Manuka: The Healing Honey

Manuka honey has long been treasured for its amazing healing properties and has been used for centuries as teas and medicines. Packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and antibacterial compounds, this honey is now used for another key industry: skincare. Whether you’re dealing with dry, irritated, or acne-prone skin, Manuka honey offers a gentle yet effective solution. At Ǔazú Skincare, we harness the nourishing properties of Manuka honey to deliver hydration, calm inflammation, and promote skin health. Let’s find out what separates Manuka honey from other types of honey to make it a skincare superstar!

What is Manuka Honey?

Manuka honey is derived from honey bees that feed on manuka trees, also known as Leptospermum scoparium, growing in New Zealand. It is used in many different cultures historically, like Greece, Rome, and Egypt, and modernly as a topical wound treatment, especially to treat burns.

The biggest difference in Manuka honey when compared to other types of honey is its antibacterial nature due to its high concentration of phenolic compounds and methylglyoxal. 

With Manuka honey’s natural sugars, antioxidants, and antimicrobial activity, its rich and creamy texture make it a soothing and deeply hydrating ingredient within your skincare routine. 

Skin Benefits of Manuka Honey

• Natural Antibacterial Properties: Manuka honey is best known for its potent antibacterial activity, helping to fight acne-causing bacteria to promote healthier and smoother skin.

• Deep Hydration and Moisture: The natural sugars in Manuka honey act as humectants, attracting and maintaining moisture in the skin for long-lasting hydration.

• Soothing and Calming: Manuka honey’s anti-inflammatory makeup calms sensitive and reactive skin, reducing redness. 

• Brightening: The honey’s antioxidant content helps support premature aging, including the appearance of fine lines and hyperpigmentation.

Why Üazú Skincare Loves Manuka Honey

Our carefully selected source of Manuka honey ensures it meets the highest standards of purity and potency for your skin and natural environments. Topically, Manuka honey is known as the “gold standard” for medical use and is the only type of honey that is recognised in that way so far (Angioi 2021). Because of its popularity in the medical field, Manuka honey is a prized ingredient for Üazú Skincare’s formulations, doctors ensuring Manuka honey’s safety and clean makeup. 

When choosing our source of honey, we want to support environmentally clean practices. Our Manuka honey is derived from producers that ensure sustainable harvesting and environmental stability. We also make sure our honey comes from sources that practice natural techniques when beekeeping, avoiding harmful chemicals that could negatively affect bees and their homes.

How to Incorporate Manuka Honey into Your Routine

• Face Masks and Treatments: Just like Üazú Skincare’s Honey Clay Mask, Manuka honey is great for a soothing, hydrating face mask. 

• Moisturizers: Manuka honey works great as a super-hydrator. Moisturizers containing Manuka honey are great for giving your skin a boost.

• Spot Treatments: Use Manuka honey directly on your blemishes or acne-prone areas to help fight bacteria and promote healing. 

• Lip Treatments: Manuka honey creates hydrated, soft lips with its soothing and nourishing properties.

The Future of Manuka Honey

The future of Manuka honey in skincare is bright, with ongoing research into its therapeutic properties. Its many benefits are remarkable, being antibacterial, healing, and hydrating. Manuka honey is already becoming a skincare superstar, seen online and on various forms of social media. One of the main concerns with its rising popularity is Manuka honey’s sustainability. As the skincare powerhouse rises in demand, individuals might turn toward producers with less sustainable harvesting to find cheaper prices. While Üazú Skincare recognizes this demand, our priorities remain with sustainability and the health of your skin, meaning we will continue to find sources that prioritize our beliefs and your health. With its various benefits, Üazú Skincare is excited to use Manuka honey in our formulations and to share them with our community!

Sources

Angioi R., Morrin A., White B. (2021). The Rediscovery of Honey for Skin Repair: Recent Advances in Mechanisms for Honey-Mediated Wound Healing and Scaffolded Application Techniques. Chemical Composition, Properties and Applications of Honey. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/5192

McLoone P., Oluwadun A., Warnock M., Fyfe L. (2016). Honey: A Therapeutic Agent for Disorders of the Skin. Central Asian Journal of Global Health. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5661189/

(2017). Evaluation of the efficacy of a facial cream containing naturally derived manuka honey extract and Korean red ginseng for improvement of cell turnover, hydration, and signs of aging. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(17)31000-9/fulltext