Lim Jin Ying, an accountant with three children, Bernice, 5, Ethan, 3, and 9-months old Emmanuel, became convinced of its (Active Manuka Honey) healing properties when it cleared up the spots on Bernice’s neck and elbows that were affected by eczema. Eczema is a common inflammatory disease of the skin which causes itching, and is characterised by skin that is dry, red and scaly. Moreover, it is unsightly and Jin Ying had tried various remedies without success.

However, things changed when curiosity promoted her to find out more about Manuka Honey after coming across a banner about it along East Coast Road, outside of Winmark Trading Pte Ltd, which distributes the Mossop’s range of honey from New Zealand. Winmark’s proprietor Eileen Koh had then recommended her to try treating Bernice’s skin with Active Manuka Honey as it contains antibacterial agents which can inhibit the growth of bacteria that causes eczema.

Jin Ying went home that day with some Active Manuka products and began dabbing it on Bernice’s spots every night. “I know it might sound incredulous to some, but within a fortnight I noticed that the affected spots were slowly diminishing,” she says. “Nowadays, Bernice’s skin looks perfectly well.”

Meanwhile, Jin Ying is now a firm believer in the benefits of Manuka honey: “Besides dabbing the honey directly onto my daughter’s eczema spots, I also give my children a teaspoon of it to consume as it definitely helps in maintaining good health for them. The best part is that my kids love the strong honey taste.”