olive as a useful plant is mentioned in the written sources relating to the 12-8th centuries BC. Oil of olives is used long since as valuable food, it is also applied in medicine. In traditional medicine olive oil is used long since as soothing at colitis, gastrointestinal gripes, a meteorizm, locks as anti-toxic at poisonings and outwardly at bruises and stings of insects.
the Modern medicine uses olive oil as the enveloping, emollient, bile-expelling and soft laxative. Besides, it is used as solvent of some medicinal substances intended for injections. In a diet of inhabitants of the Mediterranean olive oil as the main power source (35–40% of calories) prevails. For this reason as scientists consider, they observe considerably the smaller frequency of cardiovascular diseases. In the past included olive oil as it promotes removal from an organism of heavy metals in a diet of the working lead plants.
Olive oil - the means checked by time cosmetic which is used several millennia. It shows the softening, regenerating, toning, moistening action. Besides, it is good nutritious means for skin, promotes its rejuvenation, maintenance of a tone, elimination and prevention of wrinkles. Olive oil effectively protects skin from influence of aggressive factors of the external environment and their consequences – peelings, irritations, hardenings of skin, small injuries, grazes, solar burns, stings of insects.
Olive oil can be used with success for daily normal, sensitive and dry skin care. It interferes with dehydration of proteins and prevents appearance of wrinkles, withering and aging of skin. Oil is especially useful for care for the problem, withering skin of face and a body. It is useful to oil skin olive after the water procedures for prevention of its tightness and a peresushivaniye.
Methods of application:
olive oil can be applied by
in pure form, as a part of mixes with other fat vegetable oils as base oil for creation of aromakompozition with natural essential oils and also for enrichment of ready cosmetics (creams, masks, shampoos, balms). It is used in the form of appliques, bandages, greasings, massage and cosmetic mixes.
Massage of a dlyakorrektion of a figure at obesity. To mix 2 parts of olive oil, 1 part of oil of walnut and 1 part of wheat germ oil. On 1 tablespoon of the received fat basis to bring 1–2 drops of cypress, orange, juniper, rosemary essential oils. To carry out massage after acceptance of a bathtub or a shower within the first week daily, further - 2–3 times a week.
Oil massage for removal of fatigue and elimination of puffiness of legs: to mix 2 parts of olive oil, 1 part of coconut oil and 1 part of oil of grape seeds. To add 5 drops of cypress, 5 drops to 1 tablespoon of a fat basis juniper and 3 drops rosemary essential oils. Mix to massage legs before full absorption.
problem skin Care: to mix a half of a teaspoon of oil of black caraway seeds and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. To grease with the received mix a face and to leave for 1 hour. Then to wash away with water and childrens soap.
dry and normal skin Care: to mix olive oil to add 5 drops To 1 tablespoon of olive oil rosemary, 2 drops geranaceous and 3 drops of essential oil of a pink tree. To grease a face 1–2 times a day.
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rejuvenating: to mix 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 tablespoon of pulp of a kiwi (instead of a kiwi it is possible grapes), to put mix on a face, in 20–30 min. to wash away warm, and then cold water.