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5 Unexpected Uses for Olive Oil

From your pantry to your beauty routine: Olive oil hacks for National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Day

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Rachel Weingarten
Sep 30, 2025
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Hello, Gorgeous!

I teach a variety of beauty classes every month in person and virtually. One of my students' favorite topics, regardless of their age or life stage, is the unexpected beauty benefits of everyday foods or items found in your pantry.

Yesterday I wrote about honey infused products and taught about the beauty benefits of apples. Since today is the extremely important holiday of National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Day (there really is a holiday for everything!), I figured I’d share some unexpected uses for olive oil.

Reasons to love olive oil

Aside from using olive oil as a moisturizer in a pinch or a cuticle softener, here are a few ways to use it as a quick beauty fix.

🫒Eyebrow Tamer and Shaper. Use a clean spoolie with a tiny drop of olive oil to shape unruly brows. Or skip the spoolie and apply a bit of olive oil to the pad of your pointer finger and blend up. It’s like a natural brow gel that also conditions the hair. It’s also great for dry or flaky skin near your brows.

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