In ancient Egypt, honey was originally used for healing wounds. Still a clinical treatment today, age-old honey bandages inspired Guerlain’s new Abeille Royale creams.
Guerlain was also fascinated by 25 years of research conducted by Prof Bernard Descottes of the Limoges University Hospital in France.
He tested different varieties on almost 3,000 patients and demonstrated how honey helps wounds heal more quickly. The bee product naturally remobilises structural protein, allowing the skin’s matrix to rebuild itself around the wound.
Epidermal healing via honey bandages actually involves four stages, medically defined by the acronym T.I.M.E..
The healing process firstly requires getting rid of dead cells through honey’s osmotic power in the T, or tissue necrosis removal stage. I refers to inflammation soothing rendered by polyphenols, which help restore a stable…
