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" Acne is the worst. When I break out, I feel like I look terrible, and I&amp;amp;#8217;d argue that it&amp;amp;#8217;s even worse than having a bad hair day. So whenever I hear about new acne treatments, I listen. The latest ingredient that I&amp;#x27;m seeing everywhere? Manuka honey. I first heard about manuka honey a year ago when a beauty editor told me she carries individual packets of the stuff to use as a face mask when she travels. Since then, I&amp;amp;#8217;ve been noticing the ingredient popping up in tons of skin care products. Manuka honey comes from bees who make honey from the flowers of a specific plant found in New Zealand and Australia called the manuka tree. The manuka tree is actually a relative of the tea tree&amp;amp;mdash;and tea tree oil has long been touted for its antiseptic qualities and ability to fight acne. There have also been studies and anecdotal evidence to show that honey has natural anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing properties, so it makes sense that this super-charged manuka honey could be a viable acne remedy. (If you&amp;amp;#8217;re interested in learning about manuka honey in great detail, go here.) To get the facts, I asked Dr. Heidi Waldorf, director of laser and cosmetic dermatology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Her verdict? Yes, manuka honey has some antiseptic activity, but it&amp;amp;#8217;s not magic. If you have a pimple, a more immediate fix is still a good-old spot treatment or overall topical treatment with a product containing sulfur, salicylic acid, or benzoyl peroxide&amp;amp;mdash;those will do more than manuka honey. Still, it can&amp;#x27;t hurt, right? If you&amp;#x27;re interested in adding manuka honey products as a supplement to your regimen, here are some ways to do it: Manuka Doctor Rejuvenating Face Mask, $85: This line from New Zealand just launched at Sephora. The mask is a standout, and in addition to manuka honey, it contains bee venom, the ingredient allegedly favored by Kate Middleton and Victoria Beckham. Lucy B&amp;amp;#8217;s Manuka Honey Body Scrub, $30: I haven&amp;amp;#8217;t tried this line, but it&amp;amp;#8217;s interesting that manuka is being used in a body scrub. Bacne treatment, maybe? Sarah McNamara Miracle Skin Transformer Heal Everything Balm, $26: Sarah grew up in New Zealand, and her grandmother turned her on to manuka honey&amp;amp;#8212;it&amp;amp;#8217;s a key ingredient in her products. Have you tried anything with manuka honey? Tell us how it worked for you! Photos: Thinkstock/Courtesy"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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