Hawaiian Entrepreneurs Market Skin Cream Containing Honey, Beeswax, Propolis, Bee Pollen

Honey Girl Relies on Busy Bees
By Nadine Kam, Star-Bulletin, 7/20/2006

She started recommending the Maxwells' cream to her patients, and eventually partnered with the Maxwells to market it more widely. The result is Honey Girl Organics, with products sold through the company's Web site and a handful of outlets.

Head-to-toe care is available in six products, from a foot balm to face and eye cream, and a jar of "Super Skin Food" featuring royal jelly and vitamin E to nourish body parts prone to cracking and roughness.

The creams utilize extra-virgin olive oil, purified waters and essential oils, with just a touch of honey, so you won't have to worry about attracting those other six-legged busybodies, ants. Because the creams also contain organic beeswax infused with propolis and bee pollen, they might have a few dark specks, which Sirlin says is nothing to worry about. The specks are remnants of the propolis, which she describes as a resinlike paste gathered by bees.

"It has antiseptic properties to ensure a germ-free environment for the bees. They bring it back and mix it with beeswax to seal the hive entrance," she said…