Using the ManukaCare 18+

One of our most popular products is the Comvita ManukaCare 18+ - a tube of sterilised manuka honey for external wound use.

A few people contact us afterwards to complain that when they opened the tube, quite a lot of the honey gushed out of the tube, catching them by surprise.

This is actually a function of the packaging. It is a specially designed tube, called a positive flow tube. It is to enable the honey to come out easier, so you can concentrate on where you are putting it, now on squeezing so much. The downside is that there can be an initial spurt of the honey when the tube is first opened, and this does catch out a few people.

There has been a warning added to the packaging, on the end of the carton (where you open it), however this is still missed by some.

So just be a little prepared when you come to open a new tube, and don't try squeezing it at all (or holding too firmly) at the start.

It may be a little messy sometimes, but this sterilised ManukaCare 18+ is great for your wound, leg ulcer, and burn use.

There is also around 10-15% of people experience a stinging sensation when first applying it, but this generally subsides.