Tens of thousands of manmade chemicals are now circulating in our environment. Your skin care and body care products are not the place to pick up more toxins! You want to love your body and nourish it with treatments that are free of chemicals and full of the healing benefits of the amazing plants. This honey body scrub recipe is a great all-natural treatment you can make yourself.

Honey Benefits for Skin

Honey has a long history of use in skin care, dating back to at least 2000 BCE. It is antimicrobial and antioxidant and can help promote tissue repair, heal wounds, and soothe inflammatory skin conditions.

Remember that the best honey to use is honey that’s local to where you live. Try to find a local beekeeper and purchase honey that is raw and has not been heated.

Herbs for Skin and Body Care

Here are the five healing herbs in our herbal body scrub recipe:

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is a mood-elevating herb that both relaxes and uplifts. It helps to resolve stress-related fatigue, anxiety, and tension. This vulnerary herb also heals wounds and inflammation.
Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) relaxes and calms the nervous system, and it is a skin-repairing herb that promotes tissue repair, heals cuts and scrapes, and soothes red itchy skin.
Lavender (Lavandula spp.) is an incredible topical skin healer, helping to ease conditions such as rashes, eczema, and psoriasis. Lavender calms the body and mind and relieves stress, tension, and muscle strain.
Mugwort (Artemisia spp.) is antibacterial, helping to reduce minor infections, and is antispasmodic, reducing muscle tension and pain such as low back pain and menstrual pain. It also increases circulation.
Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) improves circulation, calms the nervous system, and relieves headaches. This uplifting, invigorating herb gets the blood moving and clears sluggishness and fatigue.

If you’re looking to purchase any of these herbs, Mountain Rose Herbs is a trusted source for organic herbs.

How to Use This Honey Body Scrub Recipe

Using your honey body scrub is a nurturing self-care practice. To use it, get wet and scrub this all over. Let it soak into your skin for about 15 minutes. Then shower off and glow!

Print Recipe

Body Glow Honey

Author: Kami McBride

Ingredients

1 cup honey
2 tbsp powdered lemon balm
2 tbsp powdered chamomile
1 tbsp powdered lavender
1 tbsp powdered mugwort
1 tsp powdered rosemary

Instructions

Put honey into a sterilized jar.
Put the jar into a double boiler over low heat.
Gently heat for 15 minutes, or until it is warm. Do not boil or overheat the honey, just warm it up until the herbs can be easily mixed in.
Stir the herbs into the honey while it is still warm.
Remove jar of honey from double boiler and let cool.
Store the honey in a cabinet for 2 weeks before using.
Occasionally stir the contents, mixing herbs thoroughly into the honey.
Just leave the herbs in the honey as you use it. There is no need to strain the herbs out at any point.
To use, get wet, scrub this all over, and let it soak into your skin for about 15 minutes. Shower off and glow!

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I’d love to hear from you! Have you ever used honey in your skin care and body care? Did you try this honey body scrub recipe? Share in the comments!