* [added author's name to last sentence.] A book called "The Healing Power of Olive Oil" by Cal Orey suggests truly many uses for olive oil.

A lot of them seem like they couldn't hurt, and why not try? Sometimes the suggested solution is cheaper than the standard non-olive oil solution and far less likely to have side effects, so why not give it a go?

Like dealing with kid's head lice by shampooing their hair in olive oil and leaving it on for half an hour. Even Orey, the olive oil enthusiast, says it might work, and it might not, but since the standard treatment putting pesticide on your child's head, give olive oil a chance.