In all the natural ingredients, honey is considered as the most beneficial thing in your kitchen. Especially in the world of beauty, it does wonders! It is used in many desi remedies for skin and hair care. Also, you’ll be surprised to see that many big brands use honey to make products that yield great results. Besides its modern uses, its traditional significance can be highlighted from the fact that it was known as one of Cleopatra’s original beauty secrets in ancient Egypt.
Here are some benefits that will be a solution to many of your beauty problems, so scroll down to discover more about honey.
- Cure wounds
Honey is known for healing wounds. In traditional times, because of its antibacterial properties, honey was used for healing the infected wounds. Also, people used it as a topical ointment. Even today, in many households people still prefer using honey to treat bacterial infections, burn wounds, and ulcers.
Its application is also very simple. Just apply a layer of honey on the infected area and after leaving it for 20-30 minutes wash it off.
- Lightens blemishes
Fed up of using ointments for treating blemishes? Try using honey and get rid of even the most stubborn blemishes and scars. Since honey has exfoliating properties, it eliminates the dead cells and regenerates newer cells revealing brighter skin.
What you need to do is simply put some honey on cotton and dab it onto the blemishes. Leave it for at least an hour and then wash it off. Do this at least for a few days regularly. Since it’s sticky, you can’t leave it on for the whole night.
- Reduces acne
One of the major skin problems that many girls are struggling with. As mentioned earlier, honey is known for its antiseptic properties. Therefore, it cleans impurities from the skin pores and stops bacteria from multiplying further. Using unpasteurized honey that is Manuka honey helps prevent redness and swelling caused by acne.
If you want even better results then try to mix it with some other ingredient to make a paste and then apply it. Leave it for about 20-30 minutes and say goodbye to acne.
- Natural anti-aging product
It’s time to pamper your skin! Honey is a great natural product that prevents your skin from aging. Poppaea Sabina, Cleopatra, Wife of Roman Emperor Nero and other legendary beauties used raw honey to make their skins look youthful. It is a great moisturizer that provides a calming effect to your skin making it look radiant and healthy.
For application, mix 1 tbsp. of honey with 1 tbsp. of milk and apply it in circular motions. You may also mix it with papaya or yogurt to make a mask.
- The secret to soft & smooth hair
You may have seen that many brands such as Garnier, and Pantene use honey to make their products. But these shampoos are not as effective as the natural remedies are. Using honey for hair care, repair split ends, smoothen hair cuticles, and restore natural hair’s shine.
Just simply mix 1 tbsp. of honey with 1 tbsp. of coconut oil. Heat the mixture for 2-3 seconds, and massage your hair with the warm mixture. Rinse your hair after 15-20 minutes.
- Moisturises lips
In winters, you would not find a better moisturizer for your lips than honey. It has enzymes that keep your lips hydrated and also lighten up the tone of lips. It is good to take care of your lips because moisturized and rosy lips are an appealing feature of everyone’s face.
For moisturizing, just apply a thin layer of honey on your lips and leave it for a few minutes. Then wash it lukewarm water.
So what are you waiting for? Start using honey from today to pamper your skin and hair.
