11 Game-Changing Skin-Care Products With Honey

Whether it’s in your food or on your skin, honey has a host of benefits. In skin care, honey is known for its moisturizing, healing, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial benefits, among others. Interest in honey-based skin-care products has been on the rise, so we rounded up a list of some new launches and classic favorites.

Skin-care products with honey to try

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Guerlain Abeille Royale Honey Treatment Rich Cream ($180)

Guerlain’s Abeille Royale line is the definition of luxe skin care meets honey. The new rich cream is defined for dry to very dry skin. Inspired by clinical honey bandages, it tackles the side effects of collagen loss, including firmness, wrinkles, smoothness and radiance.

• BUY ON GUERLAIN – $180
• BUY ON NORDSTROM – $180

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Farmacy Beauty Honey Halo Moisturizer ($48)

This fan favorite is packed with antioxidant-rich, ultra-hydrating buckwheat honey and ceramides that promote a refreshed, dewy, healthy glow. It plumps and replenishes skin, with 100 percent of users saying it boosts hydration.

• BUY NOW – $48

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Burt’s Bees Fermented Honey Cleansing Balm ($19)

Burt’s Bees was likely your first introduction to honey in skin care when you were younger, and the brand still stands up. Their recent cleansing balm features nourishing fermented honey that helps restore skin while cleansing.

• BUY NOW – $19

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COSRX Full Fit Propolis Honey Overnight Mask ($18)

This three-in-one formula could be used as an overnight mask, cream or wash-off mask. Packed with honey extract, propolis extract and natural beeswax and other skin-loving ingredients, this lightweight formula melts into skin and immediately softens and hydrates.

• BUY ON AMAZON – $18
• BUY ON DERMSTORE – $18

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Flamingo Estate Manuka Rich Cream ($48)

Described as a “rich salve,” this decadent cream features powerful, pure ingredients whipped into a cloud-like texture. The manuka honey in the formula was gathered in the remote mountains of New Zealand. Manuka honey specifically boasts exceptional anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory benefits.

• BUY ON FLAMINGO ESTATE – $48
• BUY ON MODA OPERANDI – $48

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Tata Harper Raw Honey Crystal Mask ($65)

This skin savior’s star ingredient is wildflower honey. The multi-tasking treatment mask moisturizes, soothes and clarifies for more rejuvenated, radiant skin with smaller-looking pores.

• BUY NOW – $65

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Oak Essentials Restorative Mask ($68)

Deeply hydrating, glow-inducing and full of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits, this organic honey mask leaves skin soft and supple. Avocado and ylang-ylang oil are the supporting stars in this nourishing formula.

• BUY ON OAK ESSENTIALS – $68
• BUY ON NORDSTROM – $68

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Gisou Honey Infused Face Oil ($60)

Gisou is known for its Mirsalehi Honey, harvested from the founder’s family’s bee garden. Although it first appeared in their hair products, it’s now available in a handful of skin-care formulas, including this beloved hydrating oil.

• BUY NOW – $60

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Beauty of Joseon Ground Rice and Honey Glow Mask ($20)

Makgeolli lees, a byproduct of traditional Korean rice wine, natural rice hull powder and five percent honey deliver potent skin benefits including boosted hydration, improved skin texture and soothed skin.

• BUY NOW – $20

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iS Clinical Warming Honey Cleanser ($49)

Purifying and exfoliating this cleanser with give your complexion a refresh. It alleviates acne, reduces the appearance of pores and refines and balances problematic skin. The amino acids, antioxidants and vitamins in the honey help visibly improve blemish-prone skin.

• BUY ON AMAZON – $49
• BUY ON DERMSTORE – $49

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Fresh Crème Ancienne Ultimate Nourishing Honey Mask ($198)

This treatment mask features 38 percent honey that delivers hours of intense moisture and improved elasticity. It’s especially great for delicate, sensitive skin.

• BUY ON FRESH – $198
• BUY ON NORDSTROM – $198