I always knew how healthy honey was for the skin, but not until recently did I make the step to purchase some quality honey. I bought Manuka Honey from Luckyvitamin.com. Honey is versatile and so much more useful externally then internally. Many skin care products contain honey as one of the top ingredients.

A reader asked….does it matter which type of honey you use? The best choice is organic honey but I know that can get pricey. So if your budget doesn’t allow, I am sure it is ok to use regular honey. If you do decide to buy organic, I highly recommend buying it online as it can be much more affordable. Try luckyvitamin.com for great deals on honey and more!

What else can honey do? The  benefits go on and on:

• Treat skin blemishes

• Promote glowing skin

• Protect skin from sun damage

• Cleanse skin

• Heal irritated skin

• Treat burns

• Moisturize severely dry skin

• Anti-bacterial agent

• Anti-microbial agent

• Vitamin and mineral rich, including copper, iron, silica, vitamin B, manganese, chlorine, calcium, potassium, sodium, phosphorous, aluminum and magnesium

• Pain relief

• Prevent scarring

• Tone the skin and tighten pores

By now you might be saying, “Wow! I didn’t know honey could do all that!”  Just try it and you just might be incredibly pleased with the results. See the previous post on how to use it as a moisturizing face mask.

Need an idea of how to use honey in your beauty routine? Check out this video for an amazingly yummy toning chocolate honey scrub. Just in time for Valentine’s Day!

Have you used honey before in your beauty routine? If so, how did you use it? Have any good recipes to share? Let’s dish!

On a sad and completely different note, I would like to dedicate this post to Karissa Gundling, a fellow green beauty blogger who passed away on Saturday. Her warmth and genuineness came through on every post she wrote. She was an inspiration to me and will be greatly missed. See her blog here:prissygreen

Stay natural…stay beautiful…go green!

Robin