Honeypedia

Welcome to Honeypedia! Every natural ingredient has a purpose. Every honey formula has a story. Here, you’ll discover more about the ingredients we carefully combine, from our signature hive actives to the botanicals, butters and oils that make each product truly effective. We believe transparency is key, so think of Honeypedia as your personal guide to what’s inside every jar and why your skin loves it.

The 3 Skin Powerhouses from the Hive

The unique effectiveness of our skincare is thanks to three gifts from the bees that we use throughout our range: raw honey, pure beeswax cappings and propolis. Our powerful hive ingredients are sourced locally here in Wales, support local bees, local beekeeping and are ethically harvested.

Raw Welsh Honey: our Raw Welsh Honey is a nutrient-rich, unprocessed, unheated honey full of natural enzymes, antioxidants, vitamins and gentle skin-conditioning acids. As a natural humectant, it attracts moisture into the skin to keep it hydrated, plump and supple. Its antioxidant profile helps protect the skin from environmental stressors that can break down collagen over time, while its naturally low pH and soothing properties support a balanced microbiome, strong skin barrier and help maintain the skin’s natural repair processes. The result is a soft, resilient, naturally radiant complexion. Most skincare brands use processed honey rather than raw, which negates the skin benefits.

Pure Beeswax: our premium beeswax cappings are the delicate, yet robust, nutrient-rich layer of the honeycomb, naturally packed with skin-friendly esters and fatty acids. Unlike petroleum-based ingredients like Vaseline, beeswax forms a breathable, nourishing barrier that helps lock in moisture, support the skin’s natural lipid structure, and maintain hydration over time. By protecting the skin while allowing it to breathe, beeswax cappings help preserve suppleness, comfort and resilience, giving your skin a smooth, nourished, and naturally healthy feel and strength.

Bee Propolis: bee propolis is a resinous substance made by bees from plant buds and tree sap, naturally rich in flavonoids and bioactive compounds. It helps soothe and support the skin’s resilience, provides antioxidant protection that helps protect the skin’s collagen and reinforces moisture balance. Unlike harsh chemical actives, propolis works gently to calm and nurture sensitive or easily stressed skin, promoting comfort, suppleness and a balanced, healthy-looking complexion.

Other Natural ingredients we Hand Blend into Our Products

Here you’ll find details on the other key ingredients we blend with our hive heroines - from botanical extracts to natural plant oils and butters. For a complete list of ingredients in each product, please refer to its individual product page.

Argan Oil: argan oil is a golden oil pressed from the nuts of the Moroccan argan tree, rich in essential fatty acids, vitamin E, and natural antioxidants. It helps nourish and condition the skin, supporting the moisture barrier and maintaining suppleness. Its lightweight, fast-absorbing texture leaves skin feeling silky, supple and naturally radiant, without heaviness or residue.

Aloe Vera: aloe vera juice is the clear, nutrient-rich sap from the leaves of the aloe plant, packed with vitamins, minerals and natural polysaccharides. It helps soothe and calm the skin while supporting the skin’s natural barrier and maintaining hydration. Its gentle, cooling properties create optimal conditions for the skin to stay resilient and refreshed, leaving the complexion soft, balanced and naturally healthy.

Apricot Kernel Oil: apricot kernel oil is a light nourishing oil pressed from apricot seeds rich in essential fatty acids and vitamins. It helps soften and condition the skin, supporting natural moisture balance while leaving a silky smooth finish without heaviness.

Avocado Oil: avocado oil is a rich creamy oil extracted from the fruit of the avocado full of vitamins A, D, E and essential fatty acids. It deeply hydrates and replenishes the skin helping maintain elasticity and leaving a healthy nourished glow.

Borage Oil: borage oil, pressed from the seeds of the borage plant, is rich in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) and fatty acids that help calm and soothe the skin. Its nourishing properties support moisture balance and leave the skin soft comfortable and resilient.

Calendula Extract: calendula extract is derived from marigold flowers known for their gentle skin-soothing properties. It helps support skin comfort and resilience making it ideal for sensitive or irritated skin while promoting a balanced calm complexion.

Calendula Oil: calendula oil is a golden oil infused with marigold petals rich in antioxidants and gentle plant actives. It helps soothe and condition the skin supporting hydration and leaving skin feeling soft nurtured and naturally balanced.

Carrot Seed Oil: carrot seed oil is a nutrient-rich emollient pressed from the seeds of wild carrots, naturally high in beta-carotene (nature’s retinol), antioxidants, and essential fatty acids. It helps support skin renewal and maintain the natural barrier, while nourishing and softening the skin. Lightweight and fast-absorbing, it leaves the complexion soft, energized, and glowing with vitality

Castor Oil: castor oil is a thick nourishing oil pressed from castor beans high in ricinoleic acid. It helps lock in moisture and condition the skin leaving it smooth and supple while supporting natural hydration.

Cocoa Butter: cocoa butter is a rich creamy fat extracted from cocoa beans packed with fatty acids and antioxidants. It helps deeply hydrate and soften the skin forming a protective barrier that keeps skin nourished and velvety-smooth.

Coconut Oil: coconut oil is a natural oil pressed from mature coconut meat rich in fatty acids and skin-conditioning and skin- cleansing compounds. It helps moisturise, clean and protect the skin leaving it soft smooth and naturally supple.

Evening Primrose Oil: evening primrose oil, pressed from the seeds of the evening primrose plant, is rich in gamma-linolenic acid and essential fatty acids. It helps soothe nourish and maintain skin balance leaving the complexion soft calm and resilient.

Flower Waters: flower waters, or hydrosols, are gentle floral distillates that retain the plant’s aroma and beneficial properties. They help refresh tone, balance and supremely hydrate the skin supporting a calm balanced and naturally radiant complexion and robust skin barrier.

Grapeseed Oil: grapeseed oil is a light antioxidant-rich oil pressed from grape seeds high in linoleic acid and polyphenols. It helps nourish and protect the skin leaving it smooth soft and naturally balanced.

Jojoba Oil: jojoba oil is a golden waxy oil that closely mimics the skin’s natural sebum. It's extremely bioavailable to the skin and is readily absorbed. It helps regulate moisture balance and condition the skin leaving it soft supple and naturally comfortable.

Olive Oil: olive oil is a rich nourishing oil pressed from olives full of antioxidants and fatty acids. It helps hydrate and support the skin’s natural barrier leaving skin soft smooth and resilient.

Passionflower Oil: passionflower oil, pressed from the seeds of the passionflower, is rich in essential fatty acids and antioxidants. It helps nourish soothe and maintain skin balance leaving the complexion soft hydrated and naturally bright.

Plant Glycerine: plant glycerine is a gentle humectant derived from vegetable oils, naturally drawing water into the skin and improving hydration in the outer layers. By supporting the skin’s natural barrier and helping maintain elasticity, it creates optimal conditions for soft, smooth and resilient skin. Lightweight and non-sticky, it leaves the complexion feeling refreshed, balanced and naturally nourished.

Raspberry Seed Oil: raspberry seed oil is a nutrient-rich emollient packed with essential fatty acids and antioxidants. It helps nourish and protect the skin, supporting the natural barrier and maintaining softness and suppleness. Its antioxidants provide gentle environmental protection, while its lightweight texture absorbs easily, leaving the complexion smooth, comfortable and naturally radiant

Rice Bran Oil: rice bran oil is a light emollient extracted from the outer layer of rice grains, rich in essential fatty acids, antioxidants, and coenzyme Q10. Its nutrients help protect the skin from environmental stress, support microcirculation, and maintain the natural moisture barrier. Lightweight and easily absorbed, it leaves skin soft, balanced, and visibly smooth

Rosehip Oil: rosehip oil is a nutrient-rich emollient pressed from the seeds of wild rose hips, packed with essential fatty acids, provitamin A carotenoids (nature’s retinol), and antioxidants. It helps support skin renewal and maintain barrier health, while nourishing and softening the skin. Lightweight and fast-absorbing, it leaves the complexion smoother, firmer-feeling, and radiantly vibrant.

Shea Butter: shea butter is a rich creamy fat extracted from the nuts of the African shea tree full of fatty acids and vitamins. It helps deeply moisturize and protect the skin leaving it soft smooth and comforted.

Sweet Almond Oil: sweet almond oil is a gentle nourishing oil pressed from almonds rich in fatty acids and vitamins. It helps soften and condition the skin maintaining hydration while leaving the complexion smooth and naturally healthy.

Vitamin E: vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant naturally found in plant oils and seeds. It helps protect the skin from environmental stress and free radical damage, supporting the natural barrier and maintaining moisture balance. Its antioxidant properties contribute to smoother, more resilient-looking skin, helping the complexion feel nourished, supple, and radiantly healthy.

Witch Hazel: witch hazel is a botanical extract derived from the leaves and bark of the witch hazel plant. It helps soothe and tone the skin supporting a balanced complexion and leaving skin feeling calm and refreshed.

Yarrow Extract: yarrow extract is obtained from the flowering yarrow plant, rich in antioxidants and soothing plant compounds. It helps support hydration, calm irritation, and maintain the skin’s natural barrier, leaving the complexion balanced, comfortable, and helps protect against environmental stress.

All of our carefully selected natural botanical oils, butters, and extracts are elevated by the power of the hive. When blended with raw Welsh honey, beeswax cappings and bee propolis, each ingredient’s natural benefits are amplified: hydration is locked in, skin comfort is enhanced and antioxidant protection is boosted. Together, these plant and hive actives work in harmony to support the skin’s natural barrier, maintain suppleness and leave the complexion nourished, balanced, protected and radiant; delivering healthy, glowing skin at any age.