Why Olive Oil?

Olive oil, especially the "extra virgin" kind tends to be pricey. So why should we buy this in stead of the vegetable and other cooking oils which are so much cheaper and well-known? What makes olive oil so special that every good recipe demands it instead of other oils?

Well, sit back, take a sip of tea / wine / coffee, whatever you drink this time of day, and read carefully. Cause this my friends, you'll never want to forget....

Olive Oil is rich in monounsaturated fats

These are the healthy fats which help with:

•  weigh loss (oh yes!), 
• reduces the risk of heart disease
• helps with inflammation 
• and some say it can even fight Alzheimer's disease

... so not really a bad price to pay considering all the above then, hey?

And when you are not cooking with it, you can beautify yourself with it. 

According to Allure.com, the following are the unexpected beauty tips and tricks of olive oil:

1. Olive oil as a pre-shampoo hair treatment - warm the olive oil in the microwave, apply it to your ends and scalp, leave it in for 10-20 minutes and rinse out before applying shampoo.
2. Use it as a lip scrub - combine it with a teaspoon of course sugar and a splash of lemon and apply to your lips. You can also use this recipe as a scrub for the rest of your body.

1. Emergency Shaving Cream - We've all run out of shaving cream once or twice in our lives. Yes friends, olive oil can come to your rescue... it is a natural lubricant and will do a great job!
2. Cuticle Conditioner
3. Make-up brush cleaner - use an antibacterial soap and mix it with olive oil to cleanse your make-up brushes once a month.

So next time, ditch the normal, cheap oil and get some olive oil at any of your local, good supermarkets or stores.

xxx

GWF