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1. Shave. Olive oil can provide a safe and natural lubricant for a close shave. Rub in an extra teaspoon after washing your body or face once finished.

2. Wood Furniture Polish. Wipe with a teaspoon of olive oil and a soft rag. Add a bit of vinegar of citrus juice to bulk up the cleaning power, and add a fresh scent.

3. Fingernails. Use a bit of olive oil to moisturize cuticles, or mix oil and water and soak your hands before a manicure.

4. Lubricate Measuring Cups and Spoons. Rub or spray olive oil on your measuring tools for easy clean-up of sticky substances like honey, grain mustards, and sugar syrups.

5. Control hair frizz. Comb a bit of olive oil through dry hair to tame the frizz and flyaways on humid days or in the winter.

6. Free a stuck zipper. Use a cotton swab to apply olive oil to the teeth of a zipper, then gently ease the tab down.

7. Care for your kitty. Add a teaspoon of olive oil to your cat’s food to help prevent hairballs, and provide a shiny coat.

8.  DIY Lip balm. Mix olive oil and melted beeswax in a 1:1 ratio, with an essential oil for fragrance, and say goodbye to dry and chapped lips.

9. Stop Snoring. Take a sip of olive oil before heading to bed. It might lubricate your throat muscles, and stop yourself, or your partner, from snoring.

10. Shine stainless steel and brass. Rub a bit of olive oil on a clean rag to prevent streaks, corrosion, and tarnish.

11. Exfoliate your face and hands. Rub your skin with olive oil, then scrub with sugar or coarse salt, and rinse.

12. As you bathe. Add a few tablespoons of olive oil to your running bath water. You’ll be amazed when you towel off.

13. Remove makeup. Dab a bit under your eyes, on your cheeks and forehead, then wipe with a damp cloth.

14. Cure an earache. Very carefully, use a cotton swab to apply olive oil to the outside ear cavity to help with earaches and excess wax.

15. Remove paint from your skin. Rub on olive oil onto messy hand and arms (or faces) and allow the oil to soak into the skin for five minutes, then rinse with soap and water.

16. Treat lice. Apply olive oil to your youngster’s hair, and leave on for at least 40 minutes. Shampoo twice, then apply a preventative.

17. Stop a throat tickle. Take a sip of olive oil to stop the itchy flicker that is making you cough.

18. Fix a squeaky door. Use a rag or cotton swab to apply olive oil to the top of a problematic hinge in your home or automobile.

19. Shoe polish. Rub down your shoes with just a spray of olive oil to maintain their shine.

20. Personal Lubricant. It works…

21. Soften your skin. Rub olive oil daily on notoriously dry areas, such as your feet or elbows, especially after a shower, shaving, or waxing.

22. Easy clean up of garden tools. Spritz some olive oil on your tools to cut down on dirt buildup. Read more here!

23. Condition leather. Rub olive oil into worn leather, such as a baseball glove, and let set for 30 minutes, then wipe away any excess.

24. As a hair tonic. Comb some olive oil through your hair for the vintage look of pomade without the build-up, or add a bit to wet hair for grungy, but clean, look.

25. Cure diaper rash. Gently wipe on olive oil to your baby’s bottom to help with the irritation of diaper rash. (source: curbly.com)

thanks for the tips, mike! very useful kaau.

useful jud unta but very expensive diri sa pinas...

yadz and lumine, olive oil in thailand is so cheap.

sometimes ikaligo lang ni Rose ug Paul.

bitaw, barato ra gyud kaayo ang olive oil diri.
halos tanan barato diri. sa ato, halos tanan, mahal.

Quote from: Bohol Philippines on June 18, 2007, 04:08:03 PM
yadz and lumine, olive oil in thailand is so cheap.

sometimes ikaligo lang ni Rose ug Paul.

bitaw, barato ra gyud kaayo ang olive oil diri.
halos tanan barato diri. sa ato, halos tanan, mahal.

korek ka..diri pinas tanan mahal..
mao mo abroad nalang halos tanan tao para maka afford bisan olive lang...lolz!

Thanks for the tips Mike.

I have a stock of olive oil coz I use that for cooking but I never thought it can use for other things except cooking/for food 

Quote from: Bohol Philippines on June 18, 2007, 04:08:03 PM
yadz and lumine, olive oil in thailand is so cheap.

sometimes ikaligo lang ni Rose ug Paul.

bitaw, barato ra gyud kaayo ang olive oil diri.
halos tanan barato diri. sa ato, halos tanan, mahal.

mahal sad dri. it's almost 5 euro.we are also using olive oil but i didnt know na daghan pa man diay kaau gamit aside from cooking.

sa saudi barato ra jud daw kaayo ang olive oil..
ako lagi binuangan ako hubby na mgdala ug usa ka galon...hehehe!

I love olive oil. Sometimes, I just combine it with apple cider vinegar (less sour), ibutang sa green salad w/ black olives and feta cheese, payts na kaayo. yum yum yum.

It is only olive oil....you can find in my kitchen and I even using it for body care, such as face cream, body lotion and for my hairs. 

Quote from: C2H4 on September 08, 2007, 03:46:11 PM
I love olive oil. Sometimes, I just combine it with apple cider vinegar (less sour), ibutang sa green salad w/ black olives and feta cheese, payts na kaayo. yum yum yum.

Lafang lagi gihapon??

bitaw lami na sha C2 with Balsamic Vinegar, your  cider will do too... para tusnoban ug french bread or sour dough hmmmm



I used different kinds of oil here, depende unsay ahong lutoon... EVOO or canola oils are oils that doesnt easily get burned.


Bambi sulayan kuno naho na ug nodnod.. i never thought about that...


Aha....Bams sunscreen!!!!!hala pwede baja dagway sunscreen na sha... ngano man tuod ko mag gamit ug coopertone nga naa man olive oil....scent free...

murag wala may nagtanom ug olives sa atua?

mabuhi ba na sa atoa??? morag mabuhi no? kay gusto man na sila ug init...


Ai nimo Hadi ulahi kaayu ta no? kana ganing kape sa Columbia ug asa pa na maoy pinakadako nga producer ug kape diri sa Merika, kita pwede man unta sa matubo sa atoa, pero whew, i dont know...