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Here are some
do-it-yourself, self-help, extremely easy to follow recipes to enjoy the
benefits of honey in skin care. I recommend them also because all the
ingredients that go along with them are so easily accessible.
1. Cucumber-Honey Toner:
Put one cucumber in
a blender, drain and collect the juice. Add 2 teaspoons of honey into the
juice and mix. Pour the mixture into a bottle. Apply on the face and neck
area with a cotton pad in the morning and at night. Air dry it and rinse
clean. Store the bottle covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
2. Honey-Apple Toner:
In
a blender or food processor, combine 1 peeled, cored apple with a tablespoon
of honey and pulse until smooth. Apply mixture to face and allow it to stay
for 15 minutes, then rinse.
3.
Honey-Oats Face Scrub:
Combine
1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon finely-ground almonds, 2 tablespoons dry
oatmeal, and some lemon juice or yogurt to a luxurious and exfoliating facial
scrub. Massage mixture gently onto face, then rinse with warm water. This
blend gives a deeply emollient cleansing to the pores of your face. Almonds
and oats are superb softening exfoliants.
4.
Gentle Honey Cleanser:
Mix
1⁄4 cup honey, 1 tablespoon liquid soap and 1⁄2 cup glycerin (found in drug
stores). Apply gently on to face using a face sponge. Rinse with warm water
and pat face dry.
5.
Hot Honey Bath:
Perhaps
the easiest natural skin care recipe using honey -- Add 1/4 cup of honey to
your hot bath water for silky and luscious skin. This is especially good for
dry skin.
6.
Honey Olive Hair Conditioner:
For
lustrous, silky, healthy hair and scalp, simply combine 1/2 cup honey and 2
tablespoons to 1/4 cup olive oil. Massage scalp with this conditioner, then
put on a shower cap for 30 minutes. Shampoo and rinse as usual. Good for hair
revitalizing.
7 . Using honey as a facial mask:
Apply
a spoon of honey on the face like a mask. Leave it on for about 30 min and
rinse off. Repeat 3-4 times a week.
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