Have you ever heard of using honey for face skin?

I must admit I wasn’t convinced at first.

After all, it might be really effective… Honey will be a saver for many of you. It is one of the substances that rebuild skin lipid coat in a better/more effective way. That is why, if you tend to cleanse your skin too intensively or some substances don’t work on your skin (leave it dry) – honey skin treatment at home may come to rescue.

Why is honey cut out for cleansing & hydrating your face?

Honey turns out to have pH that is similar to the pH of human skin. Obviously, it depends on the type of honey yet it usually ranges from 3.8 to 4.9. You should know that honeydew honey has a higher pH than nectar honey and we should use the one having higher pH for face care. They work better for keeping skin lipid coat balanced (or restoring it).

Honey has far more benefits which enhance skin. Let me write them down – in remembrance of honey 🙂

• perfect pH going along with human skin;
• hygroscopic properties (absorbs dust and dead cells);
• disinfecting and anti-bacterial properties;
• heals and prevents pimples;
• soothes skin, alleviates irritations and redness;
• neutral to the skin lipid coat;
• no disturbance of defensive functions of skin;
• helps lock water in deep skin layers;
• heals skin inflammation;
• relieves extremely dry skin, brightens, adds elasticity.

Honey in skin care – conditioning substances

What does honey contain that makes it an irreplaceable medication and beauty product? Apart from antibiotic substances (lysozym, inhibin, apicidin) that work against staphs, streptococcus, Bacillus anthracis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and yeast-like fungi, honey turns out to abound in valuable nutrients essential for the whole body (including skin):

• chloride,
• potassium,
• manganese,
• cobalt,
• folic acid,
• pantothenic acid,
• biotin,
• vitamins A, B1, B2. B6, B12, C.

At-home honey face skin treatment – step by step

You need liquid honey (right, a face comes useful, too). If your honey is crystallized – slightly heat it up. Condensed honey may trigger skin irritation as it contains sugar crystals causing micro damage in epidermis.

Gently rub warm, liquid honey between your palms and add a drop of lukewarm water (mineral water, distilled water, herbal infusion e.g. camomile, nettle or horsetail infusion, a favorite face hydrosol); next, apply this pulp to face skin and gently massage your skin. I like to use a special roller (jade roller) and massage honey-covered skin for 5 minutes. Finally, rinse the honey off the face – it easily comes off with warm water.

Face skin honey treatment – how often?

Even though applying honey to face skin is safe (of course there’s an exception, if you’re allergic to honey, don’t use it in your skin care), you can’t go too far. I apply honey to the skin once a week – on Saturday or Sunday mornings. It’s enough to keep the skin clean, moisturised and relieved.

I hope you got at least slightly interested in this natural skin cleansing technique and that it’s going to save many dry faces. Take care <3