Did you hear the one about the ... olive oil? with ADDENDUM

It's your largest organ, unless you're Macy's Center City in Philly and you'd do well to take care of it. So many factors play into it's health and upkeep. There's weather, diet, sleep, liquid intake, moisturizing. We'll talk about moisturizing today. I am speaking, of course, about your epidermis. That's right! Your skin. And until we live in a post snowpocalyptic weather-perfect bubble where we eat properly, stay hydrated, sleep and exercise appropriately, entries like this one will help and help save money.
How can you cheap on moisturizer and avoid preservatives like paraben? How about Olive Oil? How can you cheap on moisturizer and avoid pesticides and production related chemicals? How about Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Olive Oil? By spritzing it on during or post shower, you can naturally soften and moisturize skin with a product whose origin is delicious olives and not a cosmetic moisturizer with chemicals whose names might as well be an alien language for all they tell us of their genesis. And you kind of feel like you're basting yourself . . . which I suppose you are.
If the smell of the olive oil is not to your liking, consider a couple drops of an essential oil like peppermint, or lemon oil whose use also serves an aromatherapeutic benefit.

ADDENDUM: My wife was doing some research and she discovered that edible oils are also recommended for babies as a moisturizer. The principle behind this being that infants are putting every available appendage in their mouth and, with an edible oil like vegetable or olive, they won't be ingesting the additives or impurities not meant for the digestive system but found in moisturizers and baby oils. So ... vegetable or extra virgin olive oil (cold pressed), preferably organic, for baby, and extra virgin olive oil (organic/cold pressed) for you.

Don't forget, a little goes a long way.

Summary:
Olive Oil as a low cost moisturizer. Essential oil as an aromatherapy. Knowing exactly what you're putting on your body. All good things.

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