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Apitherapy in cosmetology: Honey face masks

 
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Last reviewed: 08.07.2025
 
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Honey has a very valuable effect on the skin of the face. Honey has the ability to penetrate through the pores of the skin, accumulating in the subcutaneous tissue - enriching it with vitamins, amino acids, glycogen and microelements, due to this, the skin turgor (elasticity), elasticity, color are normalized.

Honey water (half a glass of water and one tablespoon of honey). If well tolerated, take equal amounts of honey and water. One tablespoon of honey and a dessert spoon of milk. Mix 100 g of honey and 25 g of water and alcohol into a homogeneous mass.

Mix one teaspoon of honey and glycerin and one egg yolk. For oily skin, use this mixture: one tablespoon of cottage cheese and half a teaspoon of honey.

Refreshing mask: one egg white, one teaspoon each of honey, whole milk and lemon juice. For thickness, add ground rolled oats.

Honey-glycerin mask with oatmeal. Mix one teaspoon of liquid linden honey with 1 teaspoon of glycerin and two teaspoons of water, gradually add 1 teaspoon of oatmeal or wheat flour, mix thoroughly until smooth. The mask is used for dry facial skin, 1-2 times a week for 1.5 months. Repeat the course after 2-3 months.

Honey-glycerin mask with oatmeal and a scoop of aloe. Prepared from linden honey, water, juice, aloe and oatmeal, taken in equal quantities. Technology - as in the previous one. Shown for dry normal skin with a clear sign of aging. Well tones, refreshes, rejuvenates the skin of the face. Apply 1-2 times a week. Course 1.5 months. Repeat in 2-3 months.

Honey-protein mask. Used for flabby, sluggish, wrinkled skin. Tones, refreshes, nourishes and rejuvenates well. Preparation: add 1 tablespoon of oatmeal to one tablespoon of liquid honey, then mix with one whipped egg white and apply the mask twice a week.

Honey and lemon mask. Mix two tablespoons of liquid honey with the juice of one lemon. Apply a gauze napkin soaked in this mixture to your face for 15 minutes. During this time, change the napkin 2-3 times. A course of 15-20 masks. Or another proportion: mix 100 g of honey with the juice of one lemon. One spoon of honey, oatmeal, and one egg white. Dissolve the honey until liquid, add the oatmeal, and then the whipped egg white.

Egg and honey mask: beat the yolk and add a small amount of acacia honey and apply to the skin of the face with a flat brush.

Strawberry juice with honey. Take equal amounts, mix well and apply to the face to whiten and give freshness.

Yolk-honey-oil mask: the mask is prepared as follows: 1 yolk, 1 tablespoon of oil and honey are mixed. The mixture is applied layer by layer to the face and neck in three layers. Remove with a damp swab.

For acne treatment:

  • cucumber infusion with honey. Pour a glass of boiling water over three tablespoons of chopped cucumbers and leave for three hours. Strain and add a teaspoon of honey to the infusion. Wet your face with this mixture and wash off with cool water at room temperature after 30 minutes;
  • add one teaspoon of honey and one teaspoon of calendula tincture to a glass of warm water, apply as a compress for oily acne skin; 17
  • sage infusion with honey: pour 1 tablespoon of leaves with a glass of boiling water, leave on low heat under a lid for 5 minutes, strain after 30 minutes and add a teaspoon of honey. Make compresses in the morning and evening;
  • honey-potato mixture. Add a tablespoon of honey to a glass of potato juice, mix well and apply on a gauze napkin.

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