10 Uses for Honey Besides Eating It

Pamper Yourself: Honey has moisturizing qualities that make it helpful in the beauty department. For example you can use it to:

1. Shine & condition your hair: Add 1 teaspoon of honey to a half cup of warm milk & mix well. Then simply apply all over the hair from the roots to the tips & then rinse with shampoo afterwards. Not only does it make your hair more smoother & manageable but it'll also soothe dry scalp.
2. Wash your face with it: Put a dab of honey in the palm of your hand and add a little warm water, massage the slightly diluted honey on your face. Then rinse with lukewarm water & enjoy a clean & moisturized complexion Note: straight honey also makes a great facial mask to add moisture to dry/windburned skin. Just leave it on for about 20 minutes while you relax then rinse.
3. Take a bath in it: Add 3 tablespoons of honey & 2 tablespoons of olive oil to your bath water & soak your troubles away. You'll emerge with soft, conditioned skin that smell good. You can also combine this with milk for a soothing beauty bath.
4. Soothe chapped lips: First mix a little brown sugar with some olive oil & use it to scrub lips which will help exfoliate any flakes of skin. Next mix a teaspoon of plain yogurt with a half teaspoon of honey. Spread over lips let sit 5 minutes then rinse with a warm washcloth pat dry & smoothe on super emollient lip balm.

Heal yourself: Honey also has medicinal qualities

1. Clean & treat (minor) cuts/scrapes: Honey is naturally microbial which is why it lasts forever. After washing the area, simply apply some honey straight from the jar using a clean implement & cover it with a bandage. Its a natural antibiotic ointment.
2. Fight Insomnia: There's a type of insomnia called early waking, which is where you don't have trouble falling asleep, but you wake up after a few hours and are unable to get back to sleep.A teaspoon of honey with a sprinkling of salt will help reset the stress hormones cortisol and adrenalin that keeps you awake.
3. Treat Acne: Dab some honey on the pimple & let it sit for 30 minutes rinse off & repeat the next day.
4. Relieve Anxiety: Honey has been used for ages in India to soothe nervousness so whether you add a little to some chamomile tea (this is also good for anxiety) or mix a little w/some lemon juice & a little minced ginger honey will help calm you & work especially well when your nerves are affecting your stomach.
5. Treat Mosquito Bites: Dan a little on a mosquito bite to reduce itch & irritation as well as to help prevent infections.
6. Soothe Cough: Honey works as well as many over-the-counter cough medicines to soothe and quiet a cough. You can take it straight or mix it with a little lemon juice and coconut oil, for an even more effective cough quieter.