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Honey - Kitchen Cupboard Beauty Tips

By Cait Johnson, author of Witch in the Kitchen (Inner Traditions,

2001).

There is simply no sweeter way to bring a smooth glow to your skin

and hair than with glorious golden honey.

 

Here are some fabulous uses for this almost-magical substance, held

in the highest esteem by wise ones--and savvy beauties--for millennia.

 

After all, honey is one of the oldest and most effective beauty aids

ever. Discover a few ancient secrets, right here. They're the bees'

knees!

 

1. Honey Pat. This is the best way to bring a lively glow to your

face and body while you moisturize and smooth. And it's so much fun!

Just bring one of those cute little honey-bears into the tub with

you. Squeeze some honey anywhere on your skin and pat it with both

hands. As you continue to pat your skin, the honey gets really

sticky, and will pull up your skin gently with every pat. This is the

BEST for circulation, and you'll end up with a gorgeous glow. Rinse

off the honey when you've had enough.

 

2. Honey Bath. If you don't have time to pat-and-glow, just add 1/4

cup or so of honey to your bath. Mmmm--sweet, silky, and luscious

skin.

 

3. Honey Shiny Hair. Mix 1 teaspoon honey, a squeeze of fresh lemon,

and 1 quart of warm water. After shampooing, simply pour through

hair. Let your hair dry as you normally would; you don`t need to

rinse it out.

 

4. Moisturizing Honey Mask. Mix 2 tablespoons honey and 2 teaspoons

milk or cream. Smooth on face and allow to remain for 10 minutes,

then rinse.

 

5. Honey-Apple Toner. This sweet alpha-hydroxy miracle will help to

firm, smooth, and moisturize your skin. In a blender or food

processor, combine 1 peeled, cored apple with a tablespoon of honey

and pulse until smooth. Apply pulp gently to face and allow to remain

for 15 minutes, then rinse.

 

6. Good-Enough-to-Eat Facial Cleansing Scrub. Combine 1 tablespoon

honey, 1 tablespoon finely-ground almonds, 2 tablespoons dry oatmeal,

and enough lemon juice to moisten. Massage mixture gently onto face,

then rinse with warm water.

 

7. Honey Hair Conditioning Treatment. This great formula combines the

benefits of honey and olive oil for lustrous, silky, healthy hair and

scalp. Simply combine 1/2 cup honey and 2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup

olive oil (depending on the dryness of your hair and scalp). Saturate

hair and scalp with this conditioner, then put on a shower cap and

allow the conditioner to remain for 30 minutes before you shampoo and

rinse as usual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diana

 

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