Honey Massage
Day Spa Package
Delicious boutique honey from our Ripple hives on Tamborine Mountain is heated with warmed massage oil for this exquisite honey massage.
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We hot towel off as we go so you don't end up sticky.
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Each spa package includes a honey massage, honey facial and honey body scrub, plus all of our other day spa treatments like reflexology, honey aromatherapy oils, hot steamed towels plus more.
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You also receive a complimentary spa gift box including lots of Ripple day spa products.
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Luscious honey products with a massage that is wonderful for your skin.
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All of the hives are managed by Ali, the owner of Ripple Massage, who keeps them at our head office on Tamborine Mountain.
Our garden is filled with many nectar plants and trees for the bees to feed on year round, like flowering gums, grevillea, portulaca, lavender, callistemon and many more.
However bees can range up to 5 km, so we can never tell exactly what they have been feeding on.
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If you are curious and would like more info, please drop us a line or call.
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Chrissy and Margie were great and we both enjoyed our honey massages.
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My partner really enjoyed it as part of her birthday present and so did I.
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Thanks very much for looking after us on such short notice too!
Cheers Dave, Braodbeach, Gold Coast
Where We Found The
Honey Massage
Nestled in the Numimbah Valley, under the scented gums, is a hive of activity.
Literally.
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This is where Mike keeps his bee hives during the winter. And the Numinbah Valley, tucked away in the Gold Coast hinterland, is a utopia for bees. Especially during the winter months when there is less pollen around.
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A third generation bee keeper, Mike’s family has been producing honey for 100 years. And he loves his bees.
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So we are lucky enough to get amazing honey directly from the hives. This then goes into our honey massage. Honey is magic for the skin. It promotes tissue growth and is fabulous for exfoliation. Amino acids help retain the skin’s natural moisture and antioxidants assist in reversing skin damage.
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So if you like honey this is the massage for you. Local, boutique honey, harvested with 100 years of knowledge, used warmed with oil on your skin. You also receive a gift box filled with Ripple spa products.
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Update: Ripple now has its own hives on Tamborine Mountain. We use our own, organic raw honey from our Tamborine bees, lovingly nurtured, raised and cared for by Ali.
Benefits Of Honey For The Skin
Antibacterial
If you have acne prone skin, then honey will be your best friend. The antibacterial properties in honey help get rid of build up in your skin and clean it thoroughly. This also means that honey is great for burns and cuts.
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Antioxidant.
Honey is full of antioxidants which is great for maintaining a nice glow to your skin and can also help with keeping your skin looking youthful.
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Nourishing
Honey has great moisturising properties, so it’s great in face masks, lotions and balms. It’s all very soothing it’s great to apply on sunburn or other irritations.
Honey Massage FAQ
Is honey really beneficial for the skin?
There have been quite a few university studies that have evidence based research to support that honey does improve some skin conditions.
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For example, studies have shown that honey can help rosacea and wound healing.​
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Will I end up sticky at the end of the massage?
Not at all! As we go through massaging you with the warmed honey oil, we then hot towel off as we go so you don’t feel sticky at all afterwards. The honey oil has a really silky feel to it, not sticky or grabbing at all, and is beautiful to use to massage.
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So you receive the lovely feel of quite a warm thick oil, the aroma of honey and all the health benefits of using honey on the skin, without being sticky at the end.
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Why do you say that honey has antibacterial properties that help the skin?
Honey has been shown to have anti bacterial properties for the skin. For example this study showed that honey had healing properties for ulcers and other wounds and can help reduce skin inflammations.
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This is one reason we use honey in our massage and facials and why it may reduce the redness of the skin.
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It won’t however reduce cellulite, but it may reduce the appearance of cellulite.
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Why is there a minimum 3 hours for the honey treatment? Can you do a honey massage in an hour?
All our specialty packages like the honey and chocolate massage are done as a minimum 3 hour package.
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The reason is that these treatments not only include the massage with the hand made oils, but the honey package also includes a honey face mask and and honey body scrub. We make these products up from scratch for each client.
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We need the extra time to include these treatments.
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I would like a honey massage today, is this possible?
All of our honey massage and facial products are hand made by Ripple at our head office on Tamborine Mountain.
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So whilst we can do this package in any of our regions, these products are not something we automatically have on hand. Ali is the therapist that does these treatments and it is also dependent on her availability.
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What is the AHA in honey and how can it help my skin?
Raw honey contains alpha hydroxy acids also called AHA. The raw honey that Ripple sources from the Numinbah Valley contains AHA.
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Why is this beneficial for the skin? Studies have shown that these AHAs are a widely used ingredient in helping scarring, acne, skin pigmentation and fine wrinkles.
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Why do you use honey from your own hives on Tamborine Mountain and not honey from the supermarket?
All of our honey comes from our boutique hives on Tamborine Mountain. We use raw, unheated honey and ensure that our hives are not fed sugar, even in winter.
Ali has been bee keeping for 6 years now, and our honey is known for its amazing flavours. Each batch of honey can be different flavours and consistency depending on what the bees have been feeding on. So no batch is the same (and often in the one hives, different frames will be different flavours and colours).
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The recent fake honey scandal in Australia showed that a large percentage of honey sold in Australia is not from bees.
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