World Bee Day and the Amazing Benefits of Bees In Skincare
In honor of World Bee Day on May 20, what better time is there to truly appreciate all the incredible powers of the honey bee? Since ancient times, honey and beeswax have proven to be two of nature’s best gifts. From natural healing to beauty benefits (not to mention delicious sticky sweetness), honey and its partner beeswax are a powerful combo given to us by the bees. Let’s look at the secret life of bees and showcase bees’ best assets in skincare.
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Beeswax for Skin: Soothe and Soften
Beeswax offers similar benefits to honey, just in a different format. Bees produce a natural wax called beeswax. To make beeswax, bees must consume honey. And many of your favorite natural skincare products, such as lip balm, baby balm, deodorants, and vanilla body butter, contain beeswax. Here’s what to love about beeswax in skincare:
• It’s a natural emollient helps soften and soothe skin.
• It’s rich in vitamin A to exfoliate and improve skin hydration.
• It’s a humectant that draws in moisture and locks it in.
• It’s antibacterial, anti-inflammatory to help protect the skin and prevent irritation, infection, and skin damage.
Honey for Skin: Hydrate and Heal
The sweet golden liquid we call honey is made by honey bees after they collect nectar from flowers and bring it back to their hives to convert it to honey. Natural, handcrafted skincare should only use honey that’s respectfully and ethically harvested. Honey has amazing skin-rejuvenating and healing powers. Try a soothing facial mask made with raw, local honey or a gentle exfoliating soap bar. Here’s what to love about honey in skincare:
• Its humectant qualities keep skin moisturized and supple (and glowing!).
• It provides antioxidant-rich protection from environmental damage that causes premature aging.
• It has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory properties to speed up wound healing and reduce inflammation.
• It contains exfoliating enzymes soften skin texture.
• Its acidic pH prevents the growth of microbes.
Types of Honey and Beeswax Natural Products
If you seek out handcrafted, ethically sourced skincare products with honey, beeswax (or goat’s milk, tallow from grass-fed cows, and other animal-based ingredients), you may come to appreciate how they supplement healthy skin. Here are a few honey and beeswax products to enjoy:
Honey Masks: Facial masks featuring raw, sustainably sourced honey are very beneficial for enhancing your skin’s hydration while gently refining skin texture with naturally occurring enzymes found in honey.
Cleansing Face Bars: When you want to wash away impurities without stripping your skin, a clarifying face bar that lathers may feature honey to calm the skin while gently exfoliating. You also see ingredients like goat’s milk in a gentle facial cleansing bar or baby soap bar because it’s rich in vitamin A and moisturizing and hydrating for delicate skin.
Beeswax Lip Balms: Natural lip balms with beeswax provide emollient (skin softening) benefits you seek in lip balm while protecting and soothing your lips. Ingredients like ethically sourced tallow from grass-fed cows and coconut oil are also deeply moisturizing and healing.
Body Butters: Beeswax is an excellent ingredient in a high-quality body butter for moisturizing your skin. Organic mango butter and shea butter are also great. A body butter with ingredients that are safe enough to eat is also ideal for bringing your skin to a nourished and healthy state.
About Primally Pure
Using minimal ingredients derived from nature, Primally Pure handcrafts safe, effective skincare products that offer real, recognizable results. Products for the face, body, and home for the whole family are made with natural and certified organic ingredients sourced from family-owned farms when possible. Primally Pure’s goal is to get natural skincare products into the hands of people around the globe and to give them the knowledge they need to improve their skin and lead healthier, more fulfilled lives. Try a skin-specific serum, pick up seasonal home sprays and soaps, switch to a natural dry shampoo with organic ingredients, and explore the various wellness tools. With Primally Pure, you’ll discover many ways you can turn to nature’s most precious elements and nothing artificial.
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