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Face cream with olive oil

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Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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"Liquid gold" - the so-called ancient Greeks called olive oil, making on its basis miraculous ointments and balms. Today, olive oil is both a food product, a medicine, and a popular cosmetic product, and face cream with olive oil is used by every woman who cares about her appearance.

Indications of the creams with olive oil for face

Oil is produced from olive fruits, processed by special technology. It contains a lot of squarene - an ideal moisturizer of the skin. The natural product is rich in vitamins, trace elements, useful unsaturated fats, which prevent aging, renew the epidermis, protect against ultraviolet radiation.

The active ingredients of olive oil effectively preserve youth, maintain the natural beauty of the skin. Oil, masks, soaps and face creams with olive oil are used for cleansing, nourishing, moisturizing the skin, and also for removing make-up, as milk.

Olive products are suitable for all skin types and practically does not cause allergies. But special indications for use exist with dry and aging skin. For women with such problems, facial creams with olive oil should be on the first place in the list of irreplaceable cosmetics.

For the face use not only creams, but also oil in its pure form. Many women of fashion, for example, begin and end the day with the procedure for rubbing the face with this oil. And warm masks from the substance plus gentle massage remarkably moisturize and smooth the sensitive skin around the eyes.

Oil is obtained not only from the fruit, but also from the oil cake after cold pressing. But the quality of this variety is much lower.

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Release form

Olive oil in the recipe of their products is actively used by many cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies, so it is absolutely unrealistic to list all the means. We offer some names of olive face creams available for purchase in specialized and online stores:

  • Greek Organic Olive, Olivelia Macrovita;
  • German D'oliva cosmetic series;
  • Turkish Misa;
  • Belarusian Modum «Classic. Olive";
  • Original ATOK "Regeneration";
  • "Green pharmacy" olive "Nutritious-restoring";
  • moisturizing daytime Aphrodite;
  • calming night biocream "Olive Oil" Delia Poland;
  • for face and neck "Olive oil and collagen" Poland;
  • "Olive oil + D panthenol" Poland;
  • "Kalina" "Olive";
  • "Nutritious-regenerating";
  • with hyaluronic acid and olive oil Athena's Mediterraneo;
  • for face and neck "Olive oil and collagen" Marcon Avista;
  • "Olive" Cyprus;
  • "One hundred recipes of beauty" Olive nutritious;
  • rejuvenating the daily "Olive Oil" Evelyn.

The company "Nevskaya Cosmetics" offers a whole range of olive cosmetics: grapes, peach, calendula, almond, carrot, sea-buckthorn, rejuvenating ginseng, chamomile, spermaceti.

Nevskaya Cosmetics

The products of the company "Nevskaya kosmetika" pleasantly surprises the customers with affordable prices, with quite good quality. High demand for products with olive oil: liquid and solid soaps, including children's, a variety of creams, among them - "Olive", designed to nourish dry and normal skin.

In addition to olive oil, the product contains alpha-bisabolol, extracted from chamomile medicine, and vitamin E. Thanks to the active ingredients, a face cream with olive oil provides such an effect on the skin:

  • softens;
  • saturates with nutrients;
  • restores hydrolipid protection;
  • eliminates inflammation, irritation;
  • updates the epithelium;
  • acts as an antioxidant;
  • protects from harmful external factors;
  • retains moisture;
  • prevents wilting.

According to the annotation, the drug can be applied at any time of the day; usually it is easily distributed and well absorbed due to the air texture. However, in practice, judging by the reviews, the remedy does not fit every skin.

Economical women, before throwing inappropriate packaging, applied the cream on their hands and made sure that the skin of the hands, unlike the face, absorbs it admirably. It turned out that olive cream manages to save women's hands from discomfort even after working with aggressive substances.

This discovery will help with the benefit of applying the cream to any woman, even if it is not suitable for the face.

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Olive Nourishing Face Cream

Olive nourishing face cream should contain oil or extract from the fruit of the olive. It is a natural skin moisturizer, completely devoid of allergenic properties. The oil contains useful fatty acids: 85% oleic, 13 - linoleic, 1% linolenic, and vitamins A, E, D. Such substances are absolutely necessary for dry skin, which needs not only normal care, but also additional measures: nutrition , moisturizing, protection.

Accordingly, a nourishing face cream with olive oil most positively affects the problematic, sensitive skin. With regular application to the face of a remedy:

  • moisturizes, softens, removes dead cells;
  • enriches with nutrients, protects from negative influence and wilting;
  • calms the weather-beaten and irritated skin;
  • renews cells and heals lesions.

The cream is useful for women with combined skin. And even oily skin that does not need additional nutrition, a light olive cream is beneficial; it is important only that it is not comedogenic. In such cases, it is useful to mix natural oil with non-fat sour milk product like kefir.

In addition to the above, an olive nourishing cream removes the face from scars and traces after acne, thanks to which the effect of a smooth, clean and soft skin is achieved.

Olive oil instead of face cream

That, face creams with olive oil are useful for everyone, it is known to every woman. But some use pure oil for face care. Can I apply olive oil instead of a face cream, will it harm it?

It turns out that it is possible and necessary; in fact, according to research, oil from olives has a double effect: nourishes from the outside and from the inside. The product does not clog pores, does not leave a greasy shine, but it is perfectly absorbed, softens, moisturizes, rejuvenates the face. Thanks to systematic application in a month and a half, small wrinkles are eliminated, and deep ones become much smaller.

  • For dry skin, masks with olive oil are very useful: honey-mint, fruit-berry, curd-yolk. They are applied for 15 - 20 minutes for saturation with vitamins, moisturizing and softening.

With oily skin, various substances are combined: 70% of olive is taken by 30% castor, eucalyptus, cedar, lavender, bergamot or some other kind of oil; The mixture heated on a water bath is applied with fingers or a cotton pad. The procedure is performed in the morning or at night. A clean product for oily skin is not recommended.

Remove makeup with oil is very simple: the skin should be wiped with a sponge, moistened with a fatty liquid instead of cream. Regular rubbing improves tone, eliminates pigmentation and wrinkles. Strengthens the whitening properties of adding lemon juice.

Fine wrinkles around the eyes well removes the mass of olive oil from the bran of wheat (take evenly). It is applied to moist skin, massage is done for a minute, and after a minute, it is washed off. The method is simple, but quite effective.

Turkish Face Creams with Olive Oil

Turkish face cream with olive oil Misa is made from a plant mixture, without artificial chemical ingredients. Is he

  • effectively eliminates acne, black spots;
  • contributes to the healing of small lesions, including on the palms and elbows;
  • removes light wrinkles;
  • reduces bags;
  • protects from external influences.

The cream works remarkably on dry and mixed face skin, as well as hands and body. The dense texture melts on warm skin and is easily applied, leaving a greasy trace for a short time. Soaking, instantly softens, moisturizes, aromatizes the skin. Antioxidant substances tonify muscle cells and prevent aging.

Cosmetic preparation is allowed to use as needed, without restrictions. It also protects against harmful sun rays and the resulting burns from them.

Similar creams are produced by other Turkish companies. So, MYROS produces a mask with one hundred percent extra virgin olive oil.

If you buy Turkish cosmetics in Turkey, then it is worth taking note of the useful advice of experienced people:

  • pay attention to the date of manufacture and composition;
  • to buy products in pharmacies and special stores, and not in markets or in souvenir shops, where it lies in the sun;
  • Large discounts are usually granted because the expiry date expires;
  • Turkish cosmetics based on olive oil are inexpensive, but not of high quality;
  • the acknowledged leader of olive cosmetics in Turkey - the brand Sagiroglu.

Pharmacodynamics

Pharmacodynamics of a face cream with olive oil is poorly described. But, coming out of the properties of the active ingredient, the pharmacological action consists in effective moistening, nutrition, saturation with useful substances, and an increase in the elasticity of the skin. The substance is absorbed at the site of application, leaving (or not) traces on the surface of the skin.

With permanent application, cosmetics with olive oil, thanks to fatty acids and vitamins, make the skin soft, supple, smooth.

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Pharmacokinetics

The face cream with olive oil is absorbed into the skin and has a local effect.

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Dosing and administration

The way of application and the dose of the olive product are traditional, without restrictions, and mainly depend on the purpose: nutrition, cleansing, peeling.

Before applying a face cream with olive oil, the skin is pre-cleaned. For this purpose, you can use sponge, wrung out after hot water and moistened with oil. In the same way it is convenient to remove makeup.

Applying pure olive oil simply to the skin also perfectly performs the function of purification.

Mixing equally the bran of wheat grain and oil, get an excellent mass for peeling; after rubbing into the skin, the substance is rinsed with water.

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Use of the creams with olive oil for face during pregnancy

Olive oil is not prohibited for use during pregnancy. It is applied externally, from stretch marks, and inside, as a very useful food product.

Face creams with olive oil, like home remedies, are of undoubted benefit to the skin of the face, hands and body of the expectant mother.

Compress of olive oil perfectly nourishes women's hair, and applying it on the eyelid zone will make the eyelashes thicker and more beautiful.

While waiting for the child, the face of many women begins to flake out intensively, the skin becomes dry and hypersensitive. This is typical of the first trimester and is due to a decrease in estrogen in the blood. The skin loses its protective properties and brings discomfort. As a rule, one cream in this situation is not enough, regular moistening with natural substances is required. And since the best moisturizer is olive oil, the pregnant one can use it effectively:

  • for wiping the face after cleansing;
  • for various masks (for example, with cabbage, with chamomile and yolk).

It is only necessary to pay attention to the presence of other ingredients in creams and other cosmetics that can provoke allergies and pose a danger to the mother or child.

Contraindications

In view of the naturalness and usefulness of contraindications to the use of olive oil, there is no outside. However, facial creams with olive oil may contain other ingredients that can cause allergies or side effects.

People prone to allergies, it is desirable to check the effect of the cream, applying a small amount on the skin area and following the reaction in this place.

When you use oil inside you need to observe the measure, because of its calorie, diuretic and choleretic action. This means that patients with cholecystitis and urolithiasis can not enter this product into the diet. And before using alternative recipes, the patient needs a doctor's consultation.

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Side effects of the creams with olive oil for face

Side effects are extremely rare, allergic symptoms. When choosing, it is necessary to ask, in particular, the quality of the oil. The best product is natural (denoted by virgin). The refined and pomace varieties are much worse, therefore, under adverse conditions, can cause undesirable consequences.

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Overdose

Face creams with olive oil are designed for daily application. There have been no cases of overdose.

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Interactions with other drugs

Information on the interaction with other preparations of a face cream with olive oil was not found. But if you make your face a place for testing different cosmetics, you can end up with a violent allergic reaction of the whole organism.

In order not to risk, it is advisable to use cosmetic lines of the same brand. Cosmetologists, developing new recipes, certainly take into account the compatibility and interaction of various components.

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Storage conditions

Face creams with olive oil along with other cosmetics stored in a dry, clean, protected from the sun place, at room temperature.

Beautiful packaging, tubes and jars attract the attention of curious children who can use creams for other purposes and even taste. Therefore, parents are obliged to ensure proper storage conditions and limit access of children to cosmetic and other potentially hazardous substances.

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Shelf life

The shelf life of face creams with olive oil is indicated on the package and ranges from 6 - 8 to 36 months. If the smell, color, consistency changes, cosmetic preparations should not be used, as they can cause allergies or other undesirable consequences.

Preparation of a face cream with olive oil at home

Independently, you can prepare a variety of masks and creams and face creams with olive oil. For this, fresh cold pressed oil is needed, which maximizes the beneficial properties.

Face cream with olive oil at home can be prepared according to this recipe:

  • 150 g of oil are taken by 50 g of lanolin, 25 g of wax and cocoa butter, 15 g of molten pork fat (internal), aloe vera juice, fat-soluble vitamins, 80 g of borax solution (two teaspoons per cup of boiling water).

Preparation: lanolin, wax, cocoa butter, zdor, olive oil, stir until homogeneous in a water bath. Strain through a double layer of gauze, place in a warm container and knock down with a mixer until thick. Add the rest of the ingredients, the fragrant substance.

Put in a jar face cream with olive oil is kept in the refrigerator. The skin from the application of such a remedy after a while will be smoothed out, will become soft and tender.

  • A simpler composition.

For 100 g of oil take 10 g of wax and a spoonful of honey; in a mixture melted on a water bath add two spoons of glycerin and a dew infusion (a spoonful of dried flowers for 150 g of boiling water). Stir thoroughly, and then beat with a mixer. In the fridge, it lasts for two months.

  • Preserved the very first cream, created by the famous esculapius Galen even in ancient Greece.

30 g of natural wax (bees or wax candles) melt in a saucepan, add one hundred milliliters of oil and mix until homogeneous. Add a drop of hot distilled water by drop. Continue continuous stirring after removing from heat, until the lumps disappear. Add three drops of geranium oil or aloe and cool it. Such cream is especially useful in irritations and skin burns.

Reviews about olive cream for the face

Most reviews of olive creams for the face are definitely positive. Many women are quite happy with the quality of inexpensive olive products, for example, from Nevskaya Cosmetics and Kalina. They note the special effectiveness of the cream from Kalina in the winter.

Critical reviews concern Turkish cosmetics with olive oil. It is often compared with Greek products - in favor of the latter.

Cosmetologists emphasize the wealth and usefulness of the natural ingredients that make up olive cosmetics. They supplement and enhance the effect of the main active component.

Expected result is fully given creams with 100% olive oil. They nourish the skin not only from the outside, but also from the inside, they have anti-aging properties.

Olive cosmetics perfectly solves many skin problems. And it does not stop pleasantly to surprise with new properties. For example, there were reports of the presence of anti-cancer qualities; these data are already used in practice, treating places damaged by sunburn with olive oil.

But the most effective miracle cosmetics is powerless against human laziness, bad habits, irresponsible attitude to health. Therefore, it is only possible to look and feel good in one case: combining unique gifts of nature, which, of course, olive oil belongs to, with reasonable care for its own physical form.

Attention!

To simplify the perception of information, this instruction for use of the drug "Face cream with olive oil" translated and presented in a special form on the basis of the official instructions for medical use of the drug. Before use read the annotation that came directly to medicines.

Description provided for informational purposes and is not a guide to self-healing. The need for this drug, the purpose of the treatment regimen, methods and dose of the drug is determined solely by the attending physician. Self-medication is dangerous for your health.

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