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Manuka Honey?

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(@spongecake)

Posted : 02/06/2014 3:31 am

I'm thinking of purchasing some - it's £22.00 (I'm from the UK) which seems a lot for a 250g pot, however I've heard great things.

My acne is moderate I suppose and I'm currently experiencing quite a bad break out. I believe it's hormonal as when I went on the pill two years ago, it cleared up completely. It turned me into a very angry and emotional person though so wasn't very good for my all round well being.

 

Has anyone had any experience with Manuka? Do I just dab it on the spots? I don't really want to do a mask straight away. And do I also eat it?

The brand I'm thinking of getting is on Amazon and is called "Steens Wellbeing 20+ active". I assume the 20+ is the strength?

 

2 photos attached of my current skin issue (with make up on!) I use oil free foundation - just about to go to work so can't get away with not using any.

Thanks guys!

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(@lilly75)

Posted : 02/06/2014 3:53 am

I used Manuka honey about a year ago for a number of months. It made my skin really nice and soft (I used it as a mask every few days) but I didn't notice any real changes / improvement with my acne unfortunately. So I don't use it anymore, but I would use it again just because I liked how it made the overall feel of my skin. You can use it as a spot treatment if you'd like. I used to also add in cinnamon if I was going to use it as a spot treatment - I had slightly better success with the cinnamon plus the honey for a spot treatment (but if I used it as a mask then, it just caused irritation). People also use it as a cleanser but I've never tried that so can't comment on it.

The 20+ is the UMF (unique manuka factor) rating which relates to the 'strength' of the anti-bacterial properties of the manuka honey, as far as I know. And from memory, I think it's suggested to use 15+ or higher when using it for acne.

Good luck if you do decide to try it! Hopefully it works well for your acne.


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(@spongecake)

Posted : 02/09/2014 5:14 am

Thanks for the reply.

 

I've ordered some so I'll see how I go...other benzoyl peroxide on the spot treatment might be better.


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(@blackrosesxox)

Posted : 02/21/2014 10:47 am

I use that with ground cinnamon. I either use is as a spot treatment or all over mask. I think it works well when you spot treat and leave it on overnight.


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