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8 Surprising Uses for Olive Oil

thedailygreen.com — Olive oil has many valuable uses beyond cooking, from personal care to home improvement, natural remedies and beyond.

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  • inactive, on 06/29/2009, -4/+529. Fapping
  • flangepiece, on 06/29/2009, -0/+23You realise that the entire readership of Digg is now imagining your mom oiling herself up.
  • TheInformer, on 06/29/2009, -3/+26I think the best use of Olive Oil was as Popeye's biotch.
  • suntzusputnik, on 06/29/2009, -0/+20oh oh do garlic next!
  • BaphClass, on 06/29/2009, -0/+16I had assumed that due to the fact that her son is posting.
  • akchrs, on 06/29/2009, -3/+18Already under #4.

    "yes it can be used as a "personal lubricant," in case you were wondering"
  • SkippyBiffles, on 06/29/2009, -0/+14Coming from an Italian family, it was no secret to me that olive oil was good for your skin. I can distinctly remember my mom taking a bottle of extra virgin and applying it as if it were lotion. It still doesn't seem right today.

    And yes. This is a cool story, bro.
  • antoniuk, on 06/29/2009, -4/+189. Lubricate a glory hole.
  • chriskzoo, on 06/29/2009, -0/+12Taint gonna happen.
  • SkippyBiffles, on 06/29/2009, -0/+12We all know theres no shortage of that in the Mediterranean.
  • bradleyland, on 06/29/2009, -1/+13Oh, I'm taking notes. I think you just told the internet that your girlfriend waxes her *****, but I can't be sure.
  • fluidfoundation, on 06/29/2009, -1/+13as well as for surprise butzex (grecian style)
  • TEMM, on 06/29/2009, -0/+12There has to be something in that other than oil, salt and mint because I know that mixing oil, salt and mint does NOT produce a bar of soap, it produces something closer to a vinigrette. As far as I know, and I am NOT an expert in soap, producing a soap requires an alkaline such as lye to allow the fats in the soap to attract water particles instead of repelling them.
  • silverchrysalis, on 06/29/2009, -0/+111. keep sparkly vampires away (?)
    2. keep everyone else away
  • JigoroKano, on 06/29/2009, -0/+8Lol, showering with salad dressing.
  • evilregis, on 06/29/2009, -0/+8Unless it's weed.
  • malex, on 06/29/2009, -0/+8I don't see anything involving naked people in inflatable kiddie pools.
  • boxcuttastyle, on 06/29/2009, -1/+8Olive oil also literally dissolves wax, especially cold wax, leftover from hair removers you buy at the market. Any oil works as a matter of fact....I know this cause my girlfriend put herself in a sticky situation recently.

    Props to Google for the rescue and the gratefulness of my woman. =]

    You guys taking notes?
  • Satualanus69, on 06/29/2009, -2/+9Masturbation..............................with garlic and oregano! hopa!
  • HellYeahCharlie, on 06/29/2009, -0/+712. making twister A LOT more fun
  • Grolsch, on 06/29/2009, -0/+79. Injecting it in your face
  • EddiePotato, on 06/29/2009, -0/+6Pulls in the vegan chicks even better than patchouli.
  • LiquidIse, on 06/29/2009, -0/+6Olive oil instead of wd-40? That seems like a stretch
  • zagatbuzz, on 06/29/2009, -1/+7I don't know if I would necessarily categorize them as surprising- but certainly beneficial uses.
  • OLTP, on 06/29/2009, -0/+6So what I got out of that article is you can eat it or use it to lubricate things. Those uses are not surprising, nor are they unique to olive oil.

    And don't try sticking it in your ear without talking to a doctor first. Depending on the problem you could make things a lot worse.
  • steelersfan7roe, on 06/29/2009, -1/+6Pales in comparison to hemp.
  • chriskzoo, on 06/29/2009, -1/+6Yes, for shaving...if you want to walk around smelling like a salad.
  • Gemfinder, on 06/29/2009, -0/+5I wouldn't recommend olive oil as a "personal lubricant" if you're using safer sex. Oil of any kind emulsifies latex.
  • quacker912, on 06/29/2009, -0/+5And this: http://forum.grasscity.com/incredible-edible-herb/ ...
  • StanleyKoolPrik, on 06/29/2009, -0/+4My wife had the softest, most youthful skin! Every night, before she went to bed, she would rub a few tablespoons of olive oil on her face and put avocado slices over her eyes.

    I say "had" because I ended up eating her head in my sleep.
  • doctechnical, on 06/29/2009, -0/+4I'll throw one in: cheap microwave popcorn, a lot cheaper than buying those "microwave" bags at the store. Take a plain brown lunch bag, put in a quarter cup of popcorn. Add 1 teaspoon olive oil, salt to taste (or you can salt later). Fold over the open part of the bag, some people staple it, but I don't like putting metal in the microwave, so I just tear over a tab to keep it closed. Pop it in the nuker and PAY ATTENTION, once the pops are about 5 secs apart you're in danger of burning the popcorn (ugh!). Take the bag out, open, pour into a bowl, and enjoy.
  • manjas8, on 06/29/2009, -2/+6A teaspoon of olive oil 15 to 30 minutes before a meal is a good appetite suppressant as well.

    It's gross at first, but you get used to it.
  • freakincampers, on 06/29/2009, -0/+411. Getting sap off your fingers.
  • musntSurfatWork, on 06/29/2009, -1/+5Yeah, and she ain't no Extra Virgin anylonger...
  • avalanche123, on 06/29/2009, -3/+7Lubricant maybe?
  • zip000, on 06/29/2009, -0/+4You don't want to use the good stuff for that. Plain old vegetable oil is fine.
  • spect3r, on 06/29/2009, -3/+6I use Olive Oil soap. It's awesome =) No animal byproducts, and just three ingredients - olive oil, sea salt and mint. I've been using it for about 3 months and I'm just as clean as when I used regular soap
  • EddiePotato, on 06/29/2009, -0/+3WD-40 is a wonder product. And is excellent on salads.
  • republicker, on 06/29/2009, -1/+4Fights cancer must be a drug. /s
  • flangepiece, on 06/29/2009, -0/+3Remind me not to have your homemade vinaigrette dressing =)
  • Macgyrl64, on 06/29/2009, -0/+3Damn now the Greek secret is out.
  • EddiePotato, on 06/29/2009, -0/+3We look forward to seeing you in the news for shuttling your sick child to Mexico to avoid the US medical police.
  • inactive, on 06/29/2009, -0/+3Olive oil is one of the oldest sexual lubricants
  • inactive, on 06/29/2009, -0/+3Water works too.
  • SkippyBiffles, on 06/29/2009, -0/+3Both.
  • inactive, on 06/29/2009, -0/+3I think these are uses for oil in general.... any oil.
  • gvlax50, on 06/29/2009, -0/+3"While WD-40 may work well, it's also based on hydrocarbons, so anytime we can use less of those we're taking a step toward a cleaner world." Olive oil (and any oil for that matter) is mostly hydrocarbons. Author fails at chemistry.
  • fluidfoundation, on 06/29/2009, -1/+3olive oil or buttzex?
  • addakorn, on 06/29/2009, -0/+211. I can run my car off of it
  • MindTrigger, on 06/29/2009, -0/+2Related Disaster Preparedness Tip: Olive Oil can also be used as a fuel for oil lamps and home made oil candles. It burns without odors, smoke or fumes.

    Yes, it's expensive but considering all the uses for it, you can't go wrong with a couple gallons of it in your disaster supplies.

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