Honey for Seborrheic dermatitis
An ancient antimicrobial that has graduated into modern wound clinics. Cochrane and meta-analytic evidence shows it heals partial-thickness burns ~4-5 days faster than conventional dressings; smaller dermatology trials show it calms atopic dermatitis flares without irritation.
Why it works for Seborrheic dermatitis
Helps clear the yeast and calm the patches. Its high sugar content and the small amount of hydrogen peroxide it makes work against the yeast and soothe inflammation. In a small study of 30 people (Al-Waili 2001), diluted raw honey rubbed onto patches every other day for 4 weeks fully cleared the itching and scaling. Applying it weekly after that kept the rash from coming back over 6 months; 12 of 15 people who stopped saw it return.
How Honey works
Hyperosmotic sugar matrix that draws fluid from wounds, generates low-level hydrogen peroxide via glucose oxidase, and (in Manuka grades) delivers methylglyoxal — collectively bactericidal against C. acnes and S. aureus while supplying flavonoids that suppress inflammatory cytokines and accelerate re-epithelialisation.
Evidence
3 citations from our ingredient database. Full citation list on the Honey ingredient page.
Products with Honey in our catalog
These are the catalog products that list Honey as a tracked ingredient.