Description
Manuka honey has a smooth and creamy texture that helps treat infections and strengthens the body's natural defences. It also helps to treat the skin.
Composition
Tilia vulgaris flower water, aqua cetearyl alcohol, dicaprylyl carbonate, glyceryl stearate, sesamum indicum seed oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil, glyceryl stearate citrate, stearic laurate, xylitylglucoside, otyl dodecanol, anhydroxylitol, opuntia ficus indica seed oil, stearic acide, palmitic acid, tocopherol, helianthus annuus seed oil, xanthan gum, xylitol, persea gratissima oil, beeswax, polyglyceryl-4 laurate, dilauryl citrate, alcohol, carpinus betulus, olea europaea, bromus ramosus, ulmus procera, parfum, benzyl alcohol, sodium benzoate, phytic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium hydroxide, linalool, limonene, citral, geraniol.
Pharmaceutical Advice
Manuka honey is a dense, dark amber-coloured honey. It is the honey produced by bees from the manuka flower nectar, originally from New Zealand. It is very rich in micronutrients and oxidising substances such as polyphenols. It contains a substance called methylglyoxal, also known by its acronym MGO, which is attributed with very remarkable antimicrobial properties.
It can be taken in moderation in a varied and balanced diet as a natural sweetener. It provides sugars and, to a lesser extent, minerals and vitamins. A teaspoon of manuka honey in herbal tea, or as an ingredient in a dietary supplement, will provide comfort and a demulcent effect to soothe cough symptoms in colds.
In cosmetics, it is also a very useful ingredient in lip balms, face creams, makeup removers or body milk and cleansers. Its regenerating, healing and nourishing properties are used in skin care.