One Ingredient Multiple Benefits: Propolis

Propolis oil

What is Propolis oil?

I have seen propolis everywhere on Insta nowadays and everybody seemed to be raving about it. But, let me be honest, I had no idea what is was.

So, I decided to read up and gather information. I have chosen Propolis as the #skincareingredient for my next #funfact series.

BTW, I am looking for a better name for this series. So, if you have any suggestions, please comment down below and help your girl out!

Now, coming to the point of this post; What is Propolis?

Propolis is a resinous mixture that honey bees produce by combining their own saliva and beeswax with the sap from tree buds, used by them to fill crevices and to fix and varnish honeycombs.

The skin benefits of Propolis Extract are abundant. 

There are many benefits that it offers. It can help to reduce pigmentation and inflammatory redness on the skin. It also helps to boost collagen and thus works as an excellent ingredient for anti aging. It also offers antioxidant protection from environmental aggressors like pollution, sunlight, and radiation.

I will be posting about the key benefits that it has in some detail so that you can get clarity when choosing it in your regime.

Benefits:

Reduces acne

Propolis has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-bacterial properties. Therefore, is has been shown to have a high efficacy when targeting acne. Propolis may help keep you blemish free. Propolis is gentle on sensitive skin, and can even help reduce redness. 

Moisturizing

Propolis can be used to moisturize the skin without clogging pores. In addition to offering restorative, antiseptic and healing abilities, it can help to balance and soothe problem skin, while accelerating cell growth and decongesting pores.

Anti-aging

Propolis helps to increase cell turn over. It boosts the production of collagen and thus helps to make the skin firm and increases its elasticity. It helps to make the skin smoother and reduces the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines.

Heal Sun Burns

Propolis has properties in it that can help promote the healing of burns. If you get a sunburn, you can put on a cream containing it or use your own mixture. A possible mix could be something like coconut oil, with aloe Vera and propolis. All of these are good for a sunburn.