Olive Oil in general Reviews

Olive Oil is an oil obtained from a olive tree. It is commonly used as a cooking oil and in hundreds of skincare products. The reason it is so popular in skincare is because it contains natural antioxidants and protects the skin from harmful damage. It is high in Vitamin E and Vitamin K and contains Fatty Acids, Omega-3. My ...  Read the complete review

Given the state of my current finances, everything I own that CAN double up as something else (thereby saving me the cost of an extra purchase), DOES double up as something else. In this case, the old kitchen standby of olive oil becomes body moisturiser, hair conditioner, face oil, night cream, hand cream.... I could go on, but ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

Olive Oil, most of us use it and if you don't then it's probably in your food so I thought I'd share some fun facts about it; * The olive is a fruit not a vegetable ~ Regularly consuming olive oil is thought to reduce your risk of having a heart attack * It contains about 80% monosaturated fats, which are the good ...  Read the complete review

This is a great tip for all you mum's. My daughter suffers with terrible cradle cap, you know that flaky yellow scalp that inflicts a lot of babies. Well I had tried everything even the medicated shampoos such as dentinox specially made for cradle cap, however it still remained firmly attatched to her scalp. My mother ...  Read the complete review

Olive oil comes from olives (as you may have guessed) which are pressed, to squeeze out the juice, which is then filtered to produce the oil. The Extra vergin one is less diluted than the normal one, and therefore more expensive. Olive oil is produced mainly in Mediterranean countries, with Italy, Spain and Turkey being ...  Read the complete review

I must admit that when I first tasted olive oil I couldn't stand it and even the site of two little olives on a pizza would make me want to puke. I now love me olives and I could slurp extra virgin straight from the bottle. Olive oil is an acquired taste. The health advantages of olive oil are now well known. Olive oil is made ...  Read the complete review

Ok so what is so good about olive oil? Well, it has possibly the best anti ageing properties of any health oil on the market. The omega 3 within it is fantastic for hair skin and nails. You can drink it. Bath in it, use it as a moisturizer and even wash your hair with it. Most of all drink it. It will speed up your metabolism ...  Read the complete review

Its seems odd that I have chosen to write a review of olive all when so many have been written already. Well I?ve just finished reading all of them, and it seem that there are still a few pieces of the jigsaw missing. I noticed in the other ops that people rave about cooking with olive oil. I would not cook everything ...  Read the complete review

my mum used to use olive oil in her hair as a conditioner, during the war years. She had THE most beautiful golden hair, and people still comment now on how lovely her hair was.She is in her 80's now...and barely has any grey, and hair still thick and wavy.Still uses the oil, but not so often. I use it sometimes for psoriasis in ...  Read the complete review

Olive Oil is the golden oil, which promises to bring health and beauty even in the later stages of life. We have all seen the mesmerizing adverts of golden olive oil drinking bodies glowing in the sun, but how much of this is actually true. Olive Oil originates from the Mediterranean and is shipped across the waters to reach ...  Read the complete review

Olive oil is the oil of life...... I know a few people who will relate to that, it can be put to so many uses, I cook almost all meals with olive oil. I often cook a fine meal with for my friends, perhaps some diced chicken in a red wine sauce. Firstly I will quick fry the diced chicken in my wok with olive ...  Read the complete review

Olive oil, is the absolute must for all kitchens. Regular and extra virgin, they all give that something extra to a dish. Forget all those expensive salad dressings, just chop, wash and place salad in bowl(make sure there are plenty of juicy tomatos and red onions), sprinkle generously with salt, then with a generous helping ...  Read the complete review

Although this op is about Olive oil I feel I have to mention the various other types of culinary oils available for the chef. OILS: ----- There are over twenty different types of culinary oils available, these include such delights as avocado and pumpkin seed oils; as well as them there are many varieties of Olive and ...  Read the complete review

Olive oil is a serious business – I searched on Yahoo and immediately picked up over 500 sites, and 1300 products for sale. That’s a lot of olives. Flicking through a few sites I saw lists of awards similar to those one would expect to be awarded to fine wines – “Best I’ve tasted in a long time”, said ...  Read the complete review

Recently I was in my local food emporium and I was shocked to see the high price for flavoured olive oils. Normally sane people seem prepared to pay the earth for what they perceive as quality food items. A bottle of Rosemary flavoured oil was on sale at £17:50p. I returned home and informed my better half of this fact and he ...  Read the complete review