I would never have thought about using honey for a face
mask, but let me tell you, it’s pretty awesome. Of course, the quality of honey
matters, which may surprise some. All honey is not equal. Recently I was sent
some Manuka Honey from Melora, and I couldn’t wait to try it as the face mask
instead of as food like I always have.
This DIY mask only takes 3 ingredients. One you may not
have on hand besides the Manuka Honey, but the other is a pantry staple for me.
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon Manuka Honey
- ½ teaspoon Saigon Cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon Rose Water
- Mask application brush- optional
Instructions:
- Wet your face
- Mix 3 ingredients until forms a paste
- Apply the mixture with your fingers or with a brush
- Leave it on for a min of 20 minutes
- Rinse with arm water and pat dry
My daughter has sensitive skin but really loves this. I
know some don’t do well with cinnamon, so if you want you can just do the rose
water and the Manuka Honey. Mya was the first to try it and said it was super
easy to apply (even without the brush). She likes out soft her face was
afterwards.
Now, if you aren’t into the whole facemask thing, don’t
worry, there are so many great things to use Manuka Honey for. Some examples
are:
- Hot or cold cereal
- Tea
- Oatmeal
- Toppings for bread/toast
- So much more
About
Melora:
Our
story began with Phil & Sharan Caskey, back in the mid 1990’s, who had a
vision to have the traditional Māori knowledge of the Mānuka plant recognised
as an important and worthwhile resource for world health. Working alongside the
University of Waikato in 2000, and a medical device company in the UK, Phil
co-created and registered the first Mānuka honey wound care dressing in the
world. It wasn’t till then the real qualities and unique benefits of Mānuka
honey were first discovered, and introduced to the world.
About
Manuka Honey: “One of nature’s truly incredible and unique ingredients, our
Mānuka honey is sourced and processed with the utmost care to ensure its finest
quality, highest purity and richest natural compounds. From our landowner
partners, to the beekeepers, extraction and processing team, we are all very
passionate about bringing you only the best Mānuka honey.”
“Through
our Mānuka Originz™ programme, from the moment
each hive is positioned within the Mānuka forests to the point where the honey
from each individual hive is filled into the jar, we track, trace and monitor
every ounce of Mānuka honey we produce. You can then enter the batch code of the honey you
have purchased to find out where it comes from. That is how you know our honey
is 100% authentic.”
We are a UMF® licensee who you can trust
(UMF License No. 2015). All our Mānuka honey is tested, certified and graded as
UMF®. This verifies the real Mānuka content in our honey.
This sounds like a great mask. I've been hearing about how wonderful manuka honey is, and I know that honey has natural antibiotic properties.
ReplyDeleteI like this. I want to try it. Thank you for the information.
ReplyDeleteI actually have some Manuka honey here. I need to pick up some rosewater and give this a try. My skin is very sensitive and i have to be careful what I put on my face too. It is good to know that this mask is gentle.
ReplyDeleteI really need to try manuka honey. I use honey for so many things and I've been hearing about this often!
ReplyDeleteHoney has so many uses but I have only ingested it on bread or tea before this. I will try and get the honey and when I have time to spend on pampering try it as a mask ingredient, I can't wait.
ReplyDeleteI never thought to use it as a face mask before, but I bet it does make the skin feel really soft and hydrated. I am going to try this out asap!
ReplyDeleteI need to try this. Honey has so many healing properties but I did not know it would also be great when applied topically. I don't have Manuka Honey at home, but I will make sure I get some!
ReplyDeleteI have never made a home made mask. This sounds really nice and I bet it has a wonderful scent!
ReplyDeleteWow, this sounds like an amazing skin mask! I have definitely never tried making my own before, I bet it works so well! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteThis mask must smell so good!
ReplyDeleteYour skin is absolutely glowing! What a great mask, I am inspired to make one at home!
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing story about the Manuka honey. I've never tried a mask like this, it looks fun!
ReplyDeleteNow i want to buy some MAnnuka honey. I would love to make a replenishing BIY face mask.
ReplyDeleteI have always used natural, local, honey for help with allergies, but had never considered this use, will try as soon as can, thanks!!
ReplyDeleteOh I bet this is so amazing! I will have to try it! My mom just made me some brown sugar scrubs for Christmas and they are so amazing on my face. the sugar gently exfoliates while the coconut oil leaves my skin so soft and moisturized!
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