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Skincare topics.
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Skincare
Topical honey for minor burns has a longer clinical research record than most people realize. A review of the published RCTs, what they found, and why a retail Mānuka jar is not the same as the dressing studied.
Skincare
The strongest piece of human evidence for Mānuka honey on atopic dermatitis is a 2017 small clinical trial. A review of what it found, the limits of small-trial evidence, and what to make of the broader mechanistic claims.
Skincare
A small randomized clinical trial compared honey with the standard topical treatment for recurrent canker sores. Here is what it found and the limits of the comparison.
Skincare
Mānuka honey is one of the most-studied wound-care substrates in modern medicine. A review of the peer-reviewed evidence, the FDA-cleared sterile products, and the difference between medical-grade dressings and a retail jar.
Skincare
The research on topical honey for acne is small but suggestive. A review of the studies that exist, the limits of the evidence, and how the antibacterial properties of high-MGO Mānuka are theorized to act on acne lesions.