way you will not ruin any clothes that may be of high importance to you.

Hands and Nails

To keep your nails and cuticles in good shape as well as your hands , you want to deep your hands in about a cup of olive oil...

Think this may be too messy get some plastic gloves, latex, if not allergic or some cotton gloves....This will keep your hand protected as well as everything else around you.

No gloves .. no problem get some of those store bags and stick your hands in there.This is the cheaper way of getting your hands nice and soft as well as some great looking nails.

Lips....The ones on your mouth....

Olive oil can work great for chapped lips.It keeps them protected from the cold and keeps them moisturized to avoid breakage of the skin and cracking.

Hair and scalp

Want to have lustrous, shiny, silky, dandruff free long hair? Try using olive oil on your head.

Take some olive oil about 1/4 cup and apply it to your hair... After your are done applying it all over put a shower cap on or if you don't have one just get a plastic bag over your hair and secure it with pins. Allow the oil to sit there for about 30 minutes then shampoo it and apply conditioner. Your hair will look great.

Want another great hair tip... Get one egg yolk and beat it, then take 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise and 1/4 cup olive oil....wrap it with plastic. Let stand for a good 30 minutes to one hour and then shampoo and rinse off.( Talk about a cholesterol treatment for your hair)

Apply olive oil and a smashed up avocado to your hair wrap it up in plastic and wait for about 1 hour then shampoo and rinse. This is a great hair treatment.

More benefits...Apply olive oil about a 1/2 tsp to your hands and then rub on your hair...If a 1/2 tsp seems like too much you can use less, you don't want your hair to look too greasy,You can blow dry your hair,iron it with hot curling iron or flat iron,you can wrap it and then get under hair dryer if you have one, or allow it to air dry.

I like to flat iron mine. I haven't straightened my hair with a straightening perm in about a year and I use the olive oil and the flat iron and the hair looks great.....

All hair is not the same..... so if you do a regimen of straight perm every 6 mo., that is fine as well.This is just my personal preference.

Bathing .....

If you want to get more benefits of olive oil on your skin ... try using it in your bath tub. Be careful when you step in it or out of it as the water is going to be oily and the tub will be as well.Also be careful when stepping out of the tub for the same reasons.

Face .....

You can make a great facial cream that will help kill germs and bacteria as well as lighten your face and make it nice and smooth.

2/3 cup olive oil, 1/3 cup vinegar,1/3 cup water apply to face let stand for 10 minutes and rinse off. Do not use soap or you will wipe out the benefits of your home made cream.

If you have dry skin you can make yourself a facial scrub or cleansing cream...Apply olive oil to your face and then apply some brown sugar to your face. Scrub your face in circular motion all around your face. This is like doing a facial to yourself. After you are done scrubbing your face you will need to wipe it off with a wet cloth. The cloth should be wet with warm water.

Another mask for all over dry skin ...

mix some olive oil, 1 egg, 1tsp. honey,a few drops of rose water and then apply. Keep it on for a while, (a couple of hrs at leas)t then rinse of when you take a shower.

Feet.....

Take some olive oil and apply to your feet. You can also apply some lotion of your choice. get a pair of plastic bags and place over your feet. After you have put the bags on you must put some socks on. This will help keep the heat of your skin in the bags so that it can amplify the effects of the olive oil.

For the lips down there....

Have problems with dryness of the area down there...? No problem use some olive oil. This is better than using those over the counter lubricants. This is all natural. No burning sensation or irritations.Go ahead take advantage of it.

Well, there you have it the great beauty and body benefits of olive oil for women and men around the world.

From your heart ,to your hair, to your nails and hands or your feet and for the area down there olive oil is the new super beauty,sexy body hero for all.

Always remember, that if your are allergic or have any type of reactions to the ingredients mentioned here do not use, or consult a doctor before attempting to use.