What is Olive Oil?
Obtained from the fresh fruits of the ancient Mediterranean olive tree (Olea europaea) through the cold pressing method, olive oil has been an indispensable and precious part of cosmetic and beauty rituals for centuries. At Lacinia, we bring this unique heritage of nature together with modern cosmetic science and offer it to your skin's service. Thanks to the rich oleic acid, linoleic acid, natural squalene, and phenolic antioxidants it contains, it is a magnificent botanical ingredient that protects the skin against the abrasive effects of external factors. Rightly known as "liquid gold" in the beauty world, this precious oil provides long-lasting comfort by harmonizing perfectly with the skin's natural lipid barrier.
Benefits in Skin Care
Olive oil intensely nourishes the skin and greatly supports the preservation of its elasticity thanks to its rich fatty acid profile. The high-quality and pure olive oil extracts we use in Lacinia formulas slow down moisture loss by creating a thin, breathable protective barrier on the upper layer of the skin. Additionally, being rich in vitamins E and K naturally found in its structure, it creates a cosmetic shield against free radicals and supports the smooth appearance of the skin.
- Intensely Nourishes: It provides the lipid support the skin needs with its essential fatty acids and vitamins, nourishing the skin deeply and permanently.
- Perfectly Softens: It smoothes rough, flaky-prone, and dried skin texture, adding a velvety and exceptionally soft touch to the skin.
- Provides Radiance and Vitalizes: It supports dull, lifeless, and tired-looking skin with its antioxidant richness, providing a natural, healthy glow and wonderful vitality.
How to Use?
Lacinia's skin care creams, body lotions, and relaxing massage oils specially enriched with olive oil are highly suitable for daily use. Applying it to cleansed skin by massaging with soft and circular movements ensures better penetration of the product and increases its relaxing effect. Especially when used after a shower while the skin is still slightly damp, it exhibits a much more effective, long-lasting moisturizing performance by trapping water in the skin. When used regularly in night care routines, it allows the nourishing properties to be felt at the maximum level while the skin rests.
Who Can Use It?
Olive oil formulations offer a perfect, restorative-looking care especially for normal, dry, and very dry skin types. Mature skins can safely benefit from the nourishing power of olive oil to reduce the appearance of age-related loss of elasticity and make the skin look plumper. However, due to its intense and rich structure, it may be a more suitable cosmetic choice for skin types that actively produce excessive sebum (oil) or are very prone to acne to use it for body care rather than the face area.
Things to Consider
Since it is a very intense, deeply nourishing, and rich botanical oil, it may occasionally show a comedogenic effect (clog pores) on oily skin with large pore problems. For this reason, it is important to evaluate its suitability for your skin type before applying it directly to the face area. As with any new cosmetic product, testing it on a small part of the skin before wide-scale application is always the safest approach cosmetically.