Royal Jelly Face Lift Formula

I once bought active royal bee jelly for a skincare formula I was making, and
decided to feel what it felt like on my face, so I massaged a small amount into
my skin.

In a few minutes I noticed my skin tightening. I decided to go look in the mirror, and low and behold I looked like I had just had a face lift! While putting royal jelly on straight is too tightening to wear comfortably for very long, I formulated a royal jelly face lift cream that feels good and gives the look of a face lift too! Here is the formula:

The Royal Jelly Facelift Cream
This easy skin cream only takes 25 minutes to make! Use “active” royal jelly available in health food stores.

2 1/2 ounces blended oils (see “What are the Best Oils for Your Skin,” below)
1 1/2 ounces coconut oil or cocoa butter
1/2 ounce beeswax
4 ounces distilled or purified water
2-3 teaspoon active royal jelly
30 drops grapefruit seed extract (available in health food stores)
Essential oils of choice (optional)

Weigh the coconut oil and beeswax on a scale. Combine the oils and beeswax in a double boiler, and melt over a low heat, stirring occasionally. This step takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the melted oils and beeswax from the stove and add the water. Mix with an electric mixer until creamy and thick. Stir in the grapefruit seed extract and essential oils (if using). Store in glass jars with screw-on tops. Makes 8 ounces of cream.

Note: This cream should last for 4 months or so, but if you see mold growing, discard. When you make kitchen cosmetics, cleanliness is really important so bacteria doesn’t grow. Purified or distilled water is used in this recipe because bacteria has been filtered out.
Preparation Time: 25 minutes

What are the Best Oils for Your Skin?
The only way to find the best oils for your skin is to go to a health food store and buy a variety and see how they feel. Your skin will “tell” you when you have found the best ones for you. Join with some friends for this experiment, and share the cost.

Here are some suggested oils to try: almond oil; apricot kernel oil (great for sensitive and older skin); avocado oil (one of the most moisturizing oils and good for older skin); cocoa butter (protective and water repellent); grapeseed oil (a dry oil, good so the cream isn’t too greasy); jojoba (actually a liquid wax and good to use so the cream isn’t too greasy); peanut oil (good for all skin types); sesame oil (natural sunscreen); Shea butter (natural sunscreen); and wheat germ oil (high in vitamins and minerals).

Read more: Beauty, Skin Care

By Annie B. Bond

Disclaimer: The views expressed above are solely those of the author and may not reflect those of
Care2, Inc., its employees or advertisers.

New G.

10:49PM PST on Mar 5, 2012

Thank you.

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Faith B.

7:04AM PST on Feb 25, 2012

Great article, thanks for sharing!

Betty S.

6:42PM PST on Feb 2, 2012

I tried this, can't see when to add the Royal Jelly, & used avacado oil, bit it separated from the cream mixture. Any advice?

Sam M.

9:40AM PDT on May 3, 2011

Now when you say fresh active royal jelly you mean that goopy stuff not the dry stuff?

My thyroid is causing me issues so my skin is soooo dry and I am trying ANYTHING on it. I just made my own mix (royal jelly+Castor Oil+Olive Oil+Coconut Oil) and little brown flaky stuff came off, which must have been the royal jelly (I do exfoliate). Maybe I need to blend it together better?

After rubbing off the flaky stuff, my skin felt amazing albeit a tincy wincy bit tacky/sticky but amazingly soft.

I will try your recipe too!

Thanks.

KS G.

4:42AM PST on Feb 21, 2011

Thanks for the article.

Sophia W.

9:52PM PST on Jan 22, 2010

great use

Ayesha S.

6:15AM PDT on Apr 7, 2009

hi please tell me we dont have active royal jelly available in our country, could i use the one in capsules and also at wat stage would i be adding them???

Lynn B.

1:15PM PDT on Apr 18, 2008

Thanks, VZ, for answering my question. That was really helpful. Is it better to use the fresh royal jelly rather than the powder? Is it more potent that way?

Thanks again.

Past Member .

4:22PM PDT on Apr 16, 2008

It can be used everyday. I have dry skin and it is very moisturizing. Make sure you put it in the refrigerator if you use fresh royal jelly instead of the powder one. Also if you plan to use it during the day, make sure to use sun block. The sun can cause premature wrinkles and age spots. This is a good idea with any cream. Oils such as avocado and vitamin e are natural sun blockers but I still use extra sun block because I live in AZ

10:16AM PDT on Apr 15, 2008

Do you use this everyday? Only at night, or in the morning? or both?