Honey
HONEY is one of the oldest cosmetic products ever. It is a thick, sweet-tasting liquid produced by worker bees from nectar obtained from plant flowers. It serves as food for bee colonies in times of food shortage (autumn and winter months). It consists of the sugars fructose (up to 44%), glucose (up to 41%), sucrose, maltose and other sugars in a smaller percentage and water (up to 23%). The ratio of sugars to water varies according to the type of honey. We distinguish between forest and meadow or flower honeys, but others are also known.
E.g. lavender or acacia honey are typical for France, in Greece we can find honey made from Thyme or orange flowers and in New Zealand manuka honey. Each of these honeys has slightly different medicinal and cosmetic properties as well as the content of active substances.
Honey generally contains a wide range of enzymes, vitamins and minerals (phosphorus, potassium, calcium, selenium, zinc, iron, manganese, copper) and water. Thanks to the presence of pinocembrin (an antioxidant), it improves the activity of the central nervous system and the brain. Honey crystallizes within a few months after harvesting, it is a natural process that does not change its properties, so there is no need to worry about it.
USE:
✅In addition to being a food that is a key part of our menus, it is a valuable treasure that supports the good health of the body, skin and hair.
✅It works against fungi and as an antibiotic. It is used as a versatile medicine and prevention of diseases of the respiratory, digestive and nervous systems.
✅Honey, widely recognized by dermatologists as a universally beneficial means of maintaining beautiful skin, is rightly considered a natural antibiotic. Thanks to its composition, it is able to destroy bacteria and generally strengthen the body's defences.
✅It will serve as a prevention and cure for flu, colds, indigestion and other ailments. It can cleanse the body of toxins and free radicals.
✅It is also used in the cosmetics and perfume industry.