Olive oil for dry skin

[Spareribs]

It's now January and the humidiy level has decreased due to the winter. My skin gets dry all over my body. It becomes itchy. I have this big bottle of olive oil that I rub all over my body to relieve the dryness.

It sounds weird to many people but olive oil dries fast on the skin and won't leave it greasy.

Olive oil on the skin is not a new phenomenon. People have been doing this for thousands of years. Another positive is that you know that it's olive oil and not these unknown mysterious chemicals found in moisturizing cream that does not have the long history of human use.

Olive oil still works well on the skin even if it already is past the expiration date. I started using olive oil when someone gave me a big bottle of extra virgin olive oil. After it expired, I did not want to throw it away so it's now in my bathroom to keep my skin moist like how the ancient people used it. So yeah, it makes sense since it is a natural oil.

Society brain washes people into thinking you need to buy commercial man made products for all remedies but ancient Indians and people always used nature. Nature is my way. Nature gives me freedom. I'm into nature.

 

[ajwu95]

This is quite interesting. I never knew this. Every year I always get dry skin and lotion sometimes work. Maybe i'll give this a go next time when I get a reaction.

 

[Spareribs]

I've also read that mayonaise works as well. A few years ago, I rubbed my dry skin area with mayonnaise and basically marinated myself for about 30 minutes and rinsed it off. It did an amazing job on keeping my skin moisturized. The amazing thing is that the mayonnaise rinsed off easily and there was no trace of it.

Of course the weird thing is the psychological part of putting food on your skin. But by nature, food does have a lot of medical benefits. It's just that modern society does not dwell on it and is more focused on packaged products, which is probably an influence of decades of corporate advertisements in our culture.

 

[ajwu95]

I've also read that mayonaise works as well. A few years ago, I rubbed my dry skin area with mayonnaise and basically marinated myself for about 30 minutes and rinsed it off. It did an amazing job on keeping my skin moisturized. The amazing thing is that the mayonnaise rinsed off easily and there was no trace of it.

Of course the weird thing is the psychological part of putting food on your skin. But by nature, food does have a lot of medical benefits. It's just that modern society does not dwell on it and is more focused on packaged products, which is probably an influence of decades of corporate advertisements in our culture.

I would never have thought that anyone would think of that to help with dry skin. It seems just unreal to do.

 

[Spareribs]

I agree. I know it is strange. I've also read that raw eggs can be good for the hair too but never tried it. I've also heard that oatmeal and avocado is also good for the skin too but I also never tried it.

We live in a society where it's a bit taboo to use food for skin and health benefits but I do believe it's possible to bypass consumer products and do things the old fashioned way before the industrial revolution.