Back in the day of Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt savoured honey and its powers. Taking a Milk-and-honey bath was a crucial part of her daily beauty regime. Honey has incredible beauty benefits. Why not use this beauty elixir on yourself? Accompany me as we unravel the ultimate secret to radiant skin and beautiful, voluminous hair- honey facial at home!
Beauty benefits of honey
- Honey helps cleanse, soften, moisturize, soothe and tone skin and condition hair and nails.
- It prevents the evaporation of water from the skin, thereby moisturizing it.
- The humectant effect tones puffy skin by drawing out water. Honey stimulates skin oil or sebum production on dry skin. It helps heal cracked or sore skin and has antimicrobial powers.
- Its antioxidants reduce damage from polluted air and encourage healthy skin-cell turnover.
- The acid content in honey maintains and restores the skin’s natural acidity. Healthy skin has a slightly acidic surface. This acidity helps repair damaged skin.
- The acidity also helps prevent infection by encouraging healthy microorganisms on the skin.
- Diluted honey can also restore acidity to freshly washed hair. Most shampoos are alkaline. Therefore, they temporarily destroy the scalp’s pH level (5.5), leaving it prone to dryness.
- Honey has antibacterial properties, and its ability to hold in moisture can keep your skin, from face to feet, healthy and smoother.
- Honey helps exfoliate, soften, and firm skin from head to toe to help both women and men look better.
- Honey masks, manicures, pedicures, and baths have been used since ancient times, and the best part is that you can easily do a honey facial at home.
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Best honey facial at home
Honey Cleanser
- 1/2 tsp honey
- 4 tsp raw milk
Start your honey facial at home with this cleanser.
Take honey in a bowl. Add milk to it. Apply it gently over your face to loosen grime and dead skin cells. Rinse well with water.
Honey Toner
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/2 cucumber juice
Take cucumber juice in a bowl. Add honey to it. Apply it to your face, leave it on for five minutes and rinse off with cold water.
Honey body polish
- 4 tbsp honey
- 1⁄2 cup full-cream milk
Take milk in a bowl. Add honey to it. Apply the body cream all over your body and wash it off after 15-20 minutes.
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Honey exfoliating scrub
For normal or oily skin:
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp ground almonds
- water
For dry skin:
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp castor sugar
- water
Depending on your skin type, mix the above ingredients until you get a bit of runny consistency. Massage the scrub on your clean face for 2-4 minutes. Then wash it off.
Honey face masks
Normal skin
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp milk
dry skin
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp yoghurt
oily skin
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
ageing skin
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp yoghurt
- 1/2 tsp jojoba oil
Depending on your skin type, mix the above ingredients and apply the face mask to your face. Wash it off after 15 minutes.
Honey Hand cream
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp rose water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Take honey in a bowl, and add rose water and olive oil. Mix these ingredients thoroughly. Apply the hand mask to your clean hands and wash it off after 10-15 minutes.
Honey Lip mask
- 1 tsp clarified butter
- A pinch of coffee
- 1/2 tsp honey
Mix clarified butter, coffee and honey in a bowl. Apply the lip mask to clean lips and wipe it off with a clean cloth after 15 minutes. Ensure that you are not wearing any lip makeup.
Honey Moisturizing hair rinse
- 1 tsp honey
- 3-4 cups of water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Take honey and lemon juice in a bowl. Add water and mix thoroughly. After shampooing your hair, give your hair a final rinse with honey hair rinse.
You can use water to quickly rinse your hair after using a hair rinse or leave it as it is.
Honey Hair mask
- 1/2 cup yoghurt/ curd
- 1 tbsp honey
Take yoghurt in a bowl. Add honey to it. Mix both ingredients and apply them from your scalp to the length of your hair. Shampoo your hair after 15 minutes.
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Honey Nail conditioner
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 Garlic
Do not neglect your nails while doing a honey facial at home. Take honey and olive oil in a bowl. Add pounded garlic to it. Massage this mixture into your nails and cuticles, leave for 20 minutes, and then rinse.
Honey Spot treatment
Honey kills acne bacteria. Its high sugar content draws pus from acne spots, and its anti-inflammatories soothe the skin.
Apply honey as a spot treatment 2-3 times a day.