Can olive oil be used for massage in summer also?

yes we massage zoey with olive oil everyday before bath...

 

Doesn't Olive oil darken the skin?
Or may be it is due to the oiliness that it leaves ?

 

ramya we use almond oil as well as olive. zoey is fairer than wat she was at birth, lol

 

I used olive oil initially and when i 'thought' it was beginning to darken, i switched to almond oil....

Pooh - do u mix both?

 

no ramya, watever is available i use, i used to mix before, but really this skin darkening is a myth

 

the logical part of my brain is wondering at this, Rums. Isn't the skin colour determined by the content of melanin. Does olive have some kind of colouring agent in them? I think it is our conditioning because we keep reading about "olive skin" when they talk about darker skinned europeans?!? I use "nallennai" now a days and it does look like my skin is tanned, but then I also have very little dry skin now!

 

Tikka - I think it is what gauri said ..... it is greasy and hence the skin may appear to be darker and may be oily.

 

Deepchiran,

Olive and coconut oils can be used this summer as they are cooling in nature. Do not keep any oils over the body, just massage and wash off immediately.