Manuka Honey And 3 Reasons To Use It To Celebrate Your Glowing Skin

I’ve heard of the benefits of Manuka honey for skin pigmentation some time ago. Since then, I’ve created a lot of easy and all-natural skin care DIY recipes for my skin care routine.

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Glowing skin is one of the best indicators of a person’s health. We are born with a gift that accompanies us all our lives – our largest organ the SKIN. It protects and makes us look and feel beautiful. Today is your day to learn HOW-TO advance your daily routine with a small step that benefits the health of one of your most precious possessions – your skin.

We all strive for a better looking skin. What many lose during such daily race is the sight of things that are readily available to maintain the well-being of our skin. Fresh air, whole foods, i.e., non-processed foods rich in fiber, physical activity and quality of skin care products – these are a handful of things that everybody has access to. 

If you are already doing your part to maintain and improve the skin and its protective and beautifying functions, here’s one more HOW-TO to add to your arsenal!

Eating Manuka Honey for Skin Health

Manuka Honey is one of those under-utilized resources in the food category that boosts skin’s anti-inflammatory function. When used as a RAW ingredient – meaning that the honey did not go through pasteurization – Manuka Honey can reduce redness in your skin, heal congested skin and eczema. You can eat raw Manuka honey for minor skin infections and even for acne. The anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory qualities of Manuka honey intervene on your behalf into healing your skin to health.

In addition, Manuka honey is rich in vitamin B which has many functions in our body. Learn about vitamin B complex benefits in my detailed post.

Using Manuka Honey on Face for Acne

What you may be surprised to learn is that Manuka oxygenates pores making it impossible for the inflammation-causing bacteria to survive. Who wouldn’t love it?! Defintely, for people with the skin prone to acne, Manuka could be one of the go-to resources. However, every person could yield the benefits of Manuka for their skin health!

We are all subject to daily attacks from the environmental factors and polluters. Our skin serves us as the first-responder, the shield, that thwarts all these attacks again and again and again. Why not be kind and thoughtful of our skin and aid it to do what it does the best? Even more: Why not make our skin even more beautiful, glowing and thriving for all the years we live on this planet?

Besides, Manuka honey is rich in alpha hydroxy acids that can help with acne-prone skin.

If you want to learn more about alpha hydroxy acid skin benefits, read my post. I discuss different types of acids and why any woman should take advantage of them.

Here are some easy ways to incorporate Manuka into your lifestyle to empower and improve it.

Manuka Honey Face Mask

Altogether, this face mask is best to use after the shower when the pores are open to receive the potent phytochemicals from the Manuka plant. But you can always take a facial steam bath for about 3-5 minutes – please, do not use an extreme steam on your face, – then apply this facial mask.

MASK: Mix a tablespoon of Manuka Honey with a pinch of cinnamon and apply this mixture onto your face and neck. Wait for about 15-20 minutes, then wash off with warm water, followed by a cool water splash to close the pores.

Many women wonder if it is OK to sleep with Manuka honey on the face. Sleeping with Manuka honey on face is OK!

TIP: Sleeping with Manuka honey on face. Leave the same mask mixture on the skin blemishes as a your overnight spot treatment. Thanks to the hydrogen peroxide in Manuka honey, your dry skin patches will be hydrated, too. The humectant properties of honey will make those dry areas on your face wither away.

Check out this Sugar and Honey Scrub for Lips. You’ll love it with Manuka honey!

Manuka Honey Moisturizing Face Mask

Due to a fact that Manuka Honey Oxygenates Pores Making It Impossible for the Inflammation-causing Bacteria to Survive.

For the women with acne-prone skin, Raw Manuka could be a go-to natural resource for daily use. However, ALL women could use this under-utilized resource that boosts anti-inflammatory and antibacterial functions of the skin and body.

Manuka honey reduces redness in your skin, heals congested skin and eczema.

Here’s a Face Mask I use to Hydrate and Brighten my skin at the same time. Using Greek Yogurt and raw Manuka honey regularly can get you a really improved skin.

Ingredients are enough for 2 applications on the face or 1 application for the Face and décolleté:
– 1 tsp of Raw Manuka Honey
– 2 tsp of Greek Yogurt
Mix the ingredients together. Apply to face and décolleté for about 15 minutes.
Wash off with cool water.
Apply your moisturizer.
Store unused portion of the mask mixture in the fridge.

Why My Mask is BLUE:
I’ve just added a tiny tad of Blue Butterfly Flower powder, which is an Adaptogen and helps to support collagen and elastin production. This powder is food grade and can be added to any drinks and smoothies, too.

It is OK to use this mask during the day or before going to bed.

Try and test this easy and very affordable Skin Care DIY Face Mask. Stick with the recipe for a while. See results.

Read up on different types of collagen and learn the Hydrolyzed Collagen Benefits for your skin and body.

Manuka Honey Cleanser Recipe

Clean your face of makeup first. Use a small dollop of Manuka Honey with a drop of water to massage all around your face. Use circular movements, avoiding sensitive eye-areas. Massage for about 2-3 minutes. During this time, blood flow to the surface of the skin increases, making this cleansing very effective. Use a moist sponge or cotton round for massaging and increasing exfoliation process. Rinse off with cool water to close the pores.

Manuka Honey for Skin Pigmentation and Dark Spot Treatment

To help your skin to heal and diminish some scars and blemishes, add a teaspoon of each fresh lemon juice and organic cane sugar to a tablespoon of Manuka Honey. Massage this mixture into your steamed skin (better used after shower) and wear it for about 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with cool water to close the pores.

This easy and simple recipe for dark spots and minor skin blemishes can be used regularly to maintain the integrity of your skin. 

Some use Manuka honey mask for wrinkles.

Meaning of UMF Number for Manuka Honey

When you buy Manuka Honey, do look for the NUMBER on the label. This number could range from 5+ to 50+. The higher the number, the more potent anti-inflammatory and antibiotic – antibacterial – properties of the honey are! The number could be the representation of one or all three of Manuka Honey classifications: UMF®, NPA and TA.

UMF stands for Unique Manuka Factor and can be used only to Manuka Honey that was produced in New Zealand and went through rigorous independent tests that confirmed its non-peroxide activity and the valuable chemical compounds found only in Manuka. UMF is a measure of non-peroxide activity and compounds within the Manuka Honey, mostly of its MGO (Methylglyoxal) that carries anti-bacterial benefits. MGO serves as a measure of and as a classification ingredient for Manuka Honey’s strength and quality.

Take a look at the packaging of the New Zealand Honey Co. They highlight the MGO potency for each honey jar on the packaging. As you see, it ranges from 83+ to 1282+. Quite impressive. Discover all the honey products from this company HERE.

In fact, you can explore Manuka honey products with different UMF HERE.

NPA stands for Non-Peroxide Activity and is a measure of anti-bacterial activity of the honey. NPA is unique to the Manuka Honey and could be used instead of UMF to showcase the potency of the honey.

TA stands for Total Activity and is a total summation of non-peroxide and peroxide activity within the Manuka Honey. It is graded on different scale and is different from UMF and NPA.

Manuka Honey Anti-Inflammatory Properties

Take advantage of the Manuka Honey’s anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties every day! Take a couple of spoonfuls of honey with your tea or water, use this honey on your skin as a cleanser, a mask or spot treatment agent. Wash your skin with the healing properties of Manuka inside out. And with your daily routine incorporating Manuka, your skin will thank you with its healthy glow.

 Reducing inflammation naturally happens when we invite foods with anti-inflammatory properties. I have boosted my consumption of fresh salads and fiber! Including raw Manuka honey into my daily life and recipes is a delicious and easy thing to do. Check my Tilapia with Manuka which you see in this picture. This is one of the easiest and most delicious recipes ever, if you love this fish.

Manuka Honey Products For Your Medicine Cabinet

Without doubt, you can boost your immune system by adding these Manuka honey based products into your life. With propolis, lozenges, Manuka honey with UMF5+ and lip balm, you will feel more empowered. Every product has its anti-inflammatory properties and anti-microbial features coming from the New Zealand Manuka honey.

And if you got a sore throat and coughing, try lemon-honey cough syrup. My kids love it, I love it year round. Shop for yours HERE.

Add Manuka Honey for Your Beauty and Health Routine

You can enjoy these manuka-honey-based products not only when cold January winds are blowing, and the cold and flu season is catching us all by storm. In order to enjoy the Winter wellness, it’s best to be prepared with health-centric products with benefits for your total well-being.

Above all, Manuka Honey is a New Zealand traditional remedy to treat a cold or flu. PRI’s assortment of New Zealand’s finest healthy Manuka products are designed to soothe, comfort and build a strong defense. In a sweet way.

Manuka Honey Products for Your Medicine Cabinet

– Mossop’s Manuka Honey UMF 5+
– Lemon & Honey Manuka Cough Elixir
– Propolis & Active Manuka Oral Spray
– Propolis and Manuka Honey Lozenges
– Manuka Honey Lip Balm

In fact, New Zealand has a unique standard of purity as an environmentally protected and GMO-Free region with the cleanest oceans on the globe. Manuka is the gold standard for honey and is produced in New Zealand from bees and flowers from a pristine protected environment.

Enjoy these safe and soothing products every day and feel great using them! No artificial flavors, colors, no corn syrup or refined sugars and NO preservatives.

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