8 Tips To Use Avocado Oil In Your Beauty Routine

Avocado oil is not well known in the commercial world. However, it hides many benefits that are worth knowing, since it can be used as a cosmetic, cream, lotion, mask, etc.

In this article we review 8 different ways to benefit from all its properties in a simple and natural way.

Nutrients in avocado oil

Avocado oil stands out for its high content of fatty acids. Thus, in addition to being a very healthy food, it is also an excellent product to use as a moisturizing and nutritious home cosmetic.

This vegetable oil is extracted from the pit and pulp of the avocado ( Persea Gratissima), to obtain a golden, thick and very unctuous liquid that, despite its texture, is very easily absorbed.

It is rich in vitamins and has a high antioxidant power.

This oil will allow us to give shine, softness and elasticity to the skin and hair;  In addition, it avoids the use of other conventional cosmetics that contain potentially harmful ingredients for health.

Cosmetic uses of avocado oil

1. To prevent wrinkles in dry and mature skin

• Avocado oil, rich in polyunsaturated fatty oils. Therefore, it is one of the best options to deeply nourish dry and mature skin.
• When applied daily, it helps us to give the skin greater elasticity and to prevent the appearance of wrinkles. 
• This oil, on the other hand, is not suitable for young, oily or acne-prone skin, as it could produce excess sebum.

We can also combine avocado oil with others such as coconut oil or rosehip oil.

2. To reduce stretch marks

Thanks to its ability to nourish the skin and increase its flexibility, avocado oil is an excellent hydrating product to prevent stretch marks.

It can even be very effective in eliminating incipient stretch marks, when they are still pink.

• We can prepare an excellent homemade anti-stretch mark by mixing equal parts avocado oil with almond oil.
• We will apply it in the shower on hot and damp skin, just before drying off with the towel.
• In this way we will achieve a hydrated skin, but not greasy.

3. To avoid split ends

To avoid split, dry and damaged ends when we let the hair grow, we should only apply a drop of avocado oil on wet or dry hair.

• We will spread it between the two hands to distribute it well and then we will massage the ends of the hair.
• If we have very dry hair we can do it daily. Otherwise, we will do it once a week.

4. To nourish cracked heels

Cracked heels need deep nourishing treatment to help repair damaged skin.

• To achieve this, we can mix avocado oil with coarse salt and exfoliate our heels with this  natural peeling  .
• We will do it in the shower and, when we leave, we will rehydrate our heels with oil.

5. To combat dandruff and hair loss

If your hair is greasy, it is not recommended to use it at the roots. You can apply it from medium to ends, with which you will achieve hydration and softness.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of avocado oil (30 g).
• The juice of ½ lemon.
• An egg yolk.

How do we apply it?

• We will mix the avocado oil with the lemon and the egg yolk in a container. If we want a more liquid texture we can add a little water.
• We will massage the scalp with this preparation.
• We will cover our head with a damp towel and let it act for at least two hours.
• After the indicated time we will wash our hair with our usual shampoo.

6. For dry elbows

To prevent and treat dry elbows we will act in the same way as with heels. However, on this occasion, instead of mixing the avocado oil with coarse salt, we will combine it with baking soda.

We will exfoliate once a week.

7. During pregnancy

During pregnancy we can use all these tips to keep the skin in the belly area elastic and hydrated, especially to prevent stretch marks.

8. To nourish the eyebrows and eyelashes

• Every night, before going to bed, with a mascara brush we can apply a drop of avocado oil mixed with castor oil on the eyebrows and eyelashes.
• In this way we will achieve that, in a few weeks, more hair grows to achieve fuller eyebrows and longer and thicker eyelashes.

Avocado oil is an excellent cosmetic. Put the recommendations into practice and get amazing results. Don’t stop trying it!