HONEY IN FOOD DRINK AND PERSONAL CARE

HONEY IN FOOD DRINK AND PERSONAL CARE

What are trends in honey

Here are some honey trends in the market today;

Infused honey

Infused honey contains added edibles from spices, flowers, or herbs to supplement the positive impacts of honey on your body. You can infuse your horny with ingredients like cloves, cinnamon, ginger, lavender, Rosemary, Basil, peppermint, and turmeric.

Flavored honey

This honey type is mixed with different fruits to form unique products from the original one harvested in bee combs. The honey undergoes several stages, from filtering to adding natural flavors to create a tastier end product. Flavored honey can be used in salad dressings, drinks, desserts, spreads, or fruit salads.

Sustainable honey

Sustainable honey refers to honey from beekeepers who value eco-sustainability and don’t interfere with how the bees produce it. The production involves only flowering plants and bees with no environmental or species degradation.

Non- Organic honey

Honey is extracted from non-organic hives and might contain pesticides or other harmful chemicals. The honey has low health benefits as its purified and filtered after harvesting, decreasing the antioxidants while increasing the toxins.

Alternative options to honey – vegan types

Here are some ideal honey alternatives for people looking for vegan products;

Barley malt syrup

It’s formed by malting and gently heating the barley grains sprouts to produce a highly concentrated syrup.

Molasses

Molasses is a common by-product created after when refining sugar cane or beets. It’s thick, tasty, warm, and dark.

Maple syrup

A natural flavor syrup packed with antioxidants and minerals extracted from maple plants. 

Honey in personal care items

Honey exhibits medicinal, antioxidants, and moisturizing properties, making it one of the loved and trending beauty ingredients. Using skin care products containing honey can reduce skin aging, aid in facial cleansing, promoting acne recovery, prevent bacterial skin infections, and increase moisture retention for a healthier skin tone.

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Ieva Kubiliute is a psychologist and a sex and relationships advisor and a freelance writer. She's also a consultant to several health and wellness brands. While Ieva specialises in covering wellness topics ranging from fitness and nutrition, to mental wellbeing, sex and relationships and health conditions, she has written across a diverse range of lifestyle topics, including beauty and travel. Career highlights so far include: luxury spa-hopping in Spain and joining an £18k-a-year London gym. Someone’s got to do it! When she’s not typing away at her desk—or interviewing experts and case studies, Ieva winds down with yoga, a good movie and great skincare (affordable of course, there’s little she doesn’t know about budget beauty). Things that bring her endless joy: digital detoxes, oat milk lattes and long country walks (and sometimes jogs).

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