Honey is a common ingredient among natural skin remedies. Honey is used to give a paste like texture to various natural powders that benefit skin. Honey provides therapeutic value to skin and helps natural remedies work more effectively. Honey is also used on hair treatments to add shine to hair. Honey is a natural anti-irritant and anti bacterial solution that helps soften and lighten skin. Honey also has healing properties and helps heal burns and minor abrasions faster. Honey is a humectant, which means that it attracts and retains water. Therefore honey applied on the skin helps keep the skin hydrated. Honey is also known to treat burns and injuries as this viscous liquid absorbs excess water from surrounding tissues and helps heal wounds faster.
Honey is also used to treat health disorders. Vitamin B complex in honey helps maintain skin and a good complexion. Having a warm glass of water with the juice of half a lemon and a teaspoon of honey first thing in the morning on an empty stomach helps flush toxins and avoids constipation. Ingesting honey instead of sugar is also a favored route to reduce calories and aid weight loss. Honey is fast gaining recognition as a natural solution for varied skin, hair and health disorders given its therapeutic benefits.
Honey is used in natural face masks, moisturizers, cleansing lotions, scrubs and exfoliators. Honey is used as an effective natural moisturizer by adding a little rose water, glycerin and vinegar. This mixture can be applied regularly after cleansing the skin. Tomato juice mixed with honey is an effective natural remedy to help control open pores. Applying honey mixed with coarsely ground almonds or oatmeal works as an effective scrub to cleanse and exfoliate the skin. This treatment also helps lighten skin color. Honey can also be mixed with mashed banana and a teaspoon of milk powder to moisturize the skin. This treatment works well for skin exposed to sunlight and extreme weather conditions such as heat and parching winds. Honey also makes an effective firming face mask when added to a teaspoon of glycerin and one egg white. A little flour can be added to make it into paste. Apply this mixture, allow it to dry and rinse it off with cold water. Honey is also used to add shine to hair by adding a teaspoon of honey in a glass of water, which can be used as a final rinse after shampooing.