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Herbal Honey Skin Moisturizer
By Annie B. Bond
Imagine checking the ingredients on the back of a moisturizer and seeing only “honey and chamomile flowers.” Wouldn’t you buy it in a heartbeat? We would! But wait, we can make it instead. Find out why honey and herbs are so wonderfully fantastic for your skin, and learn how to make a formula as healing and emollient as it is sweet and simple.
Beauties throughout history have relied on honey for its moisturizing properties. Honey is a humectant, which means it attracts and retains moisture, making it a perfect ingredient for moisturizing. It is also an anti-irritant, which makes it a great choice for sensitive skin and baby products.
By mixing honey with steeped chamomile or calendula flowers, you can add to its salubrious nature with the special properties that these herbs provide. Both chamomile and calendula act as an antibacterial, astringent, anti-inflammatory, emollient, moisturizer and skin healer.
And talk about simple!
INGREDIENTS
1 cup strong chamomile or calendula tea
1 tablespoon honey
Make the tea and add the honey. Stir to dissolve and then steep the tea for several hours. Strain. Dab some of the mixture on your fingers and massage into skin.
Store in a sealed glass jar in your refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Makes 1 cup.
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add your comment »Perfect for sensitive skin, this mask provides a bounty of natural essentials for parched and dehydrated faces. And it smells fantastic to boot! Benefiting from rich honey, minerals and herbal extracts.
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I've never used a product like the Made from Earth Honey Body lotion - I just love it! I tried it after discovering their cleanser, but I didn't realize it would be so different. It's really light and fluffy and spreads very nicely, leaving a faint glow on your skin. What's really unique is that I add a little bit to my wavy hair when I let it dry naturally. When I put a small amount of the Healthy Honey Lotion on the ends of my hair, it helps smooth the texture and leaves my hair shiny. It's a lot better (for me) than the waxier texturizers I've tried. All organic and great scent, too (not too fruity). My favorite so far.
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We were very poor in Germany after the second World War. My father was a beekeeper and we always had honey. Now in my 60th my skin is still very smooth and I have to thank my father and all the honey we ate as children for this.
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I've used honey on my face for years! I pat it all over my face.. leave it on for about 10 minutes and wash off.. I do this everynight.. its makes my skin glow. Its also clears up blemishes and gets rid of any dryness.!!
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Honey has amazing healing properties. My friend got this secret from an old indian man: on a cut put honey immediately, do not wash the cut (the body starts to heal immediately and you don't want to wash that away), apply honey immediately. It has not only anticeptic healing properties, but also takes away pain. I tried it on a nasty painful cut, more like a deep gash on my leg, and it delivered on the promises.
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I blend oatmeal and almonds in a blender and keep on hand, when I'm ready to do my face I mix in a heaping teaspoon of honey and enough distilled water to make it spreadable. I rub it on my face and then leave it for 10 minutes. I haven't tried this recipe yet but, it doesn't seem tome that it would be that sticky.
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dear mam
iam reading all your spa care its interesting
thank u so much for ur woderful tips and ideas intead of chamomile flowers can we use any other flowers in india?
thanks alot riju
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dear mam
iam reading all your spa care its interesting
thank u so much for ur woderful tips and ideas intead of chamomile flowers can we use any other flowers in india?
thanks alot riju
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I've tried this once and it still work wonders! As for the stickyness I just pull my hair back with a headband and I'm ready.
I also make an exfoliation with sugar and honey from time to time that's great!
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