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OLIVE OIL: NO LONGER CONFINED TO THE KITCHEN
One product that can soften your cuticles, condition your hair, moisture your body, diminish sun damage to your skin and serve as a shaving product is sitting in your kitchen.
Extra virgin olive oil, rich in vitamins and antioxidants, helps soften skin without leaving behind clogged pores, extra grease or an overwhelming scent, says Alex Fiori, owner of Salon Di Marco & Day Spa, 733 Massachusetts St.
for inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis, she says.
Fiori, a native of Italy, where people have been lathering up with olive oil for hundreds of years, says when it comes to at-home beauty remedies, our grandmothers were ahead of their time. Vitamin-rich olive oil has also proven to be a successful treatment
By simply carrying that bottle of olive oil from the kitchen to the bathroom, you can cut down on the money spent purchasing multiple bath and beauty products. Instead of using shaving creams, gels or soaps, spread olive oil on your skin before shaving to prevent over drying or irritation of the skin as a result of the razor's exfoliating action. Also, after massaging a few tablespoons of olive oil into your hair, Fiori says to let it sit for up to an hour before shampooing to help repair split ends and eliminate dandruff by softening the scalp.
Elyse Weidner
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SWIMMING CAN MAKE YOU SICK
Germs in pools and natural bodies of water put swimmers at risk for eye, skin, stomach and respiratory problems.
Don't be fooled by the clear blue of a sparkling spring lake or a newly opened pool. Contaminants from rainwater runoff, sewage and human and animal waste can pollute these waters enough to cause diarrhea, infections and rashes if you swallow the water, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Always shower before getting into the water. Your butt has about 0.14 grams of feces on it (even after wiping), which can contaminate public pool water. Though pools are chlorinated,
it takes up to an hour for chlorine to disinfect the pool. Some bacteria that cause diarrhea take longer to kill. You only have to swallow a small amount of tainted water to be at risk for diarrhea.
It is especially important to avoid swallowing natural water because it is not chemically treated. Avoid swimming after rainfalls because the rain can move animal droppings on land into the water.
And please, don't pee in the pool.
Source: Centers for Disease Control Kim Wallace
HOW WE met
On again, off again
Ashley Guerrero, Topea junior, and Richardo Becerra, Kansas City sophomore, spoke briefly at the new student orientation in 2004. They met again at the University block party and became friends through HAWK Link activities and by working together at The Market in the Kansas Union. The following summer they had a week-long fling, but Becerra says he had mixed feelings about getting back with Guerrero.
"At one point in time, I didn't like her," he says. "At other points in time, she was my best friend."
Becerra eventually came around and he and Guerrero have been dating for two months.
'08 $\rightarrow$ JAYPLAY '04.05.2007
Matthew Foster