Hi friends, 

Treat yourself this week with one of my favorite ingredients for skin: honey. These do-it-yourself recipes are simple and inexpensive yet feel luxurious. Enjoy!

xoxo,

Sukey

Honey adds a touch of sugar to your morning tea and helps stave off pollen allergies, but did you know that it can improve your skin? Learn how to sweeten your skincare regimen by adding some honey to your daily routine.

Honey draws out impurities from the pores, so use it to cleanse skin and treat breakouts. It also naturally absorbs and retains moisture, so it's great for hydrating dry skin or skin that's had a bit too much sun. Its antioxidant and antimicrobial properties make honey a wholesome rejuvenator for skin as we age and an effective balm to alleviate minor irritations.

To start your honey-infused skin treatments at home, try one of these tricks:

• Mix a teaspoon of raw honey with your usual face cleanser for optimal purification.
• Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of raw honey to a warm bath for a hydrating soak.
• Make a simple honey mask. Just pour two tablespoons of raw honey into a glass and place the glass in a bowl of hot water until the honey is warm. Spread the honey thinly on your face and leave it for 10 to 15 minutes, then wash it off and enjoy a soft, clear complexion.

Cleopatra is said to have bathed in honey and milk, and it's actually one of the easiest spa treatments to replicate at home. Why shouldn't we all treat ourselves to the same?

The Well Wisdom: When making your own at-home honey skin solutions, be sure to use raw honey. Heat and pasteurization destroy many of the enzymes in honey, including the ones that give it its antiseptic properties.