Does honey spoil?

[jazzyfunknastee]

Now before yall look at me all crazy and try to move the post, hear me out. I want to try the honey and oil treatment on my hair. I found a jar of honey, unopened, in a cabinet. I don't remember when or who bought it so I'm guessing it's been in there over a year. It's the Golden Blossom Honey brand and clear as far as I can see. Somebody told me that it never spoils but this person also thinks that washing your hair more than once a month will make it rot *rolls eyes*

 

[sweetcocoa]

I usually throw it out if it gets a 'cloudy' look to it. I don't know if that means it's bad....it just doesn't look good to me. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[daviine]

I might be wrong sweetcoco but the "cloudy look" usually means that the honey has crystallized....this is usually resolved by placing it in warm water.

However, honey is cheap enough (at the supermarket) to throw out if you have any doubts......

 

[daviine]

Check this out for more info.....
http://www.nhb.org/download/factsht/shelf.pdf

 

[sweetcocoa]

You are probably right...I'm funny when it comes to stuff like that...if I wasn't eating it...I'd probably go ahead and use it. I'm one of those people who smell my milk 'everytime' I use it. If I even THINK it smells like it's starting to sour...I throw it out...lol...

 

[jazzyfunknastee]

From reading that article, I'm figuring it's still good. I'll try and see. It can't hurt.

 

[daviine]

Just in case anyone is interested, here are some recipes for beauty that use honey.

http://www.honey.com/recipes/beauty/index.html

 

[Nessa]

honey never ever spoils.

 

[Boadicea]

Honey has an expiration date on it. It is good for an average of 1-3 years

 

[KinksnCurlz]

thanks daviine - these recipes are going to come in handy.

 

[soslychic]

I was wondering about that honey oil treatment. Since honey is a humectant, wouldn't it only work if your hair was wet? So would wetting it a little first and then adding the honey, oil mixture give a better result?

 

[HybridAngel]

<font color="purple">Honey is one of the few (if not the ONLY) food that does not spoil. </font>

 

[Jen]

Honey has one of the longest shelf lives of any food product. I heard they found it in the tombs of the pharoahs, and it was still good.

(Whose idea was it to have someone taste-test the stuff? Archaeologists must have more of a sense of humor than I imagine.)

 

[Nessa]

Yup Jen you are right I heard about that.l They found honey in the tomb and the honey was still good.

 

[adrienne0914]

i have new honey and old crystallized honey. i prefer the old one for my hair. it's not as runny and seems to 'stick' a little better. i wouldn't eat it though...