Skin benefits of honey

Honey is a natural sweetner and has also been used as a natural remedy to cure many ailments. Really honey can do more than just sweetening up your coffee or tea. It can also be used in beauty routine because it can do lots of things such as cleansing pores and treating damaged hair.

How to use honey in beauty treatment 

1. Damaged hair

Add one teaspoon of honey to your normal shampoo, you can mix with olive oil for a deep conditioning treatment. Allow to stay for 20 minutes before shampooing hair. This makes your locks soft and also moisturises your hair without stripping the hair of its natural oils. 

2. Hair lightener 

Honey has a natural bleaching effect which can be used as a hair lightener. Mix 1 tbsp. of honey with 6 tbsps. of distilled water and apply to your hair, then rinse off after one hour. Try doing this weekly for amazing results. 

3. Sunburns treatment 

Honey has properties which can restore hydration to the skin. You can mix aloevera and honey together before applying to your sunburns because they have anti-inflammatory properties which treat sunburns. 

4. Moisturiser 

Honey is very soothing and moisturising. It draws moisture to the skin and penetrates into the layers of the skin for long lasting hydration. Apply raw honey on a clean dry skin and allow to sit for 20-25 minutes before rinsing off with water. 

5. As bath soak 

Give your body a little pampering by putting few drops of honey in the tub especially when you had a stressful day. The presence of honey in the tub while soaking your body helps to soothe and relax your muscles and also moisturise the skin. You can also add essential oils for more pampering. 

6. Hair removal 

Mix 1 tbsp. of raw honey with 3 tbsps. of brown sugar and 1 tbsp. of lemon juice. Boil the mixture until it starts bubbling very well, then bring it down and allow to cool. With the aid of cotton ball apply this mixture on the part of your body with unwanted hairs. Put a cotton strip on the area the mixture was applied and rub it for few minutes then gently pull the cotton against the direction of hair growth. 

7. Acne treatment 

Apply raw honey to the affected areas using a cotton swab and allow to sit for 20-25 minutes before washing out. Honey has antifungal properties that destroy bacteria which can lead to breakouts and imbalances. 

8. Removal of dark circles 

Take a tbsp. of honey and apply to the dark circles then rinse off after 20 minutes. You can mix honey with olive oil before applying it to the affected areas. This makes the dark circles vanish but this treatment must be done daily for effective results.