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Mediterranean Miracle.(use of olives in beauty products)
Byline: CHRISTINA HAN editor: Sarah Brown
The little green fruit revered by Greek gods steals the beauty spotlight as a main ingredient in everything from bubble bath to body oil.
On the Acropolis stands a tree whose branches are full with shiny, oval-shaped leaves. Its trunk, punctuated by deep wrinkles and twisted, weather-beaten bark, is more telling of its age--estimated to be anywhere from hundreds to thousands of years old. As Greek mythology goes, this is the tree Athena offered to Zeus when he challenged the gods to provide the leading city of the ancient world with the most useful gift to humanity. Athena won (hence the name Athens), and it's no surprise why: In addition to being classical emblems of peace and benediction, olives--specifically the oil pressed from their fruit and leaves, dubbed "liquid gold" by Homer--were used by athletes (and warriors) to anoint their bodies, and by women to condition their hair and skin. The ancient Egyptians used them medicinally; the Bible mentions the fruit as a natural healer. Fast-forward a few centuries, and olive oil is making new headlines as a politically correct replacement for shark-liver oil (previously used as an emollient ...
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