Description
Royal Nectar Toner contains our famous Nectar Ease™, a blend of Bee Venom and Active Manuka Honey, to stimulate the skin providing a rapid anti-aging effect.
A Revitalising Toner to help condition and re-balance the skin. Manages oily zones while soothing dry areas and leaves skin feeling fresh and smooth.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
After cleansing morning and evening, using our revitalising toner, sweep gently on face with cotton pad. Avoid eye and lip area.
A test patch application is recommended for first use.
KEY INGREDIENTS
Bee Venom and Manuka Honey (Nectar Ease™) Bee Venom helps to restore and revitalise radiance while Manuka Honey is known to heal, nourish & protect the skin.
NZ South Island Manuka Hydrosol to help support anti-microbial activity.
Witch Hazel for oily and problem skin types.
ROYAL NECTAR TONER INGREDIENTS:
Aqua, Glycerin, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera leaf) Extract, Leptospermum Scoparium Mel (Manuka Honey Nectar Ease), Bee Venom, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Citric Acid, Polyglyceryl-6 Oleate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Phenoxyethanol, Leptospermum Scoparium (Manuka leaf) Extract, Parfum, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid.
Net Weight: 150ml
Shelf Life: 3 years (PAO: 6 months)
Introduction
The science behind Bee Venom is still developing and researchers continue to find new uses for it. We add small quantities of Bee Venom to Manuka Honey to create our hugely successful Nectar Ease product range and this also forms the basis for our Royal Nectar skincare range.
Bee venom composition
Bee Venom composition and strength varies between Honeybee species and small variances are identifiable between bee breeds and locations.
Bee Venom contains a variety of peptides, including melittin, apamin, adolapin, the mast-cell-degranulating (MCD) peptide, enzymes (i.e., phospholipase A(2)), biologically active amines (i.e., histamine and epinephrine), and nonpeptide components which have a variety of pharmaceutical properties.
Bee Venom’s unique composition has multiple effects on the body. The natural components of Bee Venom have been isolated and studied scientifically and one of the most important components has been identified as Melittin. Making up about 50% of the Bee Venom.
Bee venom uses
Here at Nelson Honey we use Bee venom in two ways and have become famous for our innovation with this ingredient.
We started adding Bee Venom to honey over 3 decades ago after feedback from beekeepers about its success in supporting an active lifestyle. A range of Nectar Ease products was formed with our original Bee Venom and Manuka Honey, Nectar Ease, gaining a reputation in New Zealand for providing a joint health product in a tasty format.
More recent research has focused on using Bee venom as a cosmetic ingredient and its topical application for promoting skin regeneration. Research published in South Korea in 2015 showed that a bee venom serum treatment clinically improved facial wrinkles by decreasing total wrinkle area, total wrinkle count and average wrinkle depth.
Nectar Ease honey was originally used as a facial treatment gaining worldwide media attention from which our Royal Nectar skincare range was born.
Today the Royal Nectar skincare range has a strong following and particularly famous with Chinese consumers.
Bee venom extraction
The Bee Venom used in Nectar Ease is extracted exclusively from the Apis Melifera species of Honeybee. Bee Venom is extracted from Honeybees using low voltage electrical stimulation. Bee keepers use a so-called collection frame which has wire electrodes installed that have a low electrical current running through them on a glass base, just like in the picture above. These frames are installed in honey hives and bees that come into contact with the wire electrodes will receive a small electrical shock. This causes bees to sting the glass, releasing the venom without losing their barbed sting (which usually results in bee deaths).
Once the collection process has finished, the Bee Venom dries on the glass, then the whole frame is transported to a laboratory to collect the venom.
Further reading
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) offers a great source of published research about Bee Venom. Below are links to several interesting articles.
The beneficial effects of honeybee-venom serum on facial wrinkles in humans. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26491274
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Science of Honey
Honey has been used since ancient times for its special properties. Good quality honey can be high in beneficial plant compounds including antioxidants. It contains a number of nutrients (see below) and has high levels of glucose and fructose which offers a healthier alternative to refined sugar making it a great source of energy. However, the composition of a honey batch depends on the floral source(s) available to the bees that produced the honey.
Nelson Honey operates a team of beekeepers and has hives are located throughout the beautiful regions at top of the South Island of New Zealand. Hives enjoy spectacular and remote locations including Maori Bay in the Marlborough Sounds and Rainbow Station in St Arnaud.
Here at Nelson Honey we can trace our honey back to the hives they came from and our team of beekeepers maintain the health and happiness of all our bees.
Manuka Honey
There has been much research done on the components of manuka honey, leading to worldwide acclaim of this wonderful honey.
Manuka Honey is unique to New Zealand and its special benefits have been a traditional part of folklore throughout New Zealand’s settled history.
At Nelson Honey, we test all our Manuka Honey for MGO (Methylglyoxal) activity along with other chemical markers to ensure that it is authentic manuka honey. Methylglyoxal is expressed as a minimum number of mg/kg and scientific evidence has confirmed it as being a key compound that occurs naturally in Manuka honey.
Honeydew Honey
While Manuka Honey is extremely well-known for its special properties, our Honeydew Honey may also offer some excellent health benefits. It contains much higher levels of complex sugars called Oligosaccharides than nectar (or floral) honey.
Research shows Oligosaccharides are important to maintaining a healthy digestive system and work as a prebiotics support the growth of good bacteria in the gut.
Honeydew Honey also contains higher levels of antioxidants and minerals compared to other floral honeys.
Further reading
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) offers a great source of published research about honey. Below are links to several interesting articles.
Identification and Quantitation of 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline in Manuka Honey (Leptospermum scoparium). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26365614
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Average Nutritional Value per 100 g
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| Energy |
1,340 kJ (320 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates |
79.6 g |
| Fats |
0 g |
| Protein |
0.4 g |
| Water |
17.10 g |
| Riboflavin (vit. B2) |
0.038 mg |
| Niacin (vit. B3) |
0.121 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) |
0.068 mg |
| Vitamin B6 |
0.024 mg |
| Folate (Vit. B9) |
2 μg |
| Vitamin C |
0.5 mg |
| Calcium |
6 mg |
| Iron |
0.42 mg |
| Magnesium |
2 mg |
| Phosphorus |
4 mg |
| Potassium |
52 mg |
| Sodium |
12 mg |
| Zinc |
0.22 mg |
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