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Olive Oil - 20 Surprising Uses

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20 Surprising Uses For Olive Oil


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21. Garden Tool Cleaner - Remove dirt and prevent corrosion
on your garden tools with olive oil.

22. Leather Conditioner - Condition leather furniture, shoes and other leather goods by rubbing in olive oil.

23. Grease Remover - Remove grease from hands and other
surfaces with a mixture of olive oil and salt or sugar. Rub
mixture vigorously onto surface and wash off with soap and
water.

24. Sticker Remover - Get stickers and their gooey residue off of stubborn surfaces by rubbing a little olive oil on them.

25. Gum Remover - Nothing's worse than having gum stuck in
your hair or on your shoe, but it's the perfect job for olive oil. The oil will break down the goo and leave your hair or shoes smooth.

26. Salad Dressing - Olive oil is a basic ingredient for many delicious salad dressings that can be made with equal parts olive oil and vinegar, or other acids.

27. Prevent Pasta Water Overflow - To prevent pasta water
overflow, add a couple drops of olive oil to water before boiling.

28. Prevent Sticky Pasta - To prevent larger pasta, like lasagna, from sticking together, add a little olive oil to the boiling water.

Medicinal

Olive oil has powerful antioxidants and vitamins that offer serious medicinal benefits.

29. Smooth Acne Scars - Olive oil even has the power to smooth out acne scars, by softening and loosening dead, discolored skin cells.

30. Burn Treatment - Olive oil and other healthy cooking oils can be used for healing minor burns.

31. Snore Solution - Drinking a sip of olive oil before bed helps lubricate the throat and stops snoring.

32. Massage Oil - Olive oil makes an excellent all-natural
massage oil alone, or mixed with other essential oils.

33. Sun Protection - Olive oil is not recommended to be worn in place of sunscreen for extended sun exposure, but it does contain Vitamins A and E, as well as some sun protection benefits.

34. Cure an Earache - Cure an earache the natural way, by gently applying olive oil with a cotton swab to the outside of the ear cavity and let dry.

35. Lice Treatment - Kill lice and nits with an olive oil treatment that you comb through and let sit for 40 minutes in hair. Shampoo, repeat and apply a preventative treatment.

36. Diaper Rash - Cure diaper rash by rubbing olive oil on your baby's bottom and wiping away excess.

37. Personal Lubricant - This magical oil apparently works as a personal lubricant too.

38. Treat a Sore Throat - Ease a sore throat and cough by taking a sip of olive oil next time you're under the weather.

39. Prevent Rusty Razor - Extend the life of your razor and keep it from getting rusty by dipping it into olive oil after showering.

40. Treat Cradle Cap - Even babies can benefit from olive oil, especially newborns who experience cradle cap, a scaling rash on babies' scalps. To treat, parents can apply a small amount of oil on scalp and wipe away scales with soft brush or dry washcloth.