Benny Blanco Reveals His Secret To Never Getting A Hangover

Benny Blanco is sharing his secret to avoiding hangovers with fans, and while it may sound disgusting, according to experts, it works!

The songwriter recently appeared on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,' where he shared his hangover cure with the nighttime talk show host.

How Does Benny Blanco Avoid Hangovers?

Of course, it is fun to drink with friends, but the next morning may not always be as fun because the cost of drinking usually comes with hangovers.

But Benny Blanco has one piece of advice for those who want to avoid the pain of the next morning.

"Olive oil, you take a shot," Blanco told Fallon as he held up a shot of olive oil. "My friend Nino taught me this. These old guys from Italy come in, they said,' Before you drink, you take a shot of [olive oil], you can't get hungover. Impossible.'" Blanco added.

The two then took shots of olive oil, which Blanco enjoyed, but Fallon clearly was scarred for life. "Wow, now I need this wine," Fallon said as he grabbed the red wine that was sitting on the table.

"Yeah now you get drunk, it's actually just to get you drunk," Blanco then added.

Olive Oil Shots Are Proven To Prevent Hangovers

It seems like Benny Blanco may be on to something, as Employees Only LA co-founder Dushan Zaric explains why olive oil may help prevent a hangover.

“It is a good idea to drink one ounce of lemon juice and one ounce of cold pressed virgin olive oil mixed with cinnamon before you go out to drink," Zaric said, per GQ.

According to Zaric, lemon juice will balance the acidity that alcohol brings into your system and help your liver cleanse better and faster, while olive oil will line your stomach and let the alcohol absorb into your system at a slower rate.

Fans Of Benny Blanco Agree With The Olive Oil Trick

After watching the clip, many fans took to the comments section, including one user who claimed her Italian mother used olive oil to cure everything.

"My Italian mom told me the same: you’ll drink olive oil. You’re constipated: olive oil. You have a kidney stone: olive oil. You have muscle pain: olive oil," the user stated.

"It’s a running gag among our friends and family, but the thing is that it works most of the time," they added.

"My mom told me about this a long time ago!" another chimed in as one fan expressed, "Exactly, that's what I do every single time; then the blood won't absorb the alcohol fast, so we don't get drunk fast."

Social Media Users Share Their Experience With The Olive Oil Trick

Another Instagram user shared a similar thought: "I believe him. My mom gave us a spoon of extra virgin olive oil every day when we were toddlers until elementary [school]; that way, our stomachs were protected, and it worked!"

They added, "We never got those annoying stomach bugs at school; nowadays, kids come home with 50 different viruses every week."

A third chimed in, "Yes! I have done this since my university age until now, every time before having a party or night out, I'll get a shot of virgin olive oil; it works magic, no hangover, and I'm less drunk."

"True. We’re Sicilian. My mother told me she gave my Dad a large spoonful before he’d get together with his hard-drinking brothers-in-law," another shared.

Fans 10/10 Recommend The Olive Oil Shot Trick

The comments did not stop there, as many other Instagram users expressed similar thoughts and experiences. "My coworker swears by this! Her family is from Europe!" one user commented.

"It's true, the liver processes both alcohol and fats, drinking/eating healthy fats helps absorb alcohol slower. Eating an avocado beforehand works as well," another said.

One Instagram user expressed, "In the south of Spain, they do the same. It's very warm, and you drink a lot, so it's a way not to get drunk that fast."

"We used to do it in Athens before going out back in the day. It worked!" another shared.

While this trick may work to cure hangovers, please drink responsibly.