Honey is a Natural and Effective Skincare Treatment

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Honey is a Natural and Effective Skincare Treatment

 

By Olessa Pindak, Natural Health, Pg. 33(3) Vol. 37 No. 10, 11/1/2007

 

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The honey you use to sweeten your tea or spread on your morning toast

can also be used to soften and hydrate your skin. It turns out the

qualities that make it such a powerful nutritional source (honey is full

of amino acids, enzymes, antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins, and has

more protein per ounce than some meat) make it good for the skin, too,

says Fran E. Cook-Bolden, M.D., clinical assistant professor in the

department of dermatology at Columbia University, College of Physicians

and Surgeons.

 

 

 

A natural moisturizer, honey also has antibacterial and antimicrobial

properties, which act to protect the hive from bacteria…