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Honey is made by bees through a process of concentrating plant nectars. The bees may travel as far as 55,000 miles and visit more than two million flowers to gather enough nectar to make just a pound of honey. Honeybees must consume eight to ten pounds of honey to produce one pound of beeswax.

Honey has been known for centuries to heal wounds and treat infections. It is also an antioxidant. Honey attracts and retains moisture and acts as an anti-irritant. Honey is also a natural collagen stimulator. This makes honey a natural fit in our moisturizing products and it is perfect for sensitive skin.

Cleopatra of Egypt was one of the more famous people in history to use honey for its beneficial effects on the skin. She regularly took milk and honey baths to maintain her youthful look.

Six medical journal articles over the past three years have also described the healing properties of honey. A physician at the medical college in Maharashtra, India recently explored the use of honey-soaked gauze to treat burn patients. The 40 patients treated with honey healed in about half the time - and with half the scar tissue - compared with patients treated by other means. (Subrahmanyam M, Burns, Aug.1994; 20:331-3).

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Beeswax is a nutrient-rich substance produced by bees in order to make honeycomb. In our products, we use it to help soften skin and create a long-lasting protective coating against the elements. It is also a naturally nourishing moisturizer that kills germs as it heals and soothes the skin.

Beeswax obtains its golden color from the propolis and bee pollen inside. Both of these materials are produced by bees and they are known for their incredible health benefits. The beeswax helps lock in the skin’s own moisture, nourishing skin cells and creating a barrier against the destruction caused by the environment. Propolis kills germs and helps heal the skin.

Beeswax is a pure, natural wax that human beings have been using for hundreds of years. It has been used in creams, lipsticks and other cosmetics. It is also edible and has been used to coat foods and medicines.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been used for thousands of years by Mediterranean women to give them beautiful skin. It is rich in antioxidants and has excellent softening and lubricating qualities. The cultivation of olive trees has been traced as far back as 5,000 years ago (in Egypt, Ethiopia, Syria, etc.). Hippocrates advocated the use of olive oil as a muscular massage for the athletes who competed in the original Olympic Games. The Romans loved the olive and its oil. It was used as a cleanser and skin conditioner, as well as in sacred lamps and for medical and culinary purposes. Olive oil has been used to protect and smooth the skin, especially during and after exposure to the sun. There are reports that Marilyn Monroe, despite having access to some of the most expensive preparations Hollywood could provide, preferred olive oil.

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Bee Pollen is flower pollen collected by the bees. It is one of their primary food sources and it is the building material for future bees. Pollen is rich in many nutrients that human beings are easily able to digest and absorb. Made of water, carbohydrates and proteins, pollen contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and many other valuable nutrients.

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Royal Jelly is a thick, milky substance produced by worker bees to feed the queen bee. Worker bees mix honey and bee pollen with enzymes in the glands of their throats to produce the royal jelly. Royal jelly is believed to be a useful supplement because of the queen bee’s superior size, strength, stamina and longevity compared to other bees.

Royal jelly may be one of nature’s best kept secrets. It consists of a blend of proteins, vitamins, minerals and amino acids. The list of health benefits credited to royal jelly is long. These include assisting the rebuilding of human body cells, reversing the aging process, healing wounds and skin disorders, promoting sexual renewal, stimulating the immune system, protecting the skin from germs, and healing and moisturizing the skin.

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Propolis is a resin-like paste gathered by the bees from the buds and bark from some trees. They bring it back to the hive in their pollen baskets and mix it with wax to seal the hive entrances. Its antiseptic properties ensure a germ free environment. Propolis is rich in nutrition and natural antibody properties that have recently been rediscovered by modern scientists in creating effective cures. Hippocrates (considered to be the father of medicine) prescribed the use of propolis to help heal sores and ulcers, and the ancient Egyptians looked upon the bees and their propolis as the source of eternal health and life.

We are pursuing organic certification for our beeswax, honey, pollen and propolis. We harvest these ingredients from our hives on the North Shore of Oahu. This relates to all of our products listed.

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