Honey facial is quite common nowadays as people seem to have woken up to the popular tradition of using honey in facial dermatological treatment. The likes of Cleopatra and Poppea-the wife of Nero, it is said, used generous amount of honey in their beauty care regime. Honey facial is also known to prevent wrinkles and thus prevent old age from setting in. The results are even better when active manuka honey is used in the skin care products.

In the 18th century after industrialization began to arrive in the west, honey became a regular ingredient of skin, hair and face care items that were for the first time being prepared in the industrial modes of production with consumer requirements burgeoning. And in recent years, the higher quality manuka honey products are fast becoming common in addition to normal honey.

Not only was honey credited with beauty care but also due to its incredible antibiotic and antibacterial properties, honey increasingly became a part of treatment for wounds, incisions, cuts and burns. It is an effective moisturizer too. Cleansers, shampoos, conditioners and skin cream have honey as an ingredient for precisely these reasons. This moisturizing property of honey, especially active manuka honey, makes it also the ideal choice for a facial component. Honey facial is extremely beneficial to the skin. Honey qualifies as humectant that helps retain water in the skin. Honey also acts an anti-irritant that is why its wide scale inclusion in the list of beauty care regimes of those who have sensitive skin.

Another benefit that honey could boast is its anti-oxidant property. This property helps screening UV rays and the damage to the skin associated with them. It also helps rejuvenation of skin. Thus they are also included in sunscreen or sun block creams, etc. A face gel with active manuka honey in fact takes extremely good care of the face when in the out, under the sun. Manuka honey products are better than conventional honey skin care products as its antioxidant properties are significantly more advanced than those of the latter. Research is trying to generate alpha hydroxy acids or AHAs that helps in rejuvenating skin cells further. The manuka honey face gel is off course significantly conducive in the production of these acids to renew skin cells.

Try a honey bath. Add a quarter cup of honey to the water you are taking a bath in. for the extra glow the mixture should be 1 teaspoon of honey in 4 cups of honey water in proportion. For blond hair use some lemon for better effects. The mixture should be applied to your hair after washing it with shampoo. Try not to wash it off and dry your hair as you do it usually and take extra care in these activities.

A mixture of 2 tablespoons of honey and 2 teaspoons of milk can be used as a mask if you want. Similarly a concoction of 1 teaspoon of honey, 1/4 teaspoon lemon and ? teaspoon of vegetable oil gives you a moisturizer to apply on dry skin that also serves by smoothening the skin. Another useful mixture could be that of 1 tablespoon of honey, 2 tablespoons of crushed almonds and ? teaspoon of lemon juice to use as a cleanser.

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