Home beauty recipes from the hive
• Soften skin with 1/4 cup of honey in your bath.
• Use the antimicrobial properties of honey to your advantage: place a dollop of honey on a burgeoning pimple, cover with a Band-Aid and leave overnight. The low protein content of honey deprives nasty bacteria of the nitrogen they need to grow.
• For crafty types, reader Julie Heffernan offers her honey lip balm recipe:
Ingredients:
1 cup sweet almond oil
1/2 cup beeswax
2 tbsp. honey
To make:
Put almond oil and beeswax in a microwave-safe bowl and heat on high for one minute or until melted. Whisk in honey. When cooled, pour into small containers with lids. Leave them to harden. Makes 1-1/2 cups.
• Busy bee with no time for homemade beauty? Try a handmade honey treat from Lush: Brazened Honey Bio Fresh mask ($10.45 at select LUSH stores only) is a soothing concoction to refresh worn-out skin. It's a fresh mask, so keep it in the refrigerator and use by the expiry date.
Page 2 of 2
Comment reported
Thank you for reporting this comment as inappropriate.
Back to Comments »