Nature itself gives us sources of health, beauty and youth, but we often do not notice them. Today we will talk about the benefits of honey for the skin of the face and body, as well as for hair. How is honey used in cosmetology?
Indeed, we are ready to pay a lot of money for well-advertised jars of “magic” products that promise to make us younger and more beautiful. But do they always keep their promises?
Nature has given us an excellent anti-aging remedy - bee honey. It contains vitamins and microelements that have a beneficial effect on the skin: moisturizing, cleansing and antiseptic. Here are B vitamins, carotene, ascorbic acid. As well as zinc and polyphenols, which slow down aging.
Therefore, the benefits of honey for the skin of the face and body are undeniable. And there are a lot of honey-based cosmetics that you can make yourself at home. Today I will describe only those that I myself regularly use.
True beauty comes from within. That's why it's so important to start your day by taking care of your health. In the morning on an empty stomach, drink a glass of warm water with a teaspoon of honey and a teaspoon of lemon juice.
Morning coffee drinkers may find it difficult to give up their habit. But within a week you will understand that such a cocktail of benefits invigorates better than the strongest coffee. It also energizes you with vitamins for the whole day and perfectly cleanses the body.
Thus, the benefits of honey for the skin of the face, body and hair will be provided not only by the use of this wonderful product in cosmetology. Honey is health, and health is beauty.
Honey is the best skin cleanser. Honey scrubs
Let's return to the use of honey in cosmetology, or more precisely, in home cosmetics. Many women will agree that honey is the best skin cleanser.
Due to the property of honey to deeply open pores and cleanse the skin, it can be used as a scrub in its pure form or in combination with other equally beneficial ingredients.
Candied honey can be applied to the face in its pure form to cleanse the skin. Honey deeply cleanses the skin, exfoliates dead cells and moisturizes.
If the honey is fresh and liquid, it is better to mix it with salt, you can use sea salt or coarse kitchen salt. Proportion for preparing a skin cleanser: for one tablespoon of honey - one teaspoon of salt.
We will get the same effect if we mix honey and insoluble coffee in equal proportions, or previously brewed coffee.
By the way, another scrub made from honey and coffee fights cellulite very effectively. You just need to apply it to problem areas and massage each area for at least five minutes.
But if you have very sensitive skin, salt and coffee are not suitable for you. They are quite aggressive and can cause inflammation and redness of the skin. In this case, to cleanse sensitive skin with honey, it is better to replace these ingredients with cream.
Mix cream and honey in equal proportions and apply to the skin, massaging it with light movements. After five minutes, rinse with warm water.
Honey scrubs should be applied to the skin after thoroughly steaming it. You can use it in the bathroom, but for maximum effect, it is better to use these facial and body skin cleansers in a bathhouse. After rinsing off the scrub, take a contrast shower and apply a mild moisturizer to your skin.
Reviews
My mother told me about masks using honey; at first I turned a deaf ear, but when I saw her facial skin, which was glowing with health, I began to prepare them myself. The delicacy has turned into my assistant and now without them I can’t imagine what state my face would be in.
Maria
I liked using honey as masks. It perfectly nourishes and moisturizes and is suitable for all skin types, so I recommend it to everyone.
Evgeniya
I use honey as the main component, I usually mix lemon juice or the yolk of one egg with it and after applying the mixture to my face, I do not wash it off for about 20 minutes. The skin becomes velvety, pores narrow and oily shine disappears. I have oily skin and honey masks are my salvation.
Christina
Honey masks for face and body
Honey masks for face and body are another option for using honey in cosmetology. My favorite honey mask is oatmeal with honey.
Oatmeal mask with honey
Take two tablespoons of oatmeal and pour warm milk or cream over them. Leave for 10-15 minutes so that the flakes swell and become softer, then add one tablespoon of honey. The oatmeal mask with honey for the face and body is ready.
Apply the mask to the skin and keep it on for 15 minutes to half an hour. After the required time has passed, the honey mask should be washed off with warm water and a moisturizer should be applied.
By the way, moisturizer must be applied after any mask to soften and soothe the skin after procedures.
This honey mask for face and body moisturizes the skin well. They also say that it copes with wrinkles better than Botox and similar harmful procedures. I don’t know if it’s really better, but what smooths out wrinkles is a proven fact. And much safer and cheaper.
Mask with honey and aspirin
I like a mask made from a tablespoon of honey and half an aspirin tablet. It cleanses the skin very well.
But the mask with honey and aspirin is quite aggressive, so it can be used very rarely, and for no more than 10 minutes. And only if you do not have too sensitive skin and are not allergic to the components.
Other honey masks
- A mask with honey and lemon juice
promotes scar healing and fights acne. It is very useful for oily skin. - And if you need to quickly bring your skin into good condition, for example, before an unexpected important event, a mask of honey and milk
. - Honey in its pure form
can also be used as a mask. For clear and glowing skin, simply apply this honey mask for half an hour and rinse with warm water.
Honey masks for dry and normal skin
Before using a honey mask , make sure you are not allergic to it. Apply a little honey to the skin of your hand from the inside, just above the wrist, and hold for a while. If there are no signs of irritation, you can use honey on your face.
Honey cosmetics are not suitable for you if:
You have diabetes.
You have capillary stars and dilated blood vessels on your face. You have increased
facial hair .
Recipe for a nourishing and softening honey mask for dry skin: Grind 2 teaspoons of honey with 1 tbsp. spoon of cottage cheese. Add 2 more tbsp. spoons of warm milk. Mix everything thoroughly and apply the mixture to your face. After 10-12 minutes, remove with a cotton swab dipped in warm water. This mask can also be used for normal and combination skin
, just add yogurt instead of milk, and another 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
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To cleanse your skin and eliminate flaking, try the following honey mask: 1 tbsp. Pour half a glass of boiling water over a spoonful of fresh or dried linden flowers, cover with a lid and leave for 30 minutes. Then strain and thoroughly stir the linden pulp with 1 teaspoon of honey. (If suddenly the mixture turns out to be very thick, dilute it with a small amount of the remaining liquid infusion). Apply the composition to your face for 10 minutes, then remove it with a cotton swab soaked in the same linden infusion, and then wash with warm water.
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This recipe for a honey mask is suitable for both normal and oily and combination skin: Beat 1 egg white into a foam, stir it with 1 teaspoon of honey, and add a little more wheat flour to form a thick paste. Apply to face and rinse off with cool water after 10 minutes. This mask has a drying, astringent and cleansing effect.
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A very nourishing honey mask for dry skin
: Stir 1 tbsp.
a spoonful of honey with 2 tbsp. spoons of warm oatmeal cooked in milk. Apply a generous layer of the mixture to the skin, and after 7-10 minutes, rinse with warm water. * * * * *
Another recipe for a nourishing honey mask: Grind honey with slightly melted butter, taken in equal proportions (2 teaspoons will be enough). Mix the resulting mass with a tablespoon of banana or kiwi pulp (in principle, you can use any sweet fruit). Place the mask on your face and after 10 minutes, wash with warm water.
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It is good to wipe dry skin with milk mixed with honey (for 1 glass of milk - 1 tablespoon of honey).
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Bake 1 small onion in the oven or microwave. Then peel it and knead it well. Add to the resulting gruel 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of milk. Rub everything until you obtain a homogeneous mass, which you apply to the skin for 5-7 minutes, then rinse with warm water. This recipe for a restorative mask made from honey and onion is good for combination skin.
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Honey mask for aging skin
: Take equal parts of fresh or dry leaves of mint, dandelion, nettle, plantain, and chamomile flowers.
Chop them very finely and add a small amount of boiled water to form a liquid paste. 1 tbsp. Mix a spoonful of this paste with 1 teaspoon of honey and a tablespoon of juice squeezed from grapes or pears. Apply the mixture to your face and leave for 10-15 minutes, then wash with warm water. * * * * *
Recipe for a moisturizing honey mask for normal to dry skin: thoroughly mash 1 egg yolk with honey and glycerin
, taken 1 teaspoon.
Apply the composition to your face and leave for 10-12 minutes. Afterwards, rinse with water at room temperature. Instead of glycerin, you can use any vegetable oil, or a tablespoon of milk. Or you can simply mix honey with the yolk without adding anything else. * * * * *
Recipe for a very nutritious honey mask: Stir honey, sour cream and heavy cream, taken 1 tbsp. spoon. Apply a thick layer of the mixture to your face and neck, and after 10-12 minutes, wash with warm water.
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Refreshing and toning honey mask for normal skin
: If your skin is more prone to dry type, then before using the mask, lubricate it with vegetable oil.
Mix 1 teaspoon of honey with 1 tbsp. a spoonful of yogurt, and a tablespoon of birch or any fruit juice. Lubricate your face with the resulting mixture, and after 10 minutes, wash with water at room temperature. * * * * *
For dry skin, it is useful to wash your face with water and honey. For half a liter of water - 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey.
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Honey mask for normal and combination skin: mix 1 raw egg with 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey, and with the same amount of low-fat cottage cheese. Whisk all the ingredients in a mixer and apply the resulting mixture to your face for 10-12 minutes, then wash with slightly cool water.
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The following recipe for a honey mask is perfect for dry skin: mix 2 teaspoons of honey with a tbsp. a spoonful of olive oil and 3 tbsp. spoons of warm milk. Add enough white bread crumb to form a thick paste when stirred. Apply a generous layer of it to your face, and after 10-15 minutes, rinse with warm water.
The benefits of honey for hair. Honey masks
It's time to talk about the benefits of honey for hair. You can also use honey masks for the beauty and health of your hair.
I like to mix a tablespoon of honey with two egg yolks. I apply this honey mask to my hair for about 1 hour, covering it with a plastic bag and a towel. Then I wash it off with warm water and mild shampoo. Although you don't have to use shampoo, the yolk cleanses your hair very well.
At the end of the procedure, I rinse my hair with a solution of lemon juice in the proportion: one tablespoon of juice per liter of warm water.
After such a honey mask, your hair looks healthy and beautiful.
They say that if you apply honey to your hair at night under a bag and a towel, and rinse it off in the morning, it will become one tone lighter. I don’t know if this is true, I haven’t tried it myself. You can experiment, I think there will definitely be no harm from it.
Mask to stimulate hair growth
I also really like the honey mask to stimulate hair growth.
Take a tablespoon of cinnamon and heat it in two tablespoons of olive oil. I took sunflower, which was also good. We heat it a little so that the beneficial substances contained in cinnamon dissolve in the oil.
And then add a tablespoon of honey and apply it to your hair, leave for half an hour - an hour. Cinnamon promotes growth, honey and oil moisturize and make hair shiny and healthy.
To stimulate hair growth, be sure to add honey to the mask when the other ingredients have cooled. Honey cannot be added to a hot mixture, otherwise all its usefulness will be lost.
You can rinse your hair after using a honey mask not only with lemon water, but also with herbal decoctions. For example, we take nettle leaves and chamomile flowers in equal proportions, brew them, let them brew a little and cool.
You can also appreciate all the benefits of honey for hair if you try any of these honey masks.
Honey for hair: application features
Are you sure you are not allergic to honey? So, be sure to evaluate the effect of this nutrient-rich product on your own hair. It is better to apply honey to clean, damp (but not wet) hair after washing and rub into the scalp.
Now, to enhance the effect of the mask, provide a thermal effect and not stain everything around, wrap your head in polyethylene. Then wrap a towel on top. It is recommended to walk with this mask for about an hour. This way, the hair and scalp will be able to absorb all the benefits of the natural component.
Editor's tip: honey is indeed a very healthy product, but it is also allergenic! Therefore, if you cannot use honey, replace it with any other mask with natural ingredients. For example, the “Beauty and Strength” mask from the “Clean Line” brand with a decoction of herbs and nettle extract will do. It helps strengthen hair, give it shine and volume at the roots. You can apply this mask once or twice a week. Or use a mask every time instead of conditioner if your hair is very damaged.
Benefits of honey for hair
Honey has an antiseptic effect. Moreover, it is able to heal wounds and disinfect the scalp. Honey can even fight dandruff! If dandruff periodically bothers you, try combining honey masks with suitable care. Make sure to choose the right shampoo and conditioner.
Editor's tip: for example, Clear Phytotechnology shampoo and conditioner are perfect. These are products with Siberian herbs, zinc pyrithione and a complex of ten active nutritional components. When used regularly, they help get rid of visible dandruff and prevent its occurrence.
Honey for hair also helps accelerate hair growth, add shine, moisturize, nourish and restore damaged strands.
If you like to style your hair using thermal tools, take a closer look at restorative honey masks.
Well, if you strengthen your strands with proper care, you can experiment with fashionable hot styling without any worries. For example, have you ever tried curling your hair with an iron? See how to do this on our YouTube channel All Things Hair Russia.
Conclusion
Most often, honey masks are made by women who have various skin problems. Reviews from girls who have used masks with honey for acne are very positive. But one thing should be taken into account that positive dynamics occur if masks are done regularly. You need to take care of your face every day and then it will shine with beauty.
Reviews from women with dry and oily skin are also positive. Honey masks are a real salvation for such skin. After honey masks, the structure of the skin changes, which is why many problems are eliminated. And one more thing: the effect of the masks will be more noticeable if you do them immediately after the bath, because at this moment the pores open and the face cleanses faster.
Masks made from honey and other ingredients, according to many reviews, are a salvation for many women. After all, in addition to nourishing, moisturizing and getting rid of acne, they also produce a rejuvenating effect. Pamper your face with a sweet treat and it will radiate health and beauty.
