Let's talk about honey and beeswax. Are they good for your skin?
Well, listen up. Honey is popular for its all-natural sweetness as well as the many health benefits it offers. But did you know what beeswax is made of? Honey!
Here’s how it works: Bees collect pollen and nectar to make honey, which then serves as a food source for the beehive. The honey they eat turns into wax, which then turns into combs, and the beeswax is harvested from these combs. So when you think of all the benefits of honey, the same goes for beeswax!
Even after it’s removed from the beehive, beeswax remains a biologically active product retaining anti-bacterial properties. It also contains vitamin A, which plays a part in the function of your vision, immune and reproductive systems, kidneys, heart, and lungs. But even with all of these important benefits, where beeswax really shines is in how it benefits your skin.
When you use skincare products that contain honey and beeswax, not only are you benefiting from the use of all-natural ingredients and avoiding the use of chemicals and preservatives on your skin, but you’re also gifting your skin the following benefits. Here are our top benefits of honey in skincare products.
Honey provides hydration, lubrication, and softness.
Dry skin can be irritating, and if left untreated, it can cause certain skin issues like itching, rashes, cracking skin, sores, and even infection. Honey, due to it's humectant properties, naturally attracts, captures, and seals in moisture, ensuring your skin stays hydrated and lubricated, avoiding any issues related to dry skin while also helping your skin stay softer overall.
Honey fights signs of aging.
While moist skin is also younger looking skin, the vitamin A in honey can help reduce wrinkles and fine lines, and the beeswax, itself, can also serve as a natural exfoliator to get rid of dead skin cells, making the skin look fresh, glowing, and most importantly, healthy.
Honey is calming.
Honey can calm the symptoms—including the redness—associated with some skin conditions. The antibacterial properties of honey can also help to make the symptoms of some skin conditions like atopic dermatitis, boils, wounds, and sunburn.
Skincare products containing beeswax and honey like those we create can be the answer you’re seeking for the variety of physical- and environment-related problems your skin can face on a daily basis.
We feel that our beeswax—harvested from our own hives, paired with our small batch production process, offer you the highest quality skincare products that can make a powerful and positive difference in the health and quality of your skin now and for years to come. Bees and beeswax are our passion. We’d love to share our passion with you and your skin.