Comments on: Olive Oil: The miracle skin cleanser

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:12:31 +0000

Ok….I have tried every expensive and non-expensive cream on the market as I am committed to good skin and staying young. Some worked…many gave me breakouts and many did nothing at all ~but non were remarkable. Honestly, I have used and purchased many from the dermatologist also (at a very expensive price I must add). Finally I was down to 3 basic products in my search for good, young skin (i’m 45) and these were, RetinA, Glytone (a alpha-hydroxy cream that helped remove the dead layer of skin~ 2x per week) and good old fashion oil of olay (my favorite daily moisturizer with spf 15 and just simply never gives me breakouts). However, with the Retin A, I needed something more moisturizing as the Retin A -in the beginning stages is soooo drying and I was almost ready to give up as the benefits werent out weighing the very dry skin. HOWEVER, after much searching on the net, someone said …try olive oil!! I did, and instantly, within 24 hours, my skin was back to normal. I even increased the Retin A and my skin stayed beautiful with the olive oil. I was blown away so I started doing research and found that many doctors and beauty experts love olive oil for skin. Not only that, it has been a beauty secret for thousands of years!!! Dr. Oz…even claims it reverses some UVB damage!! I now add it to my liquid face cleanser, moisturize with it at night, put it under my oilof olay and…..put it all over my body!!!! I love it!!!!!! Try it…so will you!!

By: jyotika

jyotika — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:26:13 +0000

hey…
i seem to have the same problem as you do…
the area around my nose were red and itchy…
they were small pimple like things… bt werent pimples…
way smaller than pimples and more in numbers…
it ws dry…
i have a combination skin…
i went to the doc. she gave me some kinda cleanser and gel to apply…
i used it ev day!
bt then it began to dry and my skin became more flaky…
then idk how, it started to dissapear on its own…
maybe i applied sumthin m nt quite sure what…
its later i realized it had stopped itching and the redness were gone…
bt still nw sometimes it briefly appears bt ds nt itches…
i have an old olive oil, it dsnt expire….
the bottle says “best till lasts”
so m gna give it a try…
i tried neutrogena facewash and cream…
and lakme peach facewash…
currently m usin body shop’s seaweed collection for combination skin…
its pretty gud!

By: Normajean

Normajean — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:43:54 +0000

I am not sure what you mean by helping the hair follicles, but I always shave with olive oil. Makes my skin so smooth and silky type feeling. It plugs up the razor better though with hair as it sticks to the oil and the oil does not rinse as easily as say soap.
Couldn’t hurt to give it a try though and see if it helps your situation.
nj

By: funny

funny — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:53:47 +0000

Personally, I don’t know. Do any readers know about this?

I’ve tried using hair conditioner in place of shaving cream or soap to shave my legs. It does work to give a nice, smooth finish, but in my case if I do it regularly it causes a slight rash.

But I’ve never tried shaving with olive oil or other cosmetic oils. But would suggest that if you experiment with it, be VERY careful in the tub or shower: any oil can make the surface you stand on quite slippery.

By: Jessica H.

Jessica H. — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:41:09 +0000

Does anyone know if olive oil will help hair follicles on the legs. Every time I shave, I do the correct method. I have even tried other methods I have read about and nothing has worked. Im wondering if using a little on my legs will help. Thanks.

By: Normajean

Normajean — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:14:44 +0000

Yes I strongly agree with using olive oil instead of soap or harsh cleansers. I used to itch like a crazy woman after each shower and lotions just did not do the trick of easing the itch. I had the ugliest bruises for years all over my legs from scratching so hard and so long after each shower. I started using baby at first. While in the shower water still running warm, I would rub the oil all over me. Then gets out and pat myself dry not rub. It work really good. Such relief. I ran out though and only had olive oil to use so I did. Now that was so nice. It has been almost twenty years and I still keep a small travel size squeeze bottle in my shower for use. I no longer use soap on any body part unless I have a glycerin bar. I use only olive oil to cleanse and moisturize all at the same time. I really really like the smell of spearmint so I add a few drops to my olive oil bottle in the shower, shook it up real good and now have a cooling wonderful smelling olive spearmint oil to work with. So find your favorite scented essential oil and add a superb lift to that shower! You will never want to go back to soap again!

By: funny

funny — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:14:24 +0000

@ Elizabeth: Glad you found this useful. Be sure to check out the earlier post on how to use olive oil as a deep conditioner for your hair. It’s at http://funny-about-money.com/2008/08/19/olive-oil-the-ultimate-hair-conditioner/

@ Joyo: Vaseline is a petroleum product. Some people won’t use it because of that. Same is true of mineral oil. I’ve used Vaseline on my lips all my life and still haven’t died from it…but the race isn’t over yet. Olive oil does work nicely to lubricate your skin, and it doesn’t come from a Standard Oil refinery.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:56:17 +0000

I know its been a few years since anyone has replied to this, but It is so true! I just started using olive oil on my hair and it is the softest it has ever been in my 33 years. I started using it because my hair was so damaged from my flat iron & olive oil cured it like a miracle! one day I just wiped my hands together after using it and it worked on my winter hands too!! So now I began using it on my legs as well. After reading this I will definitely use it as a makeup remover. What a difference!

By: Joyo

Joyo — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:52:54 +0000

Be careful with Vaseline. My nutritionist told me not to use it on my skin which is why I started using EVOO. Her reasoning was sound and made sense, I just can’t remember what it was…just said “uh oh” and quit using it.

By: Joyo

Joyo — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:48:58 +0000

Stumbled on olive oil for my face because nothing else worked in my relentlessly dry climate and one day I just thought, “Why not? Can’t hurt”. Love it. Skin softer, more pliable and no more eczema spots either. This stuff is cheaper and better than any moisturizer on the market.