DEVELOPMENT OF HANDMADE, NATURAL AND ECOLOGICAL COSMETICS BASED ON HONEY AND GEOPROPOLIS FROM STINGLESS BEES (Atena Editora)

Abstract

This work's main objective was the production of natural cosmetics prepared by hand, in an ecological way, based on honey and geopropoly from stingless bees, the meliponines. In the first phase, what has already been published in terms of cosmetics based on stingless bee honey was researched, to support the development of a safe and innovative product. This research also considered the traditional knowledge of ancestral communities, which use honey, in addition to small properties that live off family farming and also employ agroecology in the production of honey. In the second phase, the methodologies for preparing the cosmetics were defined, which was carried out at home and eventually in laboratories at IF Baiano, Campus Governador Mangabeira. Practices were recorded and the implementing team held virtual meetings whenever necessary. In the third phase, a booklet was created, in addition to the Instagram account, where awareness was raised about the preservation of stingless bees, as well as the appreciation of traditional and ecological knowledge in artisanal production and the bioeconomy, which can replace with many advantages the rampant consumption of synthetic substances, such as petroleum derivatives, widely used in cosmetics.