THE VALUE OF OLIVE OIL

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6766, 21 November 1928, Page 11

THE VALUE OF OLIVE OIL

Olive oil is a valuable adjunct to health ,and it deserves to bo used to a much greater extent than it now is, medicinally, in the kitchen and for the toilet. One of the easiest ways of taking olive oil is in salad dressing. Be liberal with, the oil when mixing the dressing, and let it at least equal all the other ingredients mixed together. Many kinds of food can bo cooked in olive.’oil iu_thp Italian way without offending our English tastfc. A teaspoonful offolivc if taken every morning, and another at night, will help to keep Us in- go.od .condition, especially if our §kius arc dry. Olive oil is a safe medicine for children, and far pleasanter than castor oil. i It is very valuable for the-hair for a skin that is harsh and dry. Olive oil, applied warm to the scalp and massaged thoroughly in with the tips "of the fingers the night before the hair is shampooed, will give gloss and colour to the hair that has become lank and lifeless. Applied to the skin of the face, neck and arms every night, it will keep w'rinkles at bay. . Only a little is necessary and it should be put on with a small, piece of cottou-w’ool or clean rag, allowed to soak in for a few' minutes, and then the surplus should bo wiped off. The same treatment should be followed before one bathos or motors, walks or drives', in strong sunlight. Olive oil is a protection for the skin against sunburn and cold winds. Powder may be, applied when the olive oil has been wiped off.