Hey you! Happy weekend to you! Do you have plans? I'll be spending mine getting over a tiny cold--I just used a honey gargle for my throat before writing this post! I've written about my love of honey before and consider it one of my essential products. For example, when I had a freak accident traveling in Costa Rica, they applied honey immediately to my wounds (another story for another time, perhaps?). The honey I used in today's post was sent for review from Golden Blossom Honey, a company that has been around since 1921.
Golden Blossom Honey is 100% sourced from US beekeepers, and is compromised of three flowers, giving it a distinct flavor, color, and fragrance. It's made between May and August annually and is packed Kosher. I have enjoyed using their honey not only in food, but in Beauty DIY recipes. They sent me some of their many recipes for beauty, but I wanted to share one of my own. This Honey Pecan Scrub is as sweet as it sounds: exfoliating but leaves skin soft. Enjoy!
1/4 c. finely ground pecans
1 tbsp. sweet almond oil
1 tsp. honey
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- Mix ingredients.
- Massage onto wet skin. Rinse with warm water. Your skin will not be sticky, just soft!
- If you're allergic to pecans or sweet almond oil, please substitute brown sugar and vitamin E oil, or avoid if necessary.
- I suggest using this on the body, but if you'd like to use it on skin, please be sure to make pecans are thoroughly and finely ground. I hand-crushed the ones I used here and would suggest that consistency for body only.
- Try 2 drops of essential oil that you like for fragrance, if desired.
- Honey is a natural antioxidant and nourishes skin, pecans are an exfoliant, and sweet almond oil is a moisturizer.
Want more recipes using honey?
- Honey Yogurt Hair Smoothie
- Honey, Garlic, Egg Hair Masque
- Sheet Mask Recipes
- DIY Chocolate Sugar Scrub
- DIY Pumpkin Facial Mask
Have a great weekend. Be safe, behave, and be well. Love, Elle
I love honey and yes, it's also good for wounds! LOL!
ReplyDeleteI love honey as well - it really is a wonderful ingredient! Thanks for the scrub recipe!
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Oh man, I bet this smells SO good.
ReplyDeleteanother great recipe! i didn't know honey was an antioxidant :)
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Honey is great, isn't it? :) I actually have nothing planned this weekend, and I'm pretty excited about it. :) Feel better soon! T. http://tickledpinkwoman.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteAnother great DIY product, Elle:) I love how honey is the only edible food with no expiration date:D
ReplyDeleteInteresting! What else is honey good for???
ReplyDeleteHonestly? This sounds delicious. ;)
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I never knew that honey could be used on wounds! I bet this scrub feels so amazing on your skin! Have a great weekend :)
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Honey is one of my favorite natural ingredients! So much DIY potential in this one!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to try this! Sounds like the perfect fall skin remedy :)
ReplyDeleteCaitlin
This scrub sounds lovely! Honey has so many great benefits. Take care of yourself and feel better soon Elle!
ReplyDeleteRowena @ rolala loves
Ooh, sounds so enjoyable!! We just did some homemade scrubs at my friend's birthday party/girls' night. I think the effect of honey is even better when you apply it just before going to sauna. I suppose you wouldn't have a sauna you could use? You have to try it sometime :)
ReplyDeleteI bet this smells incredible! :) You have some of the best tips and tricks. Enjoy reading your blog! :)
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Hi Elle, so sorry to hear you were unwell, i suffered the same thing 2 weeks ago, its awful! Hope you are better now. Love hearing about DIY beauty ideas that can come from my kitchen cupboard.
ReplyDeleteSo basically... I would probably end up eating this scrub! I love using honey as a beauty treatment and I know what you mean about using it for first aid-- I used it in a pinch in Japan when I had trouble reading drugstore ingredient labels.
ReplyDeleteAwesome DIY, thanks for sharing :-)
ReplyDeleteso cool
ReplyDeletethanks for this DIY ^^
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i really love honey :)
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Gonna save me some bucks, I will definitely try this out! I hope you feel better.
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I want to eat this more than I want to use it as a scrub! :)
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This scrub looks delicious :)
ReplyDeleteI love homemade scrubs and this one sounds like a good one to try. :) Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure this will be fabulous. I eat a spoon of honey everyday and i've seen the difference it makes on skin :)
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I'will def try it!
ReplyDeletei'll surely try this. can't wait!
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This sounds wonderful! I hope you're feeling better. Your Instagram pictures of your fever made me sad. :(
ReplyDeletesounds great!
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This scrab sounds so good and yummy! Hope you feel better soon! x
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a lush and yummy body scrub! I think I may have to give this one a try Elle!
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I need to try this out!
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These three ingredients are my favorite so I'll definitely be on the lookout for sweet almond oil to be able to try this.
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