{"id":2141,"date":"2009-03-09T12:27:21","date_gmt":"2009-03-09T17:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=2141"},"modified":"2009-03-09T12:27:21","modified_gmt":"2009-03-09T17:27:21","slug":"new-uses-for-the-good-old-avocado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/new-uses-for-the-good-old-avocado\/","title":{"rendered":"New Uses for the Good Old Avocado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"None\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2142\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/avocado1.jpg\" alt=\"Avocado\" width=\"448\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/avocado1.jpg 448w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/avocado1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We all know it makes a delicious dip, but this tropical fruit is beneficial to skin and hair, too.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rich in potassium and vitamins B, E, and K, avocados, and the oil they provide, are regenerative and moisturizing.\u00a0 The oil is pressed from the pulp that surrounds the avocado pit and is very emollient.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Great Uses for Avocado<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Mash a ripe avocado and apply to face, let sit for 3-5 minutes and rinse.\u00a0 Provides skin with nutrients and protection.<\/li>\n<li>Apply avocado oil to hair and scalp and wrap in a towel for 30 minutes, shampoo as usual.\u00a0 Do this twice monthly for added softness and body.<\/li>\n<li>Use the oil as a makeup remover.\u00a0 Gentle on delicate skin and won\u2019t leave eyes \u201cfilmy\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Use as a base oil and add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to create your own nutrient packed body oil.<\/li>\n<li>Give baby an avocado oil massage.\u00a0 Soothing and gentle.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Be sure to buy organically grown avocados, whether eating them or using for skin care.\u00a0\u00a0 Plain avocado oil can be purchased at most health food stores or try <a title=\"Primavera Organic Avocado Oil\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saffronrouge.com\/primavera\/plant-base-oils\/primavera-organic-avocado-oil\" target=\"_blank\">Primavera Organic Avocado Oil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Image credit:\u00a0 nathangibbs at Flickr.com, under Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know it makes a delicious dip, but this tropical fruit is beneficial to skin and hair, too.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rich in potassium and vitamins B, E, and K, avocados, and the oil they provide, are regenerative and moisturizing.\u00a0 The oil is pressed from the pulp that surrounds the avocado pit and is very emollient. <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/new-uses-for-the-good-old-avocado\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":2142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[11,335,12,133],"tags":[619,2061,292,1855,1448,3485,26,3362,9011,361],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/avocado1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}