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It's natural, cost effective and can be great for your skin and hair

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• Use honey as a deanser, hair mask or even as a face scrub.

• To cleanse your ski n wi th honey, first splash your face with water. Leave the hands wet and pour a fair amount of honey onto your palms. Apply all over your face like you would do witl1 your face wash. A lternative!); dil ute a little hon ey ,vith water and spread all over your face. Scrub in a circul ar motion for a few minutes and wash off. Only keep i.n mind tl1at because honey doesn't have any o il conten t, it is not useful to remove waterproof make up or sunsc reen.

h.ile many natural ingredients work as worthy skin and hair care aids to improve our looks, thei-e are none as versatile as honey From a scrub, ro a hair mask, to an astringent, you can use this extremely underestimated yet wonderful gift of namre to improve your skin and hair. for those who like going back to the most original form of everything, raw honey would be the nanual choice. However, it can be thicker than the processed variety we see on our supermarket shelves. le does conc.'l.in more enzymes than processed honey, but it is also more expensive. Having said that, processed honey is equally good to use as it is cheaper, retains most of its goodness and is easier to apply.

Most people who know about skincare will promptly tell you that honey is a namral moismriser. It is a known fact tl1at Cleopatra, the original beauty queen, was an authority on skincare tream1ents, and she used to bathe i.n a concoction of milk and honey Leaving it on your skin like a mask for even ten minutes will make your skin feel fresher and plumped up. That is because honey is a humecrnnt, it abs o rbs the moisnue from the air and transfers it onto ymu skin. For best res ults, apply honey on slightly damp ski.n and leave on for as long as you can This will soften the skin and hydrate it and if you do i t regularly, you will see the difference in a few days

Honey is also effective for sensitive skin as it is gentle, so if you have spent coo long at the beach and are sunburnt, apply honey on tl1e sensitive areas to sootl1e the skin instantly.

In case those of you with o il y skin think that honey is only good for people with dry skin, think again. Honey can be applied di.reedy onto pin1ples and acne as it contains antibacterial properties. It kills the bacteria and prevents the condition from spreading. Also, the creams we use to get rid of pimp les often leave d1e skin around the pimple

• To use as a mo ismriser, simply app ly all over face ru1d neck and leave on till you s h ower

• For your hair, mix a quarter cup of o live oil with half a cup of honey till they have blended well. Then apply all over your hair and leave on for hal f an hour. Wash and dry hair as you do normally.

• To make a face scrub, mix honey with a little granular brown sugar, add one spoon of lemon juice and a spoon of olive oil. Rub aU over yottr face and neck in a circular moti o n to slough off dead skin cells.

• You can also make a lip balm with honey, brown sugar and olive oil to relieve dry and chapped lips

So n o matter what skin or hair type you have, this easy and natural remedy can make you look as sweet as honey!

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