47 Uses for Olive Oil Outside of the Kitchen p4

Massage oil-use instead of expensive massage oil, you can add essential oil to Olive Oil to make
a more pleasant aroma, otherwise take a warm shower afterwards so you will not smell
like french fries — EDITOR’S note – Olive Oil is the only base oil that I will use when giving a massage as
there is less of a chance of adverse reactions. RBO–

Pet lush coat-place a few drops of Olive Oil in your dog or cats food dish each day for a lush,
healthy, shiny coat, also can relieve skin irritation caused by fleas or dry skin and a great
lubricant for sore, cracked paws

Frizzy hair-on those humid days, place a few drops of Olive Oil into the palm of your hand, rub
Your hands together to spread the oil around, then rub your hands into your hair, then comb
and style as usual

Darken and highlight eyelashes-use Olive Oil instead of mascara to darken and shine your
eyelashes and eyebrows being careful not to get into eyes

Protect hands from yard work-put a few drops of Olive Oil onto hands and work in before
gardening or other dirty work to prevent dirt buildup and make cleaning up easier

Hair detangler-in a spray bottle place 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil into the bottle then fill the rest
of the bottle with water, shake well and spray some into hair, work in well with fingers and
then comb and style as normal (add or subtract the amount of oil according to your hair)

Fingernails-using a cotton ball apply some Olive Oil to moisture cuticles, or mix oil and water
to soak fingertips into before a manicure

Treatment of sunburn-soothes the pain of mild sunburn by helping skin retain its moisture-use
equal parts of Olive Oil and water in a spray bottle, shake often to keep it from separating
spray onto sunburn several times a day until sunburn stops burning

Firm and tone skin-combine equal parts water and Olive Oil in a spray jar, shake well spray on
skin and work in, puts moisture back into skin and gives more elasticity

Polish furniture-combine 2 parts Olive Oil with 1 part lemon juice or white vinegar in a spray
bottle, spray onto furniture and let stand for a minute or two when wipe off

Get paint or car grease off you hands-place 1 teaspoon Olive Oil and 1 teaspoon salt or sugar
into the palm of your hand, rub hands together, getting in between fingers and rub around
fingernails, wash hands with warm soapy water and rinse well

Put moisture back into hair-heat ½ cup Olive Oil (don’t boil) and liberally apply to hair, cover
with a plastic grocery bag then wrap in a towel, let set for 45 minutes then shampoo and
thoroughly rinse