Given our current consumer society, we tend to use foods and processed products. However, to really take care of our health but also of our beauty, the best products are found in Nature. Among them, there are two magic ingredients, to use alone or in combination: honey and baking soda!
Indeed, these two ingredients are known for their different health benefits but also for their ease of use on a daily basis. Overview of the benefits of honey and baking soda.
The benefits of honey
Having a strong sweetening power, honey is found in many kitchens. Both an energetic source and a natural appetite suppressant, honey has anti-bacterial, antiseptic, antibiotic, healing and non-negligible antioxidant properties. Thus, it is used to promote healing, reduce sore throat, fight against skin aging, heal infections, treat warts, acne pimples and boils. Moreover, according to a research grouping several studies and carried out by Safraz Ahmed and Nor Hayati Othman of the University Sains Malaysia (Malaysia), the honey would have anticancer virtues. They discovered that honey would be one of the natural alternatives to current cancer treatment, by chemo and radiotherapy, given its combined antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antitumor and immunomodulatory action. While sugar is incriminated in the proliferation of cancer cells, honey is not because its compounds (flavonoids in particular, an antioxidant) allow it to act in a beneficial manner on the body.
The benefits of baking soda
Used for cooking, cleaning or health care, baking soda is an ally in all areas. It is particularly known for rebalancing the level of acidity in the body thanks to its alkalizing effect. Thus, it effectively fights against digestive disorders including acid reflux. It also relieves urinary tract infections, insect bites and sunburn. In addition, and according to a study by the Arizona Cancer Center, baking soda would have a positive effect against cancer. Indeed, it balances the pH of the tumor and inhibits spontaneous metastases thanks to its alkalizing effect on cancer cells. However, this action is limited to certain types of cancers including prostate cancer.
The mixture of honey and baking soda
Given the benefits of honey and baking soda, it goes without saying that the combination of these two ingredients can fight against various conditions.
For the skin: In order to exfoliate the skin and thus rid of dead cells and to fight against excess sebum, acne, blackheads and have a complexion without imperfections, nothing better than the mixture of honey and bicarbonate of soda. Simply mix 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate with 1 tablespoon of pure honey and then apply it on your face. Leave on for about twenty minutes then make some gentle circular movements and finally rinse with warm water.
For the hair: When one suffers from oily hair, it is sometimes difficult to find the adequate remedy to fight against the excess of sebum while preserving the scalp. To do this, use the mask with honey and baking soda. Mix a tablespoon of honey with two teaspoons of baking soda and spread on your roots, while massaging your scalp. Leave about ten minutes and then make your usual shampoo.
To prevent cancer: Given the many studies on the anticancer effects of honey and baking soda, it should be used to prevent cancer. Simply heat, on low heat, the mixture of one part of baking soda for three parts of honey and consume 3 teaspoons a day of this natural remedy. Take a one-month course and you will notice an improvement in your overall health. Of course, to optimally prevent the onset of cancer, promote a healthy lifestyle through a healthy and balanced diet, regular physical activity and good hydration.
Warnings: Baking soda is not recommended for pregnant women as well as for children under 5 years and people with hypertension. Also, always use food baking soda because household baking soda is unfit for consumption. People with colored hair should not use baking soda as it is a natural whitener.