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Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:39 am  |
Hi there. So I now get it that water on skin will dry the skin more out, but does this only counts for hard water or soft water to. Cause I have a water filter now and I want to mix honey with water and leave it on my skin. But cause my face is really dehydrated I am not sure if this will be ok. TIA.  |
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Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:18 am |
| when making honey mask, I add some drops of milk to thin the honey. |
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Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:37 am |
| I don't know if mixing honey with water directly in the filter is such a good idea... I think it would be better to just do honey masks regularly. |
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Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:03 am |
| Nimue wrote: |
| I don't know if mixing honey with water directly in the filter is such a good idea... I think it would be better to just do honey masks regularly. |
So only add honey without adding a little water you mean? tia |
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Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:04 am |
| Aiva wrote: |
| when making honey mask, I add some drops of milk to thin the honey. |
That is actually a good idea. Milk is also hydrating right? If so I will just do this and than remove it with soft water. |
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Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:39 am |
| you can directly apply honey on skin. It is very hyderating |
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Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:04 am |
| pipilover wrote: |
| Nimue wrote: |
| I don't know if mixing honey with water directly in the filter is such a good idea... I think it would be better to just do honey masks regularly. |
So only add honey without adding a little water you mean? tia |
I think I was confused by your question... I though you were saying you have a filter and you want to add honey to the filter, so any water in your shower is already pre mixed with honey...
Adding water to your honey mask is fine!  You can add whatever you want- like milk or yogurt... Don't try juice though, cause I did that and it was way too skicky. |
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Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:54 am |
[quote="ritas"]you can directly apply honey on skin. It is very hyderating[/quote]
apply honey directly on the face? Does the honey need to be diluted? |
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Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:41 pm |
| wancy_2000 wrote: |
| ritas wrote: |
| you can directly apply honey on skin. It is very hyderating |
apply honey directly on the face? Does the honey need to be diluted? |
I'm wondering the same. It seems that it would be too concentrated on its own without being diluted. |
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Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:45 pm |
There's nothing wrong with honey undiluted, and it's definitely not going to hurt you. One reason to mix it with something is that honey can be too thick and difficult to spread on its own. Another reason I've heard is that honey releases a low level of peroxide (not going to hurt you) when it contacts water, so dilution of honey is optimal for good results.
| magslena wrote: |
| wancy_2000 wrote: |
| ritas wrote: |
| you can directly apply honey on skin. It is very hyderating |
apply honey directly on the face? Does the honey need to be diluted? |
I'm wondering the same. It seems that it would be too concentrated on its own without being diluted. |
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Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:47 pm |
therefore I`m diluting it with a few drops of milk, though I can`t stop the mask from dripping then  |
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Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:49 pm |
| I usually put straight honey on my face and, so far, haven't had any problems. As others have suggested, mixing the honey with a little milk would thin it out and make it easier to apply. The lactic acid in the milk would also be beneficial to the skin. I also like to mix honey and aspirin for a great mask! |
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Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:24 am |
| Annie B wrote: |
| I usually put straight honey on my face and, so far, haven't had any problems. As others have suggested, mixing the honey with a little milk would thin it out and make it easier to apply. The lactic acid in the milk would also be beneficial to the skin. I also like to mix honey and aspirin for a great mask! |
Ok I have mix it yesterday with some milk, but I think my skin is sensitive for lactic acid even though the milk is natural. My skin didn't burn or anything, but when I washed it of my forehead was red, don't know if this mean the lactic is aggresive for me or it is suppose to be like this. But also today it looks that my pigment spot above my mouth looks darker   |
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Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:30 am |
[quote="Nimue"]There's nothing wrong with honey undiluted, and it's definitely not going to hurt you.
Reason that I didn't wanted to apply honey alone is, cuz I had read on A Dutch forum that honey draws water out of the skin if not mixed with it or something like that. |
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Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:37 am |
| I think honey is good for skin and it can't dehydrate your skin. |
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Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:22 am |
| i've read somewhere mixing honey with crushed banana are good mask for dehyadrate skin whatever i've used only honey for a while. It made my skin glow and lighter like doing aha 30% treatment but not dehydrate my skin like aha . |
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Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:49 am |
| hhm syr for sounding stupid but what's the difference with soft & hard water? |
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Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:50 am |
and yeah forgot to ask more...
when ppl say that tap water is damaging to the skin, why is that? And how so? I mean we do need tap water to wash our face and shower to a certain extent... |
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Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:04 am |
| Stardustdy wrote: |
| hhm syr for sounding stupid but what's the difference with soft & hard water? |
here is what Wikipedia says about hard water:
Hard water is a type of water that has high mineral content (in contrast with soft water). Hard water primarily consists of calcium (Ca2+), and magnesium (Mg2+) metal cations, and sometimes other dissolved compounds such as bicarbonates and sulfates. Calcium usually enters the water as either calcium carbonate (CaCO3), in the form of limestone and chalk, or calcium sulfate (CaSO4), in the form of other mineral deposits. The predominant source of magnesium is dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2). Hard water is generally not harmful.
you can read further: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_water
I am unfortunately not very knowledgeable about possible damaging effects of hard water on the skin (if there are any), but I would definitely filter such water for consuming, just do not want to consume any excessive minerals. |
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Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:18 am |
| Aiva wrote: |
| Stardustdy wrote: |
| hhm syr for sounding stupid but what's the difference with soft & hard water? |
here is what Wikipedia says about hard water:
Hard water is a type of water that has high mineral content (in contrast with soft water). Hard water primarily consists of calcium (Ca2+), and magnesium (Mg2+) metal cations, and sometimes other dissolved compounds such as bicarbonates and sulfates. Calcium usually enters the water as either calcium carbonate (CaCO3), in the form of limestone and chalk, or calcium sulfate (CaSO4), in the form of other mineral deposits. The predominant source of magnesium is dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2). Hard water is generally not harmful.
you can read further: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_water
I am unfortunately not very knowledgeable about possible damaging effects of hard water on the skin (if there are any), but I would definitely filter such water for consuming, just do not want to consume any excessive minerals. |
Thanks Aiva for researching it for me! So why would excessive minerals be bad for the body? I always thought minerals are good, that's why ppl drink those bottled mineral water? hhm correct me if I'm wrong... |
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Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:02 pm |
That's possible... Anyway I miz honey with milk too. I want to try mixing it with aloe vera juice in the future.
| pipilover wrote: |
Reason that I didn't wanted to apply honey alone is, cuz I had read on A Dutch forum that honey draws water out of the skin if not mixed with it or something like that. |
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Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:29 am |
| Stardustdy wrote: |
| hhm syr for sounding stupid but what's the difference with soft & hard water? |
Soft water is gentler for the skin hard water dries it out. |
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Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:56 pm |
| So how can one tell if what we're using is soft or hard water?? |
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Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:15 am |
| Stardustdy wrote: |
| So how can one tell if what we're using is soft or hard water?? |
hard water does not lather well with soap, and it leaves scum on the electric kettles, dishwashers and washing machines, so your have to use water-softeners (like Calgon or Calgonit) to prevent dishwashers and washing machines from breakage. |
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Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:10 pm |
| Aiva, do u think the water we're using right now is soft or hard...it's still hard to tell. My soap seems to lather well ... As for kettle or dishwasher, I'm not quite sure about the scum thingy... |
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