Honey Masks Brings Out Your Skin’s Natural Beauty

Honey Masks Brings Out Your Skin’s Natural Beauty

Honey Masks - the sweet byproduct of bees is very good for skin. It is a “humectants” that attracts and keeps moisture inside the skin. It makes the skin more supple and elastic.

The ancient Greeks first discovered the honey’s benefits for the skin. It helps the skin to be softer and younger looking. Through the years, many scientists from different cultures and civilizations discovered honey’s other benefits. It had been discovered that honey is a natural antibacterial and antiseptic agent. The amino acids and enzymes of honey cure acne by cleansing skin pores and preventing microbes from growing on the skin.

Honey is a natural sun block. Its antioxidant properties help protect the skin block harmful UV rays of the sun. Darker honeys contain more antioxidant. The darker the honey, the more effective it is as a sun block.

Not everyone use honey masks because it is sticky and messy. The preparation takes a bit time, and won’t help in your daily routine if you are always in a hurry every morning. But if you want to get rid of your acne problems, and you want to make your skin softer, more supple and younger-looking, it is best to use honey masks as a part of your daily skin care ritual.

Recipes for Honey Masks

When you combine honey with other natural and organic skin care ingredients, you can create your own honey masks. This will help in the most common skin problems like acne, dark spots and scars.

You will find hundreds of recipes for honey masks. You can combine honey with almost any ingredient like milk, lemon, oatmeal, papaya, and other fruits and vegetables. It is not only natural and organic, it is very affordable too.

Lavender and honey recipe is a simple combination of one tablespoon of raw honey and three drops of lavender oil. A regular 15-minute application on the face can help improve the skin’s moisture.

For sensitive skin, mix half tablespoon of honey with half slice of banana, a quarter-cup of cooked oatmeal with milk, and egg.

Honey masks help a lot when you have a bad case of acne. A lemon-milk-honey recipe helps clear your skin from acne. The lemon and milk help clean the skin. Mix two tablespoons of honey, 2 tablespoons of milk, 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon yogurt and some lukewarm water. Apply the mixture on your face. Leave it to dry. Then wash your face with lukewarm water.

A tea tree oil and honey recipe is a good acne remedy too. Tea tree oil is antimicrobial, antiseptic and antifungal. Use four to five drops of tea tree oil in honey and apply on your face.

Honey masks with aloe vera helps moisturize, sooth, tone and smoothen skin. It helps cure skin’s redness, inflammation and itchiness. Use one tablespoon of aloe vera with honey. Use it daily for 10 minutes.

3 Honey Masks Tips

• Use fresh honey in your preparation. Use only organic ingredients.
• Filter honey before use. Unfiltered raw honey may contain dust, pollen grains and other elements that could be harmful to skin.
• Always test honey masks on a small patch of skin. Some skin types are sensitive to honey. Be sure that your homemade honey masks will not irritate your skin.