The Night My Towel Betrayed Me: Oleia Had My Back 🛀🏻🐜

Hey there! 🙋🏻️

I’m switching gears today and telling you a little story—a traumatic one for me but an entertaining one nonetheless. 😂

So I was in the shower, lights off, trying to decompress. You know that kind of shower—the I-just-want-dark-and-silent one. I had just finished rinsing off, all relaxed, when I reached out for my towel in the dim light.

I wiped my face and neck gently—and boom, crash the lightning flashed! (get my reference? Lol) 💥💥💥

Burn. Sting. Confusion. Why does my skin feel like it’s on fire? Why am I feeling little bits under my fingertips? Is my skin peeling? Is this a horror movie?? Am I being attacked???

Nope. Ants. 🙈

I turned on the lights and looked at my hand.

Black ants. A ga-jillion black ants.

On my fingers. Moving. Biting.

Cue: internal scream. 😱 I threw the towel down and jumped back into the shower so fast that I even surprised myself ngl.

Apparently, my towel had become a favorite hangout spot for ants while I wasn’t looking—probably drawn to the moisture or warmth. How was I supposed to know ants like damp towels?? And in that peaceful, dim moment (I didn’t turn on the lights, and the windows barely let anything in), I unknowingly smeared a handful of them across my face and neck. 😭

The stinging got worse by the second. No itch yet, just straight-up burning. My skin was swelling. Angry little welts were forming. Definitely not the post-shower calm I had in mind.

My mind frantic as I look at the damage. It was straight out of a creature feature if the creature were millions of ants.

But thank goodness I had Oleia Lavender Oil on hand. 🪻

After drying off with a new non-ant infested towel, I reached for my bottle gently massaged it onto the burning areas, slapped on a cold compress, and did some deep breathing to remind myself I wasn’t dying—just traumatized.

And you know what?

Within minutes, everything calmed down. The swelling faded, the redness eased, and the burning stopped. It didn’t itch like I expected after the burn. By bedtime, the welts were barely visible. It was almost like nothing happened—except the ✨emotional damage✨.

Oleia Lavender Oil is formulated with anti-inflammatory oils like moringa seed, olive, cetylated fatty acids, but it’s that lavender essential oil that really knows how to hush irritated skin. I usually use it for minor itches, insect bites, or just calming down after a long day—but I didn’t expect it to literally rescue my face from an army of ants. 🪖🐜

So if you've ever underestimated the danger of a dark towel in a dark room or trusted too blindly in the peace of your own bathroom, you are not alone.

Moral lesson: Don’t shower in the dark. Or at least check your towels before you do.

Or—if you’re feeling adventurous—just have a bottle of Oleia on hand. 💜

Oleia 1: Ants 0: L traumatized

Show me your bottle and I’ll show you mine? 'Til next time! 😝

xo, L