Is your skin dull and dry from exposure to summer heat and sun? You can bring it back to life with a natural honey treatment. Honey will hydrate and rejuvenate skin leaving it looking and feeling beautiful.
Honey is a humectant, which means it attracts and retains moisture. It’s also an anti-irritant, making it suitable for a number of sensitive skin issues. Christopher Watt, a licensed aesthetician who cares for some of Hollywood’s most famous faces, including Halle Berry and Jennifer Lopez, suggests the following homemade honey-based regimens for dry skin.
Dry skin moisturizer
This honey-based moisturizer is ideal for your face, but it can actually be used anywhere — even on your feet.
Makes 2 applications
Ingredients:
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 2 Tablespoons cocoa butter, melted
- 2 drops bergamont oil (optional)
- 1 drop lavender oil or tea tree (optional)
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients together and apply to clean, dry face.
- This all-natural moisturizer can be covered and kept in a cabinet, but it will solidify. For a second application, heat in microwave for 10 seconds, stir and apply to skin same as before.
Sweethearts’ chocolate honey body scrub
For an all-over body treatment, Watt recommends exfoliating and moisturizing with this sweet body scrub.
Makes 2 applications
Ingredients:
- 2 cups honey
- 1/2 cup grapeseed oil
- 6 Tablespoons unsweetened chocolate, grated (can be substituted with cocoa powder)
- 2 cups kosher salt
Directions:
- In mixing bowl, combine honey and grapeseed oil. Stir in chocolate and salt, mixing completely. Consistency should be grainy and thick.
- Apply scrub to skin and gently massage all over body. Remove with warm, damp towels or rinse in shower.
- Save the remaining scrub in an airtight container.
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