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Honey is a fragrant, sweet, sticky liquid made by the hard-working honeybees. The benefits on the skin and hair are vast, as honey contains lots of nutrients, acts as a humectant, is antimicrobial and antioxidant, and has been used over the centuries for its purported wound-healing properties.&nbsp;

Bees collect nectar from flowers and carry it to their hives where the worker bees convert it into honey. Half a kilogram of honey contains the essence of about two million flowers and the colour, fragrance and properties of honey vary depending on the varieties foraged. Bees need to make thousands of round trips to collect nectar, and a single bee produces only about a teaspoon of honey during its lifetime.

This is good news in cosmetics, as it protects the skin and hair, keeping them moisturised and conditioned, while contributing to the preservation of product formulas.&nbsp;

To ensure the welfare of bees producing the honey in our supply chain, we work with beekeepers who understand the importance of managing hives with consideration and work in a minimally invasive way. Lush purchases British honey locally from Field Honey. Beekeeper Robert Field is a second-generation beekeeper with over 30 years of experience, having inherited Field Honey from his father. He maintains around 1000 hives, located across the Dorset Heath and Salisbury Plain. This South Coast location, where wildflowers grow in abundance, allows honeybees to forage for nectar and pollen throughout the year.&nbsp;

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This honey comes from a Dorset-based supplier who maintains around 1000 hives located across the Dorset Heath and Salisbury Plains. 

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