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Word is spreading far and wide about Beetanicals Bee Soothed Balm – hailed by some as “the magic balm”. We’ve been overjoyed to see it transform so many people’s skin. But sadly, we can’t claim to be wizards. As with anything in life, there is rarely a ‘magic fix’, so we want to provide you with clear information about HOW you need to apply the product in order to experience the best results. Which essentially comes down to regular and consistent application.
While one application may be enough to provide overnight relief from a small patch of dry skin on your hand, it won’t be enough to completely reduce the appearance of a dry skin condition that has been present for a period of time.
Generally speaking, application at least two times a day, for at least two weeks of consistent use, is necessary to get the full hydrating benefits. Although it will of course depend on the severity of your skin condition. You may get results in one week, or it may be a few months, depending on individual factors such as how long you’ve had the skin complaint.
The top, tough layer of skin that keeps our body protected through letting moisture in and bacteria out, takes one whole month to change over.
Too inconsistent or too short periods of use will not get the full effects and may undo any antibacterial effects gained from ingredients such as honey or coconut oil.
Then there’s Vitamin C, provided by Kakadu plum in our Bee Soothed Balm; which is the richest source of vitamin C in the world! Our skin needs vitamin C, and with dry skin conditions we may need more Vitamin C to do the job properly, and because vitamin C is water-soluble our bodies don’t store it - so we need consistent application instead of one heavy dose to give our skin what it needs.
In an early study from 2003, 39 volunteers with dry skin conditions tested the effects of a honey, beeswax and olive oil mixture against pharmaceutical steroid creams and Vaseline. The honey mixture is like a very bare-bones version of our Bee Soothed Balm. Changes in symptoms including the appearance of redness and scaling were measured for all treatments. Thirteen out of eighteen participants with dry skin conditions who were using the honey cream showed improvement after two weeks.
A second study two years later tested the same mixture on twelve babies with dry skin. They were treated four times every day, for seven days. All the babies had moderate to severe redness! However, using the mixture paid off; the average severity of the appearance of redness dropped from 2.91/5 to 0.66/5 after the week. This indicates that an ‘as-needed’ or after every nappy change approach could be best for more severe cases.
We wholeheartedly believe in the natural power of our beeswax and Manuka honey products, and with consistent application we know it has the power to help so many people! So please do get in touch with us if you have any questions about trying our products.
We would also love to see your success stories! If you share our products on social media, don’t forget to tag us @beetanicals and use our hashtag #beetanicals to enter into our monthly prize draw to win a $40 Beetanicals voucher.
From our hive to your home x
