It must be several years since I saw a disquieting picture of a honey-coated band-aid as I was flipping through a magazine. I was disturbed yet somehow intrigued, curious enough to read the article. I was astonished and impressed by the wealth of knowledge imparted by the piece. I was also inspired. I took the tub of raw honey that a friend had given me out of the cupboard and began experimenting.
I added it to my pure vegetable glycerin soap, to my goat milk soap. I slopped a ladle full into crocks of shaving soap, and added a small amount to my all natural lip balm. (None of these are my original ideas) And of course, I ate some!!!!! That tub of honey collected from hives placed in local organic apple orchards was worth almost as much as gold to me!!! My favorite natural soap is a vegetable glycerin base augmented with goat milk, a small amount of shea butter, local honey, and topped off with lavender, tangerine (or orange) and chamomile essential oils. This makes the most beautiful silky smooth ivory colored bar. The PERFECT white soap.
Anyway, please find below a list of some of the many therapeutic uses of honey collected from various and sundry magazine articles and sources on the web:
- Anxiety, nervous tension, insomnia.
- Relieves pain and cough, asthma, and some allergies (not for those allergic to bees and bee by-products).
- Hang-overs, fatigue.
- Treats burns, promotes healing, clears and prevents infection and scarring, found to be effective in the treatment of multi-resistant strain bacteria.
- Enhances longevity, (treats impotence!)
- Stomach ulcers, gastroenteritis, and other digestive issues.
Honey is anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-irritant, an antioxidant, a humectant, and can be used as a cleanser and toner when applied to skin. It can be used in soap, lip balm, cleansers, sunscreen, moisturizers, facial scrubs, facial masks, and myriad other cosmetic and beauty applications.
Not only is it delicious AND healthful, it’s natural perfection. A cure for all that ails us.
…Did I mention that it tastes delicious?
Have you ever tried an all-natural goat milk soap? If you haven’t, I strongly suggest that you do. I know it’s strange, to wax poetic about a bar of soap, but this is perfection. And honestly, until I used my first bar of this naturally cleansing goodness, I never gave my soap choice much thought. The only things that were important to me were cost, fragrance, and lather. I never considered the effects that my favorite body wash was having on my chronically dry skin.That first bar of creamy goat milk soap delicately scented with lavender, tangerine, and chamomile essential oils, and minus all synthetic colorants, fragrances, and preservatives changed my bathing experience forever. My itchy, flaky, dry skin became a thing of the past, washed away with that incredibly rich, silky, soothing goat milk lather. It’s no mystery. Goat milk has been used in beauty applications for millennia. And for good reason. Goat milk is a natural moisturizer, chock full of skin-loving vitamins, minerals, and essential amino acids. Soap containing goat milk has been proven to have a Ph level closer to that of our own skin compared to soap made without it. This makes it exceptionally gentle and kind to our skin. In fact, many people who have sensitive skin and chronic skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, seborrhea, acne, and allergies find that goat milk soap relieves many of their symptoms. 
If you aren’t already sold on this miracle of nature, consider the oodles and oodles of rich silky lather that goat milk bars produce. Think of smooth, supple skin that you’ve only dreamed of – no cracking or flaking, no itching, no patchy redness. You might even consider the ‘green’ factor; no synthetic preservatives or fragrances, no harsh colorants, only the pure goodness of the goat milk, a renewable resource.Do yourself a favor. Give it a try. You will be so glad you did.
