Honey to the Bee

Beauty products infused with honey have many antibacterial properties which can help with antiageing and skin healing. Comvita's Medicare range is made using medical-grade honey such as that used in some US hospitals and is especially helpful for people with dry skin or eczema. Another good thing about raw honey: its eternal shelf life, meaning it will never go off.

Here are a few of our favourite honey beauty picks:

Burt's Bees Thoroughly Therapeutic Honey & Grapeseed Oil Hand Creme, $25, and Honey Lip Balm, $8.95. From selected department stores and pharmacies.

Manuka Doctor ApiRefine Radiance Serum, $35.95, from selected pharmacies and department stores.

The Honey Mud Cleansing Silk by May Lindstrom, $110, from Tonic Room.

Comvita Medihoney Skintensive Cream $18.95.

Guerlain Abeille Royale Day Cream, $220, and Abeille Royale Dark Spot Corrector, $234. From selected department stores.

Kiehl’s Creme de Corps Soy Milk & Honey Whipped Body Butter, $62. From Kiehl’s store Britomart and selected department stores.

Honey by Marc Jacobs, $149, for 50ml eau de parfum. From selected department stores and pharmacies.

Flotsam and Jetsam Beeswax Candles, $22.50 for set of 6 or $3.75 each.