Benefits of Olive Oil For Face & Body Skin

Today, more and more people are discovering the benefits of olive oil, one of which is a natural face moisturizer.

Actually, the use of natural ingredients of olive oil for facial and skin care has been done since the time of Ancient Rome.

Olive oil is the oil obtained from the milling of olive trees. Famous olive oil from the Mediterranean region.

In olive oil rich in nutrients such as vitamin E, vitamin K, phenolic, iron, fat (especially omega 9, omega 6, omega 3 and saturated fat).

Olive oil has been used for many things like culinary ingredients, medicines, soap, cosmetics, etc.

Here are the benefits of olive oil for face and skin:

1. Moisturizing Face Skin

In an article entitled Benefits of Using Extra Virgin Olive Oil on the Face (Livestrong.com) mentions that extra virgin olive oil is loaded with nutrients and antioxidants such as vitamins A and E, which is beneficial for body skin. So buy olive oil products in small bottles, and put in your bathroom right next to your toothpaste and deodorant.

The article describes some of the benefits of olive oil that is to moisturize facial skin, cleanse dead skin cells, maintain skin elasticity, and potently cleanse makeup naturally.

Extra virgin olive oil benefits the skin in your face, which provides moisture and skin protection, and keeps the skin smooth.

Antioxidants of olive oil (vitamin A and E) work to repair skin damage due to exposure to sunlight, pollutants and cigarette smoke.

If you want to get a natural and healthy moist skin, then diligently use olive oil as a natural moisturizer. Its antioxidant content is very important in helping the skin become healthy and moist.

You can rub olive oil on the face while lightly massage for 10 minutes, then rinse your face with clean water.

2. As Exfoliator and Cleansing Dead Skin Cells on Face

An extra virgin olive oil and salt can be a powerful natural exfoliant for the face, especially for those with dry and scaly skin problems.

Mix this massage to face areas with dry skin problems. This natural blend can work to cleanse dead skin cells. Which is then useful to make the skin look younger and beautiful.

The ancient Egyptians and Romans used olive oil as natural beauty ingredients. A well-known historical figure using olive oil for beauty is Cleopatra.

In the Wikihow.com article titled How to Lift Dead Skin Layers with Olive Oil and Sugar explains how to make the skin soft and healthy naturally. The ingredients to be prepared are olive oil (preferably extra virgin olive oil), sugar and warm water (not hot water, hot water causes the skin to burn and dry).

Here are the steps:
It's your face with a warm cloth to moisturize it.
Prepare olive oil (recommended extra virgin olive oil) then apply slowly to the face.
Then gently apply the sugar to your hands.
Then apply the sugar to the cheek gently, while gently rub over all the face for 30 seconds. Be careful not to touch the eyes.
Then rinse your face with warm water to clear your face.
The face is still oily, then it's gently face with a wet cloth until the oil is lifted. Do it slowly.
Perform this treatment every week so that skin is healthy and gentle without dead skin cells.

Things to Know
Do not use too much sugar, just fine.
Before you do this treatment, then prepare all the materials needed. This is so that you will not hesitate to look for sugar when the face is smeared with olive oil.
Should rub it slowly. It is feared that rubbing too hard causes the appearance of burns and red stains.
Do not use bright or new colored towels. Oil will leave stains there. Should use old towels.
After doing this treatment it will cause the skin to flush for a while, but it will return to normal and the skin becomes soft after a few minutes.
However, this treatment is not recommended for those who have very white skin because it can cause the skin to flush in for a long time.
You can use Witch Hazel as a natural toner after this treatment.

3. Maintaining Skin

Elasticity Losing skin elasticity is a natural sign of aging conditions, besides that some of the causes that accelerate the skin lose elasticity is that skin is often exposed to UV radiation, lack of drinking water, often stress, and often consume too sweet foods.

Olive oil when softly massage to your face, provides benefits to help improve elasticity of facial skin.

You do not have to limit yourself to external use. Put this olive oil into your food. So your body will gain great nutritional benefits.

You can fry the food using olive oil. Remember, extra virgin olive oil has the highest nutrient value due to less processing.

As a notice, a perfect body lotion product for women living in the tropics is a soft, easy-absorbing body lotion and contains olive oil. Such products can prevent dehydration, soften, and protect the skin from ultra violet rays.

In addition, the essentials to keep the skin's elasticity is to avoid too long in direct sunlight, drink plenty of white water, and do not overheat a warm bath.

4. Cleaning the Makeup

Give a few drops of extra virgin olive oil onto cotton pads, then use it to get rid of your eye makeup at the end of the day. Gently lift your eye makeup without stretched and without pulling the delicate skin around your eyes. Do it slowly and carefully.

When you use it for it, this olive oil works to soften the skin. Its use is very useful in removing makeup in the face until it is completely clean.

Olive oil can also be used as a makeup cleaner. Some people consider that the use of olive oil on oily skin will have a bad effect on the skin, this is less accurate.

The truth is that olive oil can cleanse the face of the makeup more effectively. A dermatologist named Julie Russak, MD explained that oil should be 'resisted' with oil.

"Olive oil binds other oil-based products, so it can be a good makeup cleanser," says a New York-based skin doctor.

Julie Russak suggests wearing olive oil before cleansing the face with soap.

You only need to apply olive oil to the face while soft massaging until the makeup is faded.

Then wash your face with warm water, then wash your face with soap. In the application of olive oil, it can also be poured olive oil into cotton, then applied to all facets.

5. Improve Face Skin Health

Among them are the benefits of olive oil to maintain the health of the skin, prevent premature aging, as lip scrub, and refine the cracked heel. Everything will be discussed at this point and a few more points.

At this 5th point is the benefits of olive oil to improve the health of facial skin.

Of course we want a healthy and beautiful skin. Olive oil contains vitamin E that can be useful for maintaining skin health, treating inflammation, eliminating acne, and protecting skin from the risk of harmful diseases such as psoriasis and skin cancers.


You can combine olive oil with honey and yogurt in natural treatments for the face. Honey acts as humect, as yogurt works as a gentle exfoliant, thereby improving skin health.