Active Manuka Honey. Wow. Stuff works great to fade redmarks and kill bacteria. I've tried everything. EVERYTHING! This is the only stuff that actually worked. Only been on it for 2 days, and I can see a noticeable difference. www.wildernessfresh.com it's like $20 shipped. Stop asking questions about crap that will take 5-6 months to work...this stuff is great! I woke up this morning and I was like...woah...hopefully I will be clear before school starts.
I have read many breathless raves on this site based on one or two days usage of any number of products, methods and procedures. Rarely do they pan out. I suggest you let us know how the product is doing after a month. Pretty large chance your enthusiasm will vanish.
James
I also think manuka honey is an excellent product for overall skin health - I wouldn't say it was a miracle product that's going to fade red marks in days, but I think it can have an effect, and is great for use on active spots and wounds as it helps fight infection.
I also take it internally, and use it as part of my cleanser and toner - both are from www.livingnature.com - this company uses manuka oil and honey in the majority of their products and there are many posters on this board who love them!
Here're some links for you about manuka honey:
www.manukahoney.co.uk - a very informative site
www.comvita.com - they sell manuka honey at fairly reasonable prices.
A thread where a guy on the board logs his progress with manuka honey
Best products of 2003 thread - look at the amount of people that include it as one of their favourite products!
Hope this is helpful! I must reiterate that it is NOT a miracle product though - just a great one!
Yes it is not a miracle product, but I must say, after using this for the past few days my skin is getting alot better. Red marks are still there, but are fading faster than when I was using hydroquinone or exfoliating or just about anything else. If you don't believe me, just try it. It's only $20.
You guys know that I am based in NZ. Ok there was a recent article in Consumer jan/feb 2004 (a respected and impartial publication which tests products and services against their claims and publish their findings) about Manuka Honey. Consumer tested the UMF/antibaterial activity claims here is a summary of results....
given the thumbs up for having high anti bacterial activity.
Beesonline UMF 15+
Comvita Active Manuka Honey UMF 15+
Happy Valley Certified Organic Active 10+
Healtheries - Apodea Active UMF10
Honey NZ Active UMF 10+
Kiwi Gold Active Active 15+
Kiwi Natural Health Active UMF 12+
Summer Glow Apiaries - Active UMF16
those to avoid - having uneven or undetectable antibaterial action:
New Zealand Gold
Comvita Active UMF5+
Honeyland New Zealand
Bee Healthy Active
Green Top Deer Horn
Hislops Natures Sweetness
Made in New Zealand Ltd. Organic
Manuka Honey UMF 12 Active
Red Seal New Zealand Manuka Honey
Hope it was useful for someone - cos it was boring to type
Generally, the higher the UMF rating, the more effective the honey is likely to be if taken internally or applied externally. However, higher UMF's usually mean higher prices.
I hear that they are now producing a manuka honey with UMF 20, which is the highest yet. I think it's comvita who are producing this.
By the way, manuka OIL is even more effective than the honey against bacteria. Manuka honey is antibacterial because it is made from the manuka plant; the oil which is taken straight from the plant is essentially the plant's hormone system, and is therefore much stronger. It's 33 times more antibacterial than tea tree oil and I highly recommend it for application on active acne.
I purchase mine here: HERE (I actually shop at the UK one but I put the US address coz I know that's where the majority of members are from)
Very expensive but a brilliant product.
i just bought some with umf 20+ for my b-day lol. is that too high? i dont have acne but i would like to make my skin a little clearer! i hope i didn't go overboard and buy too strong of umf. is over 20 okay? how long does it take to ship to your house? i really wanna start using it! thanks!
It looks like the manuka oil is more of an antibacterial solution.
I purchase mine here: HERE (I actually shop at the UK one but I put the US address coz I know that's where the majority of members are from)Very expensive but a brilliant product.
If you want to try something a little less messy and time consuming, Bee Yummy raw skin food, it's sold at an all natural raw food store in NY I live in Canada, so I had it shipped to me WOW! it totally cleared up my skin, and feels velvety soft when it drys. The draw back is it is $29.00 us, not bad but by the time I add the exchange rate and shipping I am looking over $50.00, I am trying to get our local health food store to order it in for me since they have had a lot of request for it. It only has 8 ingredients in it first 4 are all related to the bee honey.
Wildflower honey
Honey Cappings
Bee Pollen
Propolis
St. Johns wort oil
Royal Jelly
Purified water
Balsam fir needles (for fragrance)
That's it, great stuff they have a web site at live live.com, The company is called [Removed]. They are a raw food store, but they seem to carry so much more than food, face care and makeup line, vitamins etc. I found out about if from a site I came across called High On Health, this girl Fran (from down under) highly recommended it, she has a video on the site just search bee yummy and you should find it. Hope this is help to you.