Natural Beauty 101: Honey

With so much already weighing on our shoulders, the last thing that should be a concern is staying beautiful without using harsh chemicals on our skin or paying an arm & leg for the best natural products. Below you’ll find a few tips on how to pamper hair & skin with the least expensive yet most valuable beauty product available: Honey!

Honey for your face:

1.Honey Mask: Apply pure honey to your face and allow it to set until dry. This will take about 15 minutes. Once dry, rinse your face with warm water. (you can also add vitamin E oil & almond oil for better results)

2.Honey scrub: Mix 1 teaspoon of honey with a little almond flour into the palm of your hand. Gently apply on your face for a facial scrub. Rinse your face with warm water to remove honey scrub.

3.Daily facial cleanser: Mix 1 teaspoon of honey with a little milk powder into the palm of your hand. Apply on your face to clean away dirt and makeup and then rinse with warm water.

4.Skin toner: To firm, smooth, and moisturize your skin, combine 1 peeled, cored apple with 1 tablespoon of honey in a blender. Pulse honey mixture until smooth. Gently apply honey mixture on face and allow it to remain for 15 minutes. Rinse your face with warm water to remove the honey mixture.

Honey for your body:

1.Body glow bath: To moisturize, smooth, and get an all over body glow, keep a jar of honey next to your bath. Apply honey on your skin and pat dry using both hands. While patting your skin, the honey will get sticky and gently pull up your skin. Rinse away the honey when you are done.

2.Honey bath: For sweet smelling and soft skin, add ¼ to ½ cup of honey to your bath water ( for a honey-milk bath add the same amount of milk or cream to your water).

3.Smoothing Skin Lotion: Mix 1 teaspoon honey with 1 teaspoon olive oil and ¼ teaspoon lemon juice. Rub into hands, elbows, heels & other dry areas. Leave on for 10 minutes then rinse off with water.

Honey for your hair:

1.Shiny Hair: To add some shine to your hair, mix 1 teaspoon of honey, a squeeze of fresh lemon, and 1 quart of warm water. Shampoo your hair as usual and then pour the honey mixture on your hair. Allow your hair to dry as normal. You do not have to rinse out the honey mixture (of course this is for those going natural days).

2.Hair conditioner: For healthy hair and scalp, combine ½ cup of honey and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Saturate your hair with the honey mixture, put on a shower cap and allow it to remain on hair for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, shampoo and rinse your hair as you normally do.