Honey has been used in skincare for centuries. Cleopatra was famous for bathing in honey and milk to keep her skin soft. Poppea, wife of Roman Emperor Nero, used a lotion with milk and honey on her face to keep skin looking young and Madame du Barry, mistress of Louis XV of France, used honey masks. Nowadays, honey is the main ingredient in a lot of skincare products because of its many benefits.
Because it is rich and thick, honey is a great moisturizer. It is an humectant and has therefore the ability to attract and retain moisture to the skin. It keeps skin hydrated and supple and smooths dry, rough and wrinkled skin.
Honey contains antioxidants, which protect skin from UV rays and free radicals, the main causes of premature aging.
It also has anti-irritant and anti-bacterial properties. It kills bacteria and prevents them from growing and helps heal cuts and wounds. It is a good treatment for acne and won’t dry the skin.
Here are a few homemade beauty recipes you can make with honey:
1. Moisture Mask
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 2 teaspoons of milk
Mix the ingredients and apply the mask on your face. Leave it on for 10 minutes and then rinse with warm water.
2. Honey Cleanser
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup of honey
- 1 tablespoon of liquid soap
- 1/2 cup of glycerin.
Mix the ingredients. Then, using a sponge, apply it on your face. Rinse off with warm water.
3. Honey Face Scrub
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 1 tablespoon of finely-ground almonds
- 2 tablespoons of dry oatmeal
- some lemon juice (in alternative, you can use yogurt)
Mix the ingredients together and massage the scrub on your face. Rinse off with warm water.
4. Honey Hair Conditioner
- 1/2 cup of honey
- 1/4 cup of oilve oil
Mix the ingredients and massage the mixture on the scalp. Put your hair in a shower cap for 30 minutes, then shampoo and rinse.
5. Honey Bath
For silky skin, simple add 1/4 cup of honey to your bath water.
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oooh!! I’d like to try the honey mask recipe. sounds so yummy!! Thanks!
honey is sooo useful!
tasty too!
great post Gio! I like the honey face mask a lot.
i LOVE honey! And I keep your recipes. thanks for sharing
I never realized honey is such a versatile ingredient… hehe~
Connie: you’re welcome! The mask is really good, you should definitely try it.
Sab: don’t you just love it when something so yummy is very useful as well?
Dao: thanks for your comment. I’m glad you like the mask, I love it too.
jojoba: you’re welcome, I’m glad you enjoyed the post. I love honey too. Let me know what you think of these recipes when you try them.
Alyssa: it really is. It’s good for so many things and so yummy as well.
Hey a friend told me that when i mix the milk and the honey i have to heat them up for 5 mins. and then it becomes all lumpy. i don’t think u have to heat it up?
Can some one tell me pls
Hi Vivienne, I think it depends on the recipies. Some require you to heat it up and others don’t. Personally, I never heat anything up unless the recipe states so.
Hmmmmm…. Honey bath sounds silky & gooooooooooood
will def try it out …. 
Honey baths are great, you’ll love them
thank you gio for posting all these wonderful recipes
im sooo gonna try the face mask and hair mask cause i can just grab those ingredients from my kitchen haha
you’re welcome! That’s what I love about homemade recipies. You don’t really have to spends lots of money for a product cos you can just make your owns from ingredients we all have in the kitchen
when you do the honey mask when you mix the ingredients is it suppose to be so liquidy?
Well, it shouldn’t be too liquidy so that it runs down your face when you apply it. If that happens, it means that you used too much milk.
Omg. I cannot wait to try all of the homemade honey recipes! I am definatley going to try all of them. I just had a teaspoon of honey about 5 minutes ago, and my parents said that a teaspoon of honey everyday is good for you. That’s when I did my research. I <3 HONEY!!!!!!!!
Alexa, yeah honey is good for both your health and skin. I hope you enjoy the recipe and please let me know what you think of them once you tried them.
Will do!
Great! Can’t wait to know how they work for you.
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