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Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:12 pm  |
I went to buy some more honey the other day to use in my DIY recipes and noticed that one bottle read "raw honey". Would this be better to use because it might contain more beneficial ingredients that might be diminished in processing "regular" honey? Or if it's not processed (is honey pasteurized?), would it "go bad" sooner? What's the difference overall (for use for skin and hair care as well as eating it)?
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early-mid 30s || oily-combination, sensitive & acne-prone skin || mild breakouts (Aczone helps a lot) || occasional eczema rashes || fine lines around eyes || very dark under eye cirlces- concealer a must || very fair neutral-warm complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair |
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Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:34 pm |
| I think that the bacteria in raw honey is beneficial to the skin, especially acne prone skin. My raw honey's label says that it also has more minerals and antioxidants than other honey. Not sure if the last part is true though |
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Sat Nov 04, 2006 7:41 pm |
| Honey won't go bad and if you can get it raw/unpasteurized that's the best, as it's still viable and not had the beneficial bits destroyed in that case. |
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Sat Nov 04, 2006 7:41 pm |
It is true that raw honey has more minerals and other good stuff. raw honey is filtered though it is never heated to preserve its natural goodness. I use raw honey on my face as a mask once in a while and find that it has small particles in it which help exfoliate. it is a really nice exfoliating mask. i am not sure what other benefits raw honey has on skin over processed honey.
more info here:
http://www.ebeehoney.com/raw-honey.html |
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Sat Nov 04, 2006 7:45 pm |
Oh, information that I know A LOT about!
Raw honey is never heated and therefore has retained all of it's beneficial enzymes, etc. Enzymes are there to help your digestion in breaking down foods, like carbohydrates. This is why putting raw honey on bread will help break down and help digest the bread.
"Regular" or non raw honey has been heated in the extraction. Therefore, it's benefits have not been retained and is essentially just sugar.
Either product will last. It's just that raw honey is better for you. |
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Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:11 pm |
RAW ANYTHING and EVERYTHING is far better for you!! Anything that can't be eaten raw, should not be eaten very often, if at all!
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Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:42 pm |
| Does the benefits of raw honey apply to using it as a hair conditioner? It is just so much easier to buy the normal honey than raw honey. |
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:38 pm |
thanks for all the info!
I wish I could apply it onto my healing breakouts at night but it would be wayyyyy too sticky and get all over my bedding  .
Btw, do any of you know why it says on bottles/jars of honey not to feed it to children under 3 (or is it 2)?
(I just realized my thread title's typo- I meant to write "What's the difference between....")  |
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early-mid 30s || oily-combination, sensitive & acne-prone skin || mild breakouts (Aczone helps a lot) || occasional eczema rashes || fine lines around eyes || very dark under eye cirlces- concealer a must || very fair neutral-warm complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair |
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:51 pm |
| Amnis, you might want to look into the acne serum they sell at bestbathstore.com. It contains manuka honey which is supposedly the most healing of the different types of honey. You can get a sample for free if you just pay for shipping--- I did and I'm enjoying it--- I'm considering buying a full-sized bottle. |
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:54 pm |
| amnis wrote: |
| ... Btw, do any of you know why it says on bottles/jars of honey not to feed it to children under 3 (or is it 2)? |
They can die from it (and some have) because it might contain bacterial spores that their young systems cannot deal with.
- DO NOT add honey to your baby's food, water or formula.
- DO NOT dip your baby's pacifier in honey.
- DO NOT give your baby honey as medicine
Honey can contain bacterial spores that cause Infant Botulism - a rare but very serious disease affecting the nervous system that only young babies can get. Scientists don't know why, but this disease has never been reported in a baby older than 11 months of age. More than 1000 cases have been reported since it was recognized in 1976. Over 20% of the babies who developed the disease had been fed honey.
A baby thought to have Infant Botulism will have to be hospitalized; but with proper treatment chances are good that he or she will recover.
Source: http://home.earthlink.net/~drbobshields/Honey.F.html |
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Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:23 pm |
| manslayerliz wrote: |
| Amnis, you might want to look into the acne serum they sell at bestbathstore.com. It contains manuka honey which is supposedly the most healing of the different types of honey. You can get a sample for free if you just pay for shipping--- I did and I'm enjoying it--- I'm considering buying a full-sized bottle. |
Thanks for the link, Liz. I don't think I have ever been to this website before. The acne treatment gel is very intiguing! I noticed that it also cantains helichrysum which is supposed to be excellent for healing and scars. It (the helichrysum EO) has been on my list for my next EO order. I also am interested in the shampoo from bestbathstore.com... looks very gentle... something else I am searching for. |
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Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:53 pm |
Amnis, I just got some discount codes for BBS, valid til Dec 18 if you're interested:
10% off any order: 0610
20% off a $50 order: 0620
30% off a $100 order: 0630 |
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Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:20 pm |
thanks again, Liz- I appreciate it
I emailed BBS and asked them if they use active manuka honey (i.e., one that has an UMF (Unique Manuka Factor) rating). (Better quality manuka honey that is active has the best anti-bacterial activity). It's explained here http://www.manukahoney.co.uk/ and http://www.manukahoney.co.uk/therapeuticuses.html. Interestingly, I still have not received a response after almost a week....I wonder if its because they do not want to admit that they do not use an active manuka honey? Otherwise, why wouldn't they respond? Do you think it's imperative to use an active manuka honey? I would think that it would be....  |
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