Honey – one of the few sweet things that’s actually good for you, inside and out. Honey’s packed with probiotics, enzymes and antioxidants, all of which combine to help deliver nutrients to the skin. It’s also a humectant, which means that it can easily retain moisture. As such, it’s able to help boost dermal hydration without making the skin feel oily.
Gently exfoliating by nature, honey can easily be made into a makeshift mask. If you want to give yourself a quick treatment, simply wet your face with warm water and apply 1/2 – 1 tsp of honey and gently massage it into your skin. Leave it on for a minute or two before rinsing it off and resuming with your usual skincare routine.
Because it’s so mild, applying honey topically is suitable for all skin types. Those of you with dry skin can benefit from its natural moisturizing properties while oilier skin types can take advantage by letting honey help with rebalancing the skin’s hydration levels. Honey can even be used as a natural acne treatment. Due to its anti-inflammatory nature, honey can help to combat bacteria on the skin and calm redness. It’s no secret that honey has been used to treat wounds for centuries, which is why it’s also brilliant at speeding up the healing process.
Though it may not be within honey’s capabilities to completely eradicate wrinkles, it has been proclaimed to aid in softening their visibility. One of the best anti-aging honeys is manuka, which has been reputed to lend a helping hand in rebalancing the pH levels of the skin and slow the dermal aging process. It’s also pretty tasty.