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Benefits of Honey – Homemade Skin Care

Author: Susan Katchur

There are numerous benefits of honey.  This natural substance has been used from a tasty delicacy to health and beauty treatments. Honey is a natural, rich golden, liquid made by honeybees and stored in honeycombs.  Honey contains a variety of vitamins, minerals and sugars.

HONEY AND SKIN CARE:

  • Fights infection; burns, wounds, cuts
  • Antiseptic
  • Antibacterial
  • Antioxidants benefits
  • Anti-inflammatory & Pain Reliever; helpful for arthritis
  • Reduces scarring
  • Provides acne relief
  • Relieves Athlete’s foot fungus
  • Safe for sensitive skin
  • Moisturizes and conditions skin and hair
  • Helps to prevent hair loss
  • Used for yeast infection
  • Aids in healing skin tissue

The healthiest form of honey is raw honey. What is the difference between raw honey and commercial honey?  Raw honey is unfiltered. It has textured crystals, particles of bee pollen, honeycomb bits, propolis and broken bee wing fragments.  It is low in moisture and high in antioxidants benefits.  It has a, naturally, milky appearance containing the most nutritional value with the concentrated enzyme, amylase.

On the contrary, commercial honey, found at grocery stores or supermarkets, has been heated and filtered. This process allows a cleaner, smoother, more eye-appealing product to store on shelves for purchase.  When the commercial type of honey is heated and filtered, its natural enzymes are partially destroyed. These enzymes are the natural activators for its vitamins and minerals.  Although commercial honey may have an eye-appealing appearance, it is not as healthful or nutritious as raw honey.

Honey contains healthful, natural, vitamins B1, B2, B5, B6 and C. Its natural minerals include:  magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium chlorine, sulphur, iron, phosphate, copper, iodine and zinc.   Its sugars include glucose and fructose.

There is a natural, heavy, foot scrub that penetrates down deep where the skin is still alive, relieving cracked heels and calluses. This homemade skin care product is a penetrating, soothing, conditioning, moisturizing and pain-relieving, natural, foot scrub.  It is perfectly handcrafted with natural goat milk soap, raw honey and Dead Sea salt. It provides for, absolutely, beautiful feet!

OTHER HEALTH BENEFITS OF HONEY:

  • Helpful for bad breath
  • Aids in sleep disorders
  • Anti-tumor properties: prevents carcinogens
  • Boost Immune System
  • Excellent substitute for sugar
  • Cleansing for body
  • Used in alternative medicine
  • Delicate aroma
  • Aids in digestion

Nearly one million tons of honey is produced, worldwide, annually!  It can be used in a variety of homemade skin care products, hair care products, or commercial products.  It can be used as a tasty delicacy in foods and drinks.  It is used for alternative medicine or natural cures for a variety of ailments. The health benefits of honey are numerous!

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Rock It Knock It Fall/Winter 2010 Trend: Long Sleeve Maxi Dress

I don’t know about you, but I live for maxi dresses. They are insanely easy to pull together and are incredibly comfy. Will you be rocking them this season?

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26 Natural Oils that May Be Causing Your Breakouts

While you’re practicing healthier hair habits, you should know that certain natural oils are comedogenic. Here is a list of oils that have been proven to increase comedones/acne. This is especially helpful for women that are prone to acne. Some of the oils are worse than others and some may not cause acne on certain individuals. Cocoa Butter is one of the offenders, receiving a 4 out of 5 on the scale. I’ve known quite a few people that apply cocoa butter to their faces everyday and have no blemishes, but if I do it, my face freaks out.

The main reason for posting this is to help women that have acne or experience a breakout and don’t know why. Hopefully this list can be a first step to better skin. Try eliminating the ingredients from this list in your face and hair care regimens and see if it helps. You might be surprised to see how many comedogenic ingredients are in your cleansers, moisturizers and other stuff you’re putting on and near your precious face.
The source of this post is www.dermaxime.com. Click here to view more comedogenic ingredients.
  • Almond Oil
  • Apricot Kernel Oil
  • Avocado Oil
  • Bubussa Oil
  • Cajeput Oil
  • Camphor Oil
  • Castor Oil
  • Chaulomoogra Oil
  • Cocoa Butter
  • Coconut Butter
  • Coconut Oil
  • Cotton Aws Oil
  • Cotton Seed Oil
  • Crisco
  • Evening Primrose Oil
  • Hydrogenated Castor Oil
  • Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
  • Mink Oil
  • Olive Oil
  • Peanut Oil
  • Sandalwood Seed Oil
  • Sesame Oil
  • Soybean Oil
  • Squalane
  • Sulfated Castor Oil
  • Wheat Germ Oil