Adding dishes to Olive Oil
Olive oil is so prevalent in Portuguese homes that there’s a joke: they don’t add olive oil to their savory dishes; they add the dishes to the olive oil. In a typical Portuguese household of six (including grandma and grandpa), a gallon of olive oil for cooking, desserts, salads, and frying might last only 15 days, if not less. This might not be a bad thing, considering the significant levels of antioxidant polyphenols found in some of the finest Extra Virgin Olive Oils, especially those made from olives harvested at their peak, like ours.
Stay healthy! From dishes and salads to desserts and cakes, discover several ways to enjoy our Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
The Celts used olive oil for cosmetic purposes too.
Roman texts attest that the Celts, both men and women, covered their long hair with olive oil. The men also used it to keep their beards well-groomed, likely to make a good impression on the Celtic ladies around. Had the Celts discovered through trial and error that olive oil keeps hair healthier and stronger? Who knows. If they did, they were 2,500 years ahead of present-day researchers, who have found that olive oil has antioxidant properties that strengthen hair follicles and improve hair growth.
Most shampoos have artificial moisturizers in them. Olive oil has natural moisturizers. First, ensure your skin is not allergic to olive oil. Here is how to treat your hair with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil from Vale do Paiva Farm:
- If you wish to moisturize only your hair ends, use one tablespoon of olive oil and with your hand massage the last five centímetres of your hairs.
- To condition your hair all over, start at the scalp and massage the oil through to the ends.
- Let it soak for 15 minutes and wash thoroughly with your shampoo
Source: How to Use Olive Oil for Health Care, by Healthline