poWer of Honey

Honey is amongst most important ingredient of home made beauty remedies. Honey is a sweet brownish or yellowish fluid extracted by bees from the nectar of various flowers. Honey has been used as key component of our food from the past few decades. It is also considered to be the most effective beauty aids. Natural honey is best for a healthy and glowing skin.
Honey is a mixture of sugar, wax and traces of minerals. It is suitable for sensitive skin types because of its anti-irritating characteristics also it is very popular as a natural moisturizer for dry skin types. Honey is the key component of many beauty products available at your near by cosmetic store. Most of the big cosmetic brand use honey as key ingredient but such products are very costly you can prepare honey beauty products at your home with some simple techniques.

Before trying honey on your skin first check out whether you skin is allergic to honey or not. You can test the sensitivity of skin by applying honey to a patch around your neck. Here are some of honey beauty tips below:

1. You can prepare a honey mask at your home. Just apply pure honey on your face and leave it for 15 or more minutes until it is completely dry. When the face becomes dry just rinse your face with warm water and you would see some astonishing changes on your skin after the application of honey.
2. Honey can also be used for body glow bath. Always keep a jar of honey in your bathroom and mix with your bath water. It helps to smoothen the skin and moisturizes it also honey gives an overall glow to the body making your skin smoother and shiner. You can apply honey to your skin and pat it dry using both hands. Honey can get sticky sometimes and might pull up your skin so be cautious and pat your skin with honey slowly and gently. When you are done with application of honey rinse it away. Your skin will become more beautiful and with proper circulation you can have beautiful skin.

3. If you wish to have sweet soft and smelling skin then take honey bath. Just add one-fourth to half-cup of honey in your bath water.

4. Honey scrub is considered to be best for dry skin. Just prepare a mixture of one teaspoon of honey along with a little almond flour into the your hand. For a facial scrub just apply this mixture gently over your face. After the application of scrub leave it dry for 15 minutes and then rinse with warm water to remove the honey scrub.

5. You can also make a daily facial cleanser with the help of honey. Mix milk powder and one teaspoon of honey on your hands. Apply this mixture on to your face to clean away makeup and dirt. Leave it dry for few minutes and then rinse your face with warm water.