With the trend for kitchen cupboard beauty continuing to grow, we’re increasingly finding more uses for honey than spreading on our toast. The global skincare market is tipping back in favour of natural ingredients, and a recent Mintel survey found that 76 per cent of consumers are interested in honey-based products. Meanwhile, some of healthy’s favourite beauty brands, such as Dr Organic, Andalou, and Manuka Doctor (Kourtney Kardashian is its ambassador), use honey as an active ingredient.
It may be hot in the beauty industry right now, but its cosmetic use goes far back in time. ‘The ancient Greeks and Egyptians used honey on skin conditions ranging from wounds and acne, as well as for skin repair to combat ageing,’ says Dr Firas Al-Niaimi, dermatologist and clinic director at skIn.