Are you looking for a safe and natural face wash that’s good for your skin and isn’t ridiculously expensive? You should try my honey face wash. I’ve been washing my face with honey for more than three years now, and I LOVE it. It’s easy, inexpensive, and totally natural.
There are a lot of different ways to wash your face with honey–today I’ll share what works for me.
Why Wash Your Face with Honey?
First off, though, you might be wondering why you’d even want to wash your face with honey. Perhaps the number one reason is what honey isn’t–it’s not a harsh commercial cleanser full of toxic chemicals that you don’t want your body absorbing.
On the contrary, honey is a completely natural product that is full of great things for your skin. Raw honey has natural antibacterial and healing properties, and it does a wonderful job of cleaning your skin without stripping away your skin’s natural oils. I love the way that my skin feels after washing with honey.
I also love how easy it is to wash your face with honey. Unlike other DIY face wash recipes, there’s no assembly necessary. Just buy a bottle of honey and stick it in your bathroom.
What Honey Should You Use?
I first started using manuka honey for washing my face. Since manuka honey has particularly potent antibacterial and healing qualities, it’s supposed to be especially good for skin conditions like acne. Because of these properties, however, it is also quite expensive.
Wedderspoon 100% Raw Manuka Honey KFactor 16 500g
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When I would run out of manuka honey, I would use my regular raw honey until my new shipment arrived. I never noticed a big difference in how my skin reacted to the manuka honey versus just the raw honey, so eventually I just switched over to only the raw honey.
If you can handle the cost of the manuka honey, I do think it’s worth trying it for yourself, though. I’ve read that some people see a big difference with manuka honey. (I used this manuka honey.)
If you decide to just use raw honey, look for raw honey that hasn’t been filtered or heated to high temperatures. You can get this type of honey from a local beekeeper, in some health food stores, or purchase it online. Personally I usually buy this honey. I use it for cooking and for my facial washes. Any type of raw, unfiltered honey should be fine, though.
Nature Nate’s 100% Pure, Raw and Unfiltered Honey, 32 OunceAmbrosia Pure Honey From Colorado’s Western Slope, 16-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 4)L.R. Rice Raw and Unfiltered Honey, Local Colorado, 40 oz
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How to Wash Your Face with Honey
Here’s how I wash my face with honey. Again, feel free to experiment to see what works best for you.
First pull your hair back away from your face. (Getting honey in your hair will make it very sticky!)
Wash your hands, then dip your clean hands into your honey jar or whatever other receptacle you’re using to store your honey.
Spread a thin layer of honey all over your dry face. Depending on how thick your honey is, this may be somewhere between a teaspoon or two. Actual amount is not that important, just make sure that all of your face is covered with honey. If your honey is particularly thick, you can add a little bit of water to help it spread easier. (To make it easier to spread the next time, you may also want to liquify it by gently warming it in some water on your stovetop before you try applying it again.)
After you’ve applied your honey, you want to let it sit on your face for a little while. When I haven’t left myself much time, I’ll often only let it sit for a minute or two. When I plan ahead well, I instead leave it on for more like five or ten minutes. Longer is fine, too. I recommend experimenting to see what you prefer. I haven’t noticed any downside to letting the honey sit on my skin for an extended period of time, so feel free to leave the honey on your face for as long as you want. Unless you’re sweating or it’s particularly hot, the honey should just sit on your face without dripping, so for the most part you should just be able to go about your normal activities while the honey is on your face.
When you decide it’s time to remove the honey from your face, simply rinse your face with warm water. The honey will easily come off your skin without leaving any sticky residue behind. After rinsing, gently pat your skin dry with a towel.
You can follow your honey face wash with your normal toning and/or moisturizing routine. You may want to wait and see whether your skin actually needs as much moisturizing as normal, though. Personally I’ve found that washing with honey has meant that I needed much less moisturizing than when I was using other facial cleaners.
Will Honey Face Washes Cure Acne?
Washing your face with honey is often touted as a remedy for acne. This is actually why I originally got into honey face washing. Everyone’s experience is going to be different, of course, but for me I found that the honey didn’t make any noticeable difference in my acne. I’m pretty sure that most–if not all–of my acne is due to internal issues, however, and I have never noticed much improvement with topical skin care changes I made.
If your acne is caused or exacerbated by the way that you are cleaning your skin, however, I do believe that switching to washing your face with honey could improve your acne. Gently washing your face can only do good things for your skin. This is why I stuck with honey face washing even though it didn’t make any noticeable difference in my acne–my skin just felt so good afterwards that I knew it was probably doing good things even if they weren’t all that obvious in terms of breakouts.
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