• Mix 1/2 tbsp. olive oil, 1/2 tbsp. water and 1 tbsp. clay.
• Apply this mixture with a brush, sit back and relax.
• Once the mask is dry, rinse it off with warm water.
• Wipe with a cotton pad moistened with rose water, then apply your favorite toner.

Soak your fingernails for about 10 minutes in warm olive oil, once a week; they will become less brittle and prone to breaking. This method also helps prevent hangnails, those little unsightly and sometimes painful bits of cuticle around the nail. 

• Heat a little olive oil (don’t use other oils: their properties are not the same) in a bowl in the microwave – be careful: the oil should be hot but not scalding;
• soak your hands for 15 to 20 minutes.

Massaging your hands with olive oil mixed with a spoonful of sugar will make your hands softer than you thought possible! Amazing, but it works!

• cut a lemon in half;
• pour olive oil on both halves;
• rest your elbows on the lemons and relax for 10 minutes

If fine lines or wrinkles are showing on your breasts, apply some olive oil compresses and cover with a warm facecloth. Let work for 5 to 10 minutes and rinse.

For a deeper treatment, mix an egg yolk with olive oil and a little lemon juice. Massage in lightly, put on an old T-shirt and leave on overnight.

To learn more about olive oil, consult The Worldwide Gourmet.