Scientific name: Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Classification: Plant Oil
Nourishing, emollient, moisturizing.
Tales from Nature
The Olive Tree is a thousand-year-old Mediterranean plant that has always been a symbol of regeneration. Olive Oil, already known to the ancient Romans for its healing and cosmetic properties, is today appreciated for its extraordinary affinity with the skin: the composition of its triglycerides is similar to that of skin sebum, making it one of the natural lipids most compatible with the hydrolipid barrier of the epidermis.
Olive Oil, a symbol of Mediterranean tradition, has always been used as an emollient, softening and anti-inflammatory in the face of dry, flaky skin, making it supple and glowing. And it has always been a powerful beauty ingredient for our bodies.
Its properties have been known for a long time: oil-based compresses, ointments and balms were used in the daily life of the ancient Romans and were the beauty secret of women from all walks of life, as well as the remedy for wounds and moisturizing care for athletes of the time.
Contains Vitamin A, with an emollient effect, Vitamin D and Squalene, a hydrocarbon also found in the sebaceous secretions of humans, plus it is rich in essential fatty acids. This enables it to penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin and protect or regenerate the hydrolipid film, which has been weakened by sun products rays and detergents.
Hair Benefits
Olive Oil is widely used in cosmetics because of its nourishing, emollient, acidifying, toning and revitalizing properties. It has always proven to be an excellent remedy for weak hair prone to occasional hair loss.
Combined with other plant extracts in hair treatment formulas, it exerts a sebum-regulating, antiseptic and purifying function.
Skin Benefits
Due to its composition similar to the skin's natural lipids, being rich in essential fatty acids and Vitamin E, it improves elasticity, deeply nourishes and prevents flaking, dehydration and signs of premature aging.
In addition, helps restore the skin's hydrolipid barrier, preventing dryness and cracking in even the most exposed areas, keeping it extremely soft, moisturized and contributing to a youthful, healthy appearance.
In combination with other plant oils, it offers a soothing, ideal for calming the most sensitive or irritated skin, reducing redness and giving a feeling of lasting comfort, even in intimate hygiene products.
