Honey for Natural Beauty
You can fool people about your age with a young-looking face and healthy looking hair. But it’s hard to hide your age when you look at your hands. It seems we all do what we can to prevent the tell-tale signs of aging on other parts of our bodies, but most often we neglect our hands. And our hands are exposed to sun every day (if you live in a great climate!) and to the pollution and chemicals and free radicals that cause the damages that make us sick and old.
There isn’t a lot of fat on the backs of hands, so when we’re getting older and the collagen and elastin fibers on them start to break down, the result can be wrinkly, crepe-like crinkly skin with bulging veins that make your hands appear as old as you are, if not older.
There are very expensive creams on the market that promise youthful hands. We don’t go there if we can. We prefer the do it yourself kind of kitchen cosmetics that are inexpensive, chemical free, and just as luxurious and nourishing as anything you can buy.
HONEY HAND CREAM
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (see previous post – V is for Vinegar)
- 2 teaspoons beeswax
- 1 tablespoon all natural honey
- 1 teaspoon avocado oil
- 1 teaspoon almond oil
- 3.5 ounces of rose water
