Small Fruit But Rich In Benefits, This Is The Function Of Olives For Skin Health

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JAKARTA - Olives are small fruits that are often found in some western food menus. Although small, there are many benefits contained in olives for skin care.

Reporting from the Healthline page, a study shows that the healthy fats in olives are proven to be very good for heart health to be able to prevent bone loss or osteoporosis. Therefore, many western menus use olives and olive oil as a healthy food ingredient.

Besides being suitable for use in salad dressings or healthy stir-fries, olive oil also has many benefits for skin health. Research shows that olive oil contains many vitamins such as A, D, E and K which are vitamins to nourish, moisturize and prevent premature aging.

Olives also have a high antioxidant content so they can repair damaged skin tissue due to exposure to ultraviolet rays that cause skin cancer. Not only that, olive oil is also able to moisturize and fight bacteria on the skin that often cause irritation to acne.

Olive Oil can be used to remove waterproof or waterproof make-up, moisturize the skin, as a facial massage aid that can rejuvenate the skin, reduce skin scars, and can moisturize the lips. However, even though it is an oil, there is a luxurious aroma of jasmine and rose essential oils that are proven to be calming.

If used for massage oil, olive oil with an added aroma can be calming and you don't have to bother and worry about the smell of oil after the massage. The advantages of this massage oil are the presence of vitamin E to nourish the skin and the warm effect of lemongrass and cajuput leaf oil which also functions to improve blood circulation. In addition, this massage oil easily absorbs into the skin so there is no sticky sensation like massage oils in general.

For soap, olive oil can help clean dirt and residual pollution into the pores so that facial skin will feel clean and fresh. In a face mask, olives can help remove dirt, residual pollution and dead skin cells.