The benefits of honey on the skin

Together with coconut oil, aloe vera and argan oil, honey is one of our favourite natural skincare ingredients. Honey on the skin, although sticky, has numerous benefits.

We’re using Biodroga Vitamin Honey Mask Rich for Lipid-Deficient Skin which is rich cream mask for oil deficient skin, that helps regulate keratinisation processes, balancing and vitalising the skin. It also stabilizes the skin’s moisture level, restores the skin’s lipid and moisture balance and improves skin functions.

Here are some of the many benefits of using honey on the skin, courtesy of DarkLipsTips:

1. Honey Moisturises the Skin

Honey is a natural humectant. It means, honey, steals moisture from the air and fixes it into the skin. It helps to retain your skin hydrous for several hours. So, you will feel smooth and soft skin. Apply one teaspoon of natural honey after cleaning your dry skin. Then massage the skin with it. After massaging, let the honey stay on the skin for 15 minutes. Finally, cleanse your face off with fresh water.

You can also use “Hempz Original Herbal Moisturizer“. It moisturizes, nourishes, hydrates, and protects the skin. This moisturizer also removes the fine lines and wrinkles.

2. Honey Cleanses the Pores

Natural and raw honey contains the properties of antibacterial and enzyme. These two things fight against the building up of bacterial imbalances and poisonings. Thus, it keeps the pores clean. Mix one tablespoon of pure honey with 2 tablespoons of coconut /jojoba oil. Apply this combination on your dry skin or face and massage in a circular motion. But, don’t apply on the eye areas. Rinse the skin off with tepid water.

You can also use “Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay Deep Pore Cleansing“. It is a 100% natural, world’s most powerful and best-selling pore cleanser.

3. Honey Exfoliates the Skin

Some natural agents, like antioxidants, enzymes, and nutrients are found available in honey. They hydrate, cleanse, and nourish your skin perfectly. The combination of honey and baking soda is a great treatment to renew cells by slough off the dead/dry cells on the skin. It will present you a glowing and radiant touch on your skin. Combine one tablespoon of baking soda with two tablespoons of honey. After cleaning your affected skin, apply this paste and rub your skin in a circular motion. Then wash your face off.

You can also use “Cure Natural Aqua Gel, Best-selling exfoliator in Japan“. It is formulated with natural plant extracts and even suitable for the most delicate skin tone.

4. Honey Removes Scars

Reducing scars from face, skin, body, and lips are one of the best benefits of honey. It is rich with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory combinations that make the scars disappeared from your face. It helps to regenerate the tissues of your skin by healing the scars. Massaging with honey and olive/coconut oil hydrates and recovers the cells of the skin. Mix one teaspoon olive/coconut oil with one teaspoon honey. Apply these elements on the damaged skin and pat politely for two minutes, then cover it with a warm cloth and leave it until cool the cloth. You should follow it regularly if you want a fast recovery from the scars.

5. Honey Treats Acne

Treating acne is a bigger one among the benefits of honey for skin care. Acne may be appearing on your skin for the breakouts of bacteria in your skin level. Lots of antifungal and antibacterial traits are abundant in honey. These traits hamper the bacteria to grow up. Honey has also anti-inflammatory features that will quiet your irritation and redness from the skin. Massage your acne-prone skin with this ingredient for 18 minutes. Then wash your face off with clean water. Thus, you can treat your acne prone skin with honey.

6. Honey Protects Your Skin from Damages

Some other benefits of honey for skin are- it protects your skin from various environmental damages and oxidative along with hydrating your skin. The antioxidants found in honey repairs your skin too. Mix two tablespoonfuls of pure honey with one cup of lukewarm water, then pour them into a warm basin of water. Now time to take a bath with this water.

A rich cream mask that helps regulate keratinization processes, balancing and vitalizing the skin. Stabilises the skin’s moisture level, restores the skin’s lipid and moisture balance and improves skin functions.