Honey - Nature's Liquid Gold

Honey has been valued for its healing properties as well as its delicious sweetness for over four thousand years. Records from ancient Egypt reveal over 500 medicinal formulas and remedies based on honey, whilst the Greeks used it to cure skin disorders, as well as to add its rich sweetness to a wide variety of foods and beverages.

Now, recent research has shown that they may have had the right idea. Honey has been shown to contain small amounts of a wide array of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants which have shown to have beneficial and healing properties for the skin. The vitamins found in honey may include (depending on floral variety) Niacin, Riboflavin and Pantothenic acid; minerals present include Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc. Just as the colour and flavour of honey varies by floral source, so does the vitamin, mineral, antioxidant and amino acid content.

Honey also has anti-bacterial properties which have been shown to help clear infections in wounds, reduce pain and reduce scarring. Its ability to lock moisture into the skin is another reason for its popularity as an ingredient for beauty products.

Our edible Acacia honey is imported from Hungary. This honey remains runny for long periods of time due to its high concentration of fructose. Its light in colour and has a light, delicate, vanilla flavour.

The honey in our beauty products is collected from 1800 colonies which are situated throughout the Scottish Borders and Northumberland, so there are different floral sources, however the majority comes from heather pollen. The Robson family has been diligently and lovingly producing honey for over 50 years at Chain Bridge Honey farm and we are proud to be a selected distributor of their high quality natural beauty products.

Caution: Some studies suggest that eating honey may cause adverse reactions in very young babies, and we therefore do not recommend it for babies under one year of age.