Honey massage exposes the skin to a natural humectant (honey), a substance that facilitates the retention of water. By moisturizing the skin, the honey massage helps the patient to feel healthier. At the same time the honey massage produces noticeable changes in the skin. It can transform the skin in two different ways. It can aid the removal of salts and toxins, and it can promote nourishment of the skin.
The honey massage cleans the skin. The honey massage nourishes the skin. On skin treated with a honey massage, wrinkles will disappear. The patient who has received a honey massage will note that his or her skin demonstrates an increased elasticity.
The massage therapist uses a moist, liquid honey. A well-chosen honey contains certain important nutrients. Those nutrients will enter the skin during the honey massage. Those nutrients supply the skin with chemicals that are often absent from an individual's daily diet. In that way, a honey massage has the ability to provide the skin with added nourishment.
While the liquid honey allows the massage therapist to work with a natural substance, the prescribed method application of the honey could hardly be called "natural." The therapist pours the honey over a designated region and then claps sharply on the honey-covered skin. The resulting pain is the one drawback occasionally mentioned by someone who has undergone a honey massage.
That clapping should continue for 10 to 15 minutes or until the honey is no longer sticky. At that point, the pellets, which hold toxins and salt, should appear on the skin's surface. Depending on the patient's skin type, the clapping procedure should be repeated up to 10 times before providing the skin with a one month reprieve.