Transform your beauty routine with these expert tips which will make your skin brighter and healthier with organic, extra virgin olive oil and cruelty-free products
Skincare in spring and summer is one of the challenges that, with an eye to the holidays, more people face. Improving your beauty routine is essential for a healthy, luminous and visibly less tired face. Although in the cosmetics sector there are numerous products with ingredients obtained in laboratories, there are other organic options that preserve all the benefits that nature provides. One of those options, little-known in that field but highly healthy for the skin, is extra virgin olive oil. Its numerous and always beneficial properties have made that olive juice one of the favourite elements in dermatology.
Organic, cruelty-free and sustainable
In Alevoo, extra virgin olive oil is the center of our proposal. In addition to our premium and organic extra virgin olive oils, with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) “Sierra de Cazorla” and certified by the Andalusian Committee for Organic Agriculture (CAAE), we have our own line of organic cosmetics made of EVOO for the entire family and all skin types. They are made with our own formulations developed from our headquarters, since Mónica, founder of the firm along with her other three sisters, is a pharmacist.
Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) and its healthy properties
There are many and numerous benefits that extra virgin olive oil brings to the body when it is digested, and also when it is applied to the skin. Before discovering them, it should be emphasized that olive oil is not the same as extra virgin olive oil. The properties of the second are much greater. “Our organic cosmetics made of our organic extra virgin olive oil contain the antioxidants, vitamin E and polyphenols necessary to maintain the skin’s microbiota, which is responsible for maintaining the natural hydration of the skin, which is essential for preserving the skin barrier, the invisible mantle that protects our skin from external aggressions”, Monica introduces.
Among all the benefits of EVOO, we would like to highlight:
- Thanks to its antioxidants, it prevents the release of free radicals -responsible for premature aging of the skin-, slows down molecular oxidation and reduces damage caused by external agents (pollution, sunlight or blue light)
- It has moisturizing, emollient, soothing, anti-inflammatory and regenerating properties.
At Alevoo we are committed to a completely different organic cosmetic. We avoid greasy formulations, with a bad smell and complicated applications. “We are different in the composition of our products: it is non-comedogenic, which allows our cosmetics to be suitable for all skin types (dry, normal, mixed and with a greasy tendency). It acts from the inside of the skin and provides the hydration that the skin needs”. That achieves elastic, hydrated, comfortable and soft skin, united to delicate, soft aromas that provide a feeling of well-being.
A respectful beauty routine
The products require a proper and skin-friendly beauty routine. Mónica explains it as follows: ”We recommend a minimalist beauty routine based on cleansing and hydrating the skin. The most important step is cleaning: in the morning, to remove both sweat and the remains of substance generated by the skin itself during the night; and at night, to remove traces of contamination and makeup”.
“Washing the skin with our artisan soap, it gets clean, elastic and without astringent effect (dry feeling). Then, on clean and dry skin, we apply the serum, made of powerful antioxidant agents, hyaluronic acid, moisturizing agents, aloe vera among other compounds. We massage and pamper the skin for the proper absorption of the serum and the skin is ready for the subsequent eye contour and cream applications”
“We apply the eye contour with small touches around the skin favouring microcirculation, drainage and avoiding dark circles, congestion and bags around the eye. Finally, we apply the cream: in the morning, our day cream with SPF 15 provides hydration, elasticity and softness, protects from pollution and external agents and favours the absorption of vitamin D so necessary for the body; and at night, our night cream provides nutrition and regeneration to the skin”.
The experience counts
Alevoo commits to have a positive impact on people’s lives and the environment while providing their customers and consumers with premium quality products 100% made in Spain. “Our cosmetic line made of our extra virgin olive oil is the result of everything that our ancestors instilled within us. We have grown up seeing our parents, grandparents and relatives make their own soaps at home. They also applied EVOO directly to their hands, body, face and hair. We had the raw material at home and the only thing we have done is professionalize the process and showcase the benefits of such powerful ingredient. We have improved the galenic and added other super powerful active ingredients to our extra virgin olive oil”, concludes Carolina, cofounding partner of Alevoo.
