Honey really is a miracle product – not only is it highly nutritious, loaded with nutrients and antioxidants, it’s brilliant for our skin and hair. It’s anti-inflammatory and antibacterial compounds decrease the appearance of scars and help with healing and tissue regeneration.
If you’re interested to read further into honey’s miraculous properties and how it can help us – getting rid of coughs, preventing allergies, zapping dandruff, easing insomnia and much more – read our blog on the “5 medicinal uses for honey”.
Here are our tried-and-tested top 4 honey products:
The Goat Skincare Moisturizing Manuka Honey Body Wash
Fed-up with dry and sensitive skin? Try this super gentle body cleanser, it’s only £10.00 for a full 500 ml for a gentle formulation wash, and it’s enriched with Manuka Honey. It’s suitable for your whole body and will help cleanse and moisturise dry, itchy and sensitive skin.
Manuka Doctor 24K Gold & Manuka Honey Face Oil
This exquisite oil nourishes the skin and seals in moisture, leaving your skin glowingly soft and healthy looking. Formulated with 24K Gold, Manuka Honey and precious plant oils this luxurious facial oil visibly brightens, firms and hydrates whilst leaving skin naturally radiant.
The subtle gold shimmer, illuminates skin highlighting facial contours, whilst precious plant oils including Cranberry, Baobab and Marula deeply hydrate, condition and protect giving skin a silky sheen.
At £15.99 for 12 ml, it’s not a bad deal when you consider the beautifying benefits.
Buy it online from Holland & Barrett
Aptivia Propoline Frequent Use Shampoo With Chamomile & Honey
An intense lifestyle, sports, sunshine, seawater, chlorine and everyday styling are just some of the reasons that make hair need everyday shampooing and care. Frequent shampooing, though, demands the right products. This Shampoo gently cleanses and protects the scalp from irritations thanks to its soothing and hydrating attributes. Key ingredients are chamomile, calendula, honey, lavender and geranium essential oil. On sale for £8.82 – 250ml.
The Body Shop’s Honey Bronze Shimmering Lip Balm
This little pot of gold comes in at £6.00 total. For such a small pot you may think it’s a rip off, but we think it’s worth every penny.
Not only does the design reflect a real honey pot (cute!), but it’s smoothing and hydrating qualities is what really seals the deal with this product. The animal friendly lip balm has a deliciously sweet scent and works to nourish lips, as well as beautifying them with a subtle golden shimmer. This is one of our all time favourites, featuring Community Trade Honey. It really doesn’t get much better than that!
Make your own Holistic Skincare Products with our Diploma Course
Here at The School of Natural Health Sciences we offer a selection of over 60 holistic therapy courses, amongst which is our diploma-correspondent Holistic Skincare Products Course. Learn to make your own products with all the best natural ingredients, and upon completion you’ll be able to design, create, tailor, package and distribute your homemade goods.
This course covers it all, from equipment and food additives to labelling and legislation. Not only will you have a fresh skill set and brand new career path, but you’ll take away tricks of the trade and top quality insider knowledge thanks to the course writer, Joy Picot, who has over 20 years experience in the field.
Be more, do more, learn more – the holistic way!
- Study from the comfort of your own home
- Create your own timetable
- Take lessons at your own pace
- Choose to self-study or be tutored
- Say goodbye to deadlines and stress
- Forget heavy textbooks and costly commutes
- Benefit from our special pack deals
- Become a practitioner who makes a difference
- View our full A-Z list of Holistic Therapy Courses.