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Back to Basics: Best Homemade Natural Face Wash with Honey

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Get squeaky clean skin sweetly with this natural face wash containing honey.  This honey cleanser is gentle and produces a rich lather, leaves your skin clean and comfortable! 

Back to Basics: Best Homemade Natural Face Wash with Honey

Devon 7 Comments

Get squeaky clean skin sweetly with this natural face wash containing honey.  This honey cleanser is gentle and produces a rich lather, leaves your skin clean and comfortable!  In partnership with Mountain Rose Herbs, I am pleased to share my favorite honey face wash recipe!

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I going to admit that I am not the poster child for good self care habits and I have eluded to that tidbit more than a few times on this blog.  While washing my face after a grimy day of working on the homestead or in the garden doesn’t take so much convincing — washing my face on a make-up free day of writing at my desk, well, THAT is sometimes takes of act of Congress to get me to me sudsy.

You guys, I am not lazy — it’s just that the bathroom sink is over there and I am over here…  and, and, and…

I swear — instead of being an almost 40 year old mother and former beauty industry professional, I might actually be an 11 year old country boy.

Ask me how I know about the personal care habits of 11 year old country boys.  I’ve had a hand in raising a couple.

All this to say, this girls needs some self care motivation.  And I find it by way of this honey face wash.  Because it absolutely delights my senses!  The rich later, aromatic essential oils, and gentle honey leave my skin feeling clean and my senses indulged.

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Honey Face Wash Ingredients

This homemade natural face wash with honey couldn’t be simpler to prepare!  The gentle foam of this honey cleanser fulfills all my “suds means clean” preconceived notions while the honey and glycerin help to the dryness associated with soap based cleansers. This honey face wash is great for removing everyday makeup, dirt and grime!

Castile Soap
This liquid castile soap produces an excellent later and provides gentle cleansing action.

Honey
Honey is a wonderful skincare treatment all on its own, softening and smoothing the complexion.  Added to this natural facial wash it adds a layer of gentle nourishment making this an excellent DIY cleanser for all skin types.

Vegetable Glycerin
Not only is vegetable glycerin a excellent humectant drawing moisture to the skin, it is also offer preservative action giving this honey face wash an extended shelf life!

Essential oil
Because the base of the castile soap is oil, essential oils can be added to this honey cleanser to amplify its skin loving benefits.  I like warming cardamom and ginger to bring vitality to my often pale skin, while lemon improves clarity and radiance, and lavender calms sensitive skin.  You can learn more about essential oil safety in this post.

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How to Use Honey Cleanser

Place a quarter sized about of this honey face wash in the palm of you hand and work into a rich lather with a bit if water.  Massage the lather around the face, avoid the eye area.  Rinse well with luke warm water and follow with this homemade toner.  Once your skin is squeaky clean, consider apply a bit of this vitamin C serum and your favorite moisturizing lotion or cream!

Homemade Natural Face Wash with Honey Recipe

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Natural Face Wash with Honey

Get squeaky clean skin sweetly with this natural face wash containing honey.  This honey cleanser is gentle and produces a rich lather, leaves your skin clean and comfortable! 
Author: Devon

Ingredients

  • 1 cup castile soap
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup vegetable glycerin
  • 60-80 drops essential oil of your choice optional

Instructions

To Use:

  • Place a quarter sized about of this honey face wash in the palm of you hand and work into a rich lather with a bit if water.  Massage the lather around the face, avoid the eye area.  Rinse well with luke warm water and follow with this homemade toner.

How to make a honey face wash for a clean radiant complexion

Devon

Devon is a writer and author on subjects of holistic and sustainable living. She has a degree in Complementary and Alternative Medicine from the American College of Healthcare Sciences, and her first book, The Backyard Herbal Apothecary, was published by Page Street Publishing in Spring 2019. Devon's work outside of NittyGrittyLife.com can be seen at LearningHerbs.com, GrowForageCookFerment.com, AttainableSustainable.net, and in the magazine The Backwoods Home. Devon's second book, The Herbalist's Healing Kitchen, will be published Fall 2019.

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7 Comments

  • Michelle February 28, 2019 at 8:14 pm

    Hi Devon, I’m excited to try this recipe. I have also pre-ordered your book. I just wanted to mention in the instructions, it says follow with “this homemade toner” but it isn’t linked. I would also humbly suggest that you program your shopping links to open in a new window because I do want to stay on your site and not lose where I was on your site while I shop with your link! Just some suggestions. 😊 Looking forward to the book and exploring your site deeper!

    • Devon March 5, 2019 at 8:36 pm

      Than you for notifying me of this. I just did a website remodel. Previously all links opened in a new window… I guess that didn’t stick! Ugggggggh! Now to figure out if there is a way to fix all my links! Blogging peoples problems…
      Thank you so much for ordering my book, Michelle!

  • andhita zhafarina July 6, 2020 at 11:30 am

    hello, I would like to make my own skincare products and have been looking for natural preservatives to extend the shelf-life of the product. I heard about liquid germall plus is safe to use as a preservatives in many skincare and cosmetics, is it really safe to mix in the products with similar ingredients like your face wash? and is liquid germall plus vegan? thank you if you answer this!

  • Mia September 5, 2020 at 8:05 am

    5 stars
    Just tried this today and I am in love. What do you think the shelf life of this is since the vegetable glycerin is somewhat of a preservative?

  • kaithleentorres August 24, 2022 at 5:22 am

    The article is very well written especially the honey face wash ingredients. I am definitely going to use this at home. If your skin is oily make sure add a lemon and cucumber juice that will help to hydrate and prevent the skin damage from free radicals,

  • kaithleentorres September 29, 2022 at 8:18 am

    The natural homemade face wash with the honey is really a great idea and it is good for the skin. You can also use a natural multi purpose cleanser to cleanse the skin at deeper level.

  • Kenzie Scott December 21, 2022 at 12:02 pm

    5 stars
    Hi, thanks for sharing this article. I always use homemade face wash with the honey and it is good for the skin. You can also use some cleanser to clean makeup at night for glowing skin.

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