National Honey Month: Spa Treatments That Are as Sweet as Can Bee

Honey. It’s more than a natural energizer, a sore-throat soother, a Jessica Alba movie, and a cooking saver that makes any bland meal I create just a little bit better—it’s also a skin-calming, super-moisturizing ingredient found in various beauty products and spa services. And because it’s National Honey Month, we’re all abuzz with news of these treatments that incorporate honey. I guess you could say we’re stuck on them.

Mii amo, a destination spa – Sedona, AZ: Milk and Honey Bath—a honey scrub precedes a warm milk and honey bath and light massage. (60/90 mins; $160/$235)

The Ritz-Carlton, Denver – Denver, CO: Hops N’ Honey Ultimate Pedicure—tickle your tootsies with this pedicure treatment, which begins with a scoop of “Hops ‘n Honey Me! Bath Ice Cream,” followed by a caramel foot mask, paraffin foot dip, and whipped milk and honey lotion application. Nails are polished, then you’re free to sip three microbrew samples or herbal tea. (75 mins; $125)

Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas: The Milk & Honey Manicure is a combination of a natural sugar exfoliation, massage with milk and honey, moisturizing wrap, paraffin treatment, and polish. ($55)

Champneys Spring – Packington, UK: The spa’s age-old Russian Honey Massage begins with cupping to drain toxins and concludes with a honey massage, which also detoxifies while it nourishes. (55 mins; £65)

Six Senses Spa at Symphony Style Hotel – Salmiya, Kuwait: The Sweetness Dates ritual incorporates a body polish with rice and Arabic herbs and a warm honey and date wrap. (3 hrs, 30 mins; KWD110)

Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino – Las Vegas, NV: Milk and Honey Sugar Polish—a blend of honey-infused Fijian sugar and coconut milk makes skin seriously smooth. (50 mins; $150-$160)

Grandhotel Lienz – Lienz, Austria: The East Tyrol Mountain Honey Massage stems from Russian natural medicine and is designed to revitalize and detoxify. (50 mins; €59)