Holiday is the time when you can spend time with your family and children without any tension or burden of work. You can celebrate your holiday with your family, friends and children by giving holiday gifts to your family and friends. You can either make handmade gifts or customize them to give them to your family and friends.

Nowadays, handmade and DIY gifts are very trendy and fashionable. You can give olive oil based gifts to each other that represent taking care of one another’s health and heart. Whether you are giving olive oil based healthy drinks or olive oil based beauty products or olive oil bottles, It is representing your care and love for your family and friends. This article will guide you on how you can use olive oil for making different holiday gifts including skin care remedies, skin care products or olive oil drinks etc.

Perfect holiday gift idea; infused olive oil:

Olive oil is a multifunctional ingredient that gives a tangy and salty flavor to your dish and its flavor goes well with herbs like garlic etc. and spices like chilies etc. It provides healthy substances, inflammation reducing substances, vitamins and minerals to your body. Infused olive oil is the best gift that can be given to a chef or food lover. A recipe for making infused olive oil is given below.

1. How to make infused olive oil?

Ingredients and directions for making infused olive oil are given below:

Ingredients:

For making infused olive oil, you need following ingredients:

1. High quality and pure extra virgin olive oil for the best taste and health benefits
2. Chopped herbs like thyme, rosemary, basil and garlic
3. Spices like chili flakes, lemon zest and cinnamon sticks
4. Dark colored glass bottles which can be customized as well

Directions:

1. The very step for making infused olive oil is choosing the flavors. You can make a simple rosemary and garlic infused olive oil or a spicy chili infused olive oil. It all depends on you which flavor you want to make.
2. If you are making herbs infused with olive oil, you should wash your herbs properly before chopping them so that no dirt is attached to their leaves. If you are making spicy chilies infused with olive oil, no proper washing and preparations are needed.
3. Now take your olive oil and pour it in the cooking pan. Add your chopped herbs or spices in it and heat it on medium to low heat for 10–15 minutes so that all the flavors blend with each other well. You can stir your oil when needed. After it is cooked, turn the burner off and let it cool down for 10–15 minutes.
4. After your oil is cooled, Strain it with a strainer and transfer it to your bottle.
5. You can also attach a label to the bottles with ingredients or some note written on it. It will give a customized and trendy touch to your gift.

2. DIY skincare gifts with olive oil:

Olive oil is a very beneficial ingredient that can be used for cooking and for making DIY skincare remedies or products. It contains many protecting substances, inflammation reducing substances, minerals and vitamins that are very healthy for our skin, nerves, joints, bones and brain. People who like to apply natural ingredients on their skin can use olive oil based skincare products because they are the best for their skin. It is an anti-aging ingredient that is naturally found on earth.

Different olive oil DIY skincare gifts that you can give to your guests are:

• Olive oil body scrub:

Olive oil body scrub is a natural cleansing gift that makes your skin smooth and refreshing. You can make it easily at home by using olive oil, sugar and any essential oil. Take one cup of sugar and add half cup of extra virgin olive oil in it along with a few drops of essential oil like lavender oil or peppermint oil for a refreshing fragrance. Now mix all the ingredients, pour the scrub in a small jar and decorate the jar to have a customized look.

You can make olive oil lotion by using olive oil, coconut oil and a few drops of essential oil. Add half cup of olive oil, one cup of coconut oil and few drops of essential oil in a mixing bowl and mix them well so that they are completely blended. Now transfer it to a small jar and tie some ribbon to decorate it. It is very helpful for moisturizing and nourishing your skin.

• Olive oil lip balm:

Olive oil lip balm is very easy to make by using olive oil and coconut oil. Take an equal amount of both ingredients and mix them well. Now add it in a small tin or jar and decorate it with some ribbon or label. It will keep your lips hydrated if you use it on a daily basis.

• Olive oil hair treatment:

You can make olive oil hair shampoo, a conditioner or hair oil that is very beneficial for your scalp and hair growth. You just need to mix olive oil in a few drops of lavender oil and mix them well. Just apply it on your scalp before taking a bath and wash your hair with a nice shampoo. It will along-lasting shine in your hair. 

3. Customizing olive oil bottles:

You can handmade or customize olive oil bottles to showcase your creativity. You can paint olive oil bottles or attach a label on it with some advice or ingredients written on it. It will help to make your holiday gift look better and more beautiful. Some ideas for customizing olive oil bottles are:

• Handmade labels:

You can make handmade labels so that they can be attached to the olive oil bottles. You can write a lovely note like “Made with love” in a beautiful and unique font to make your bottle beautiful. Furthermore, you can also write some advice or ingredients for making olive oil skincare on these labels.

• Decorations:

You can decorate your bottles or jars with the help of ribbons. You can tie nude color ribbon around the neck of your discolored olive oil bottle or jar. Furthermore, you can also tie a cinnamon stick or a small spring of rosemary with ribbon around your olive oil bottle.

• Customized tags:

You can also hand customized tags around the neck of your olive oil bottle. You can write recipes or ingredients required for making olive oil, hair oil or skincare products etc. Furthermore, you can also write some cute notes to make your guests happy.

• Engraved bottles:

You can make your gift more satisfying for your guest by engraving their names on the olive oil bottles. It will give them a sense of happiness and love from your side. You can also engrave some beautiful holiday quotes to make your holiday memorable. 

Do you want to make this holiday special for your guests? Prepare olive oil based DIY gifts for them by using our premium quality extra virgin olive oil. Whether you make infused olive oil or olive oil skincare or mix olive oil with herbs or spices, it will give a holiday and customized look to your holiday gift. Don't waste time and use our extra virgin olive oil for making your holiday DIY gifts to make this holiday special for your family and friends.