One of the things I have been reluctant to give up is commercial shaving gel/cream. I know that in most of them there are a host of chemical ingredients that cause cancer, damage/age skin etc. Well, I recently watched a short documentary and it served as a good reminder - I thew out my shaving gel after spotting several of them in it.
Ok so what to use? I've tried just soap before...tried it again and remembered why I had returned to the shaving gel. Bar soap was still harsh to shave with, and it left my skin super dry feeling.
On a whim I looked it up, and it seems I'm not the only one to try shaving with:
Honey
Just a tiny bit of hot water to thin it with and away I went spreading it on. A little bit goes a long way. The shave was very smooth and the residue washed off easily with a bit of water.
It turns out there are numerous benefits for using honey on your skin. To think I've been robbing myself of them all these years.
