Olive Oil in general

Olive Oil is made out of the olive frutit of the Olive Tree, botanical name Olea europaea. It seems that 95% of the Olive Trees are cultivated in the Mediterranean Region. When you buy this Oil from the supermarket the purest and superior form comes with the name on the label as Extra Virgin Olive Oil, this way you are sure that is not modified in any shape or form and you get the best of the benefits out of it. This oils can be used in salads, frying , making stews or dipping. Is also an amazing oil that can be used for cosmetic purposes, applied directly on the skin will keep the skin looking supple and young, can also be used as an carrier oil in ...  Read the complete review

The olive branch - the symbol of peace - is one that I appreciate. I associate olive oil with the many holidays I have had in the past on Greek islands; driving in a bus past huge olive groves baking in the meditteranean sun, walking past them on pot-holed lanes in the morning on the way to the bakery, searching in the little supermakets for tins of the stuff to cook with on the dodgy self-catering two ringed electic stove. Olive oil has pleasing associations. This consumption of fine olive oil on holiday has given me a taste for the (organic) extra virgin type which I buy from Tesco (£3.45 at the last shop) and use for the majority of ...  Read the complete review

In this review I shall talk about using olive oil for the skin and hair -- I love to use olive oil as a mask for my hair - if I am going to wash my hair in the morning, then before I go to bed I will take a palmfull of extra virgin olive oil and run it through the bottom half of my hair. I then wrap my hair up in a bun and place a towel over my pillow before I go to bed. When I wash my hair in the morning, it is much softer and silkier, I also feel it really helps enhance highlights and shine to the hair and my hair feels very clean after using olive oil. Sometimes I use olive oil to remove my make up - I put a small amount on a cotton ball and rub ...  Read the complete review

Apart from beer and wine the only other liquid that is consumed in large quantities in my household is olive oil. I love everything about olive oil - the gnarled trunks of the trees, the colour of the leaves and the fruit, the smooth texture and the taste. It is a very important substance in our family and if you bare with me I will tell you all I know about olive oil. It all started about 23 years ago when my husband's parents bought four hectares of land in the valley of Monchique in Portugal. They had been searching for land to buy in Spain but for what they wanted the prices were too high so they opted for Portugal instead. For many years they never lived ...  Read the complete review

My love/hate relationship with Olive Oil. First the hate. Eating it. I'm sorry, call me an imbecile, but I'm just not a big fan of the taste of Olive Oil. I like it in a dressing, but if you fry my eggs in it, they will be staying on the plate. Just a matter of personal taste, but in the interests of a balanced review etc etc. So, the love. In my humble opinion, Olive Oil is one of the great unsung budget beaty secrets. I've been coverted from a sceptic, into a devotee, after reading somewhere that it worked well as a hot oil in hair. So this is what I tried first. I heated it up, left it on a ...  Read the complete review