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<pre>I have been using olive oil to twice a week to keep my hair from being
fizzy dry and maintain its ebony colour. After oiling my hair for overnight,
I wash my hair. This also helps to keep the hair soft. My family have
been using olive oil for the hair for many years. Olive oil also helps to
speed up the growth of hair. I also use olive oil to my body once in a
fortnight to keep the skin from being wrinkled an dry.
Suzana

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Subject: [OliveOil] Hair Application


> Other than soap, does anyone know if Olive Oil (or by-
> products thereof) have any benefits for human hair, or
> body skin? How is it applied? Any research done on the
> subject, URLs, references, etc?
>
> Best regards
> Jamal Sadoun
> http://www.egroups.com/group/OliveOil
>
>
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<pre>Other than soap, does anyone know if Olive Oil (or by-
products thereof) have any benefits for human hair, or
body skin? How is it applied? Any research done on the
subject, URLs, references, etc?

Best regards
Jamal Sadoun
http://www.egroups.com/group/OliveOil
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<pre>Hi Jamal,

Folks in this neck of the woods - and even in the USA, often use a
conditioner of EVOO and Rosemary essential oil - both give body.

> Other than soap, does anyone know if Olive Oil (or by-
> products thereof) have any benefits for human hair, or
> body skin? How is it applied? Any research done on the
> subject, URLs, references, etc?

As for URLs - I have a few on my site but would certainly like to find
some more. Go to http://www.AV-AT.com and under New Products, click
on Olive Oil. At the bottom of the page are a few.

> Best regards
> Jamal Sadoun
> http://www.egroups.com/group/OliveOil

Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com
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<pre>Olive oil has been used for skin and hair for thousands of years. Like
other oils even EMU oil olive acts as an emollient, softening and
protecting skin. Most cosmetics however do not use olive oil, but use
oils like avocado, almond. I have not seen any scientific studies that
olive oil is better than other oils. However Castor Oil has mild
fungicidal properties and is often used in the elderly with dry skin.
The Polyphenols also have antibiotic effects particularly in regard to
microorganisms that cause food deterioration. For example coating
cheeses and fish with olive oil preserves them lfor longer periods than
without olive oil. What I have seen in the literature are a few papers
where olive oil applied to the skin has caused allergic type reactions.
In relation to allergies olive pollen is allergenic and so with all the
new plantings particlarly in new areas, with alot of windblown pollen
around incidence of allergies could increase.

Stan Kailis
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