Spa Saturdays - 01 Honey

In the Previous post I talked about the benefits of the sweet gold liquid, Honey, for skin, hair, health, weight loss. In this post I'm gonna tell you lots of remedies of Honey you can use for your body to get benefits AT home.

Honey-for skin:-

• Cucumber-Honey Toner: Puree 1 cucumber in a blender, drain and collect the juice. Add 2 teaspoons of honey into the juice and mix. Pour the mixture into a bottle. Apply on the face and neck area with a cotton pad in the morning and at night. Air dry it and rinse clean. Store the bottle covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

• Honey-Oats Face Scrub: Combine 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon finely-ground almonds, 2 tablespoons dry oatmeal, and some lemon juice or yogurt to a luxurious and exfoliating facial scrub. Massage mixture gently onto face, then rinse with warm water. This blend gives a deeply emollient cleansing to the pores of your face. Almonds and oats are superb softening exfoliants.

• Gentle Honey Cleanser: Mix 1⁄4 cup honey, 1 tablespoon liquid soap and 1⁄2 cup glycerin. Apply gently on to face using a face sponge. Rinse with warm water and pat face dry.

•  Hot Honey Bath:  Add 1/4 cup of honey to your hot bath water for silky and luscious skin. This is especially good for dry skin.

• Honey Facial Mask : Place 1 tablespoon. of honey into a small bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the honey. Break an egg, gently separating the yolk and adding it to the honey and oil mixture. Mix the ingredients until creamy. Peel and slice 2 pieces of cucumber. Apply a warm washcloth to your face to open the pores. Apply the honey face mask and cucumbers. Relax for about 20 minutes while you wait for the mask to work, then rinse with warm water. Once fully rinsed, splash a bit of cold water on your face to close your pores and firm the skin.

Honey-for Hair:-

•  Hair Conditioner: Mix 2 Tablespoons of honey with 1/2 of a fresh avocado and 1 Teaspoon of coconut oil. Massage into hair and leave on for half an hour. Works beautifully for dry and damaged hair.
• Hair Loss: To the scalp, apply a paste of hot olive oil, one Tablespoon of honey and one Teaspoon of cinnamon (powder). Keep on for approx. 15 min. and then wash the hair.

Honey-for Health:-

•  Afternoon Fatigue: At 3:00 pm (or when the body is feeling fatigued), drink 1/2 Tablespoon of honey in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder. Energy will increase within one week if taken daily.

•  Anxiety and Nervous Tension:  For insomnia, take 1 Tablespoon of honey at dinner. If that doesn't work, try mixing 3 Tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar to 1 cup of honey in a jar. Take 2 teaspoons before bed. If you don't fall asleep within the hour, take 2 teaspoons more. 

•  Honey for pain relief: Mix 3 Tablespoons of honey in boiled water and drink.

•  Honey Relieves Coughs: Boil a whole lemon slowly for 10 minutes. Cut the lemon in 2 and extract the juice. Add juice to a 4 oz glass. Then add 2 Tablespoons of glycerin and fill the remaining glass with honey. Dosage: 1 teaspoon during the day. Stir with spoon before taking. If you have a night-time cough, take 1 teaspoon right before retiring and then another one during the night. If your cough is severe, take concoction every 4 hours starting with when you wake up. As the cough gets better, you take less and less.

•  Honey for Burns: Apply to burn, cover with a soft bandage.

•  Honey for Asthma: Right before going to bed, take a mixture of 1 tsp. honey with 1/2 tsp. cinnamon.

•  Honey for Hang-overs: Eat honey on bread or crackers. The fructose in the honey helps to flush out the alcohol in your system.

Honey-for Weight Loss :-

• Honey and warm water : Normally fat remains as an un-used resource in your body adding bulk and weight. It is believed that honey mobilizes this stored fat. When this fat is burnt to provide energy for your daily activities, you see a gradual decrease in your weight and obesity levels. It is suggested that you drink this honey (about one tablespoon daily), with equal amount of warm water.

• Honey and lemon juice : First thing in the morning, it is recommended that you drink a glass of lemon juice with a little honey as an anti-cellulite treatment and to increase your metabolism. It should also be included in a healthy weight-loss program.

• Honey and cinnamon:  One cup of boiling water mixed with a teaspoon of cinnamon powder. After the ingredients are properly mixed, you should cover it and leave it for about half an hour. Filter the mixture. Afterwards, add a teaspoon of honey and you are done. It is important to drink it 30 minutes before eating breakfast, on an empty stomach.

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