🐝 Honey, I Shrunk the Wounds!

If you’ve been reading my posts lately, you’ll know that I burned myself with sizzling hot oil last week while searing a log of meat.

In the meantime, I’ve been having a little too much fun trying different dressings and applications.

I'm like a kid in a candy store.

Because really… how often do you get to try wound care products on yourself while you're otherwise healthy? Thank G-d.

The wound was healing, but it started drying out too quickly. Still had some redness, shearing, and low-level exudate.

So I called my friend and Platform Partner, Pat.

Pat really knows product. Manufacturing. Processes, Materials. The kind that actually heal, nourish, and give dignity to the elderly and infirm. He's in a class of his own.

“How’s the wound healing?” he asked as soon as he popped on screen, genuine concern in his eyes.

“Stagnating. Still red, light drainage.”

“I’m sending you a tube of Manuka honey gel and a honey gauze dressing. You’ll have it in the morning. It’ll heal it perfectly.”

Amazing guy.

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That moment took me back to a call I had a few weeks ago with an industry colleague.

He told me that Integra Lifesciences had hit major supply chain issues with their Medihoney® wound care line.

“No one has product. No idea when it’ll be back in stock.”

If you're in wound care, you know that Medical Grade Manuka Honey is in a class of its own.

It’s so effective that it has its own FDA 510(k) designation. Categorized as a medical device, yet naturally derived and clinically proven.

There are thousands of studies showing its regenerative, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory power.

But here’s the thing no one talks about: it’s incredibly hard to work with.

There are so many variables that can affect the quality and consistency of Manuka honey:

• MGO and UMF levels

• Variability in flowering season

• Bee foraging radius

• Climate and altitude

• Soil composition

• Proximity to pollutants

• Mono vs. multifloral nectar sources

• Beekeeping practices

• Harvesting and processing temperatures

• Moisture content

• Batch-to-batch variation

• Sterilization technique

• Packaging and light exposure

• Global regulatory compliance

  
  

Get my drift?

I started digging into the global market data for medical-grade Manuka wound dressings… and I’ll be honest.

I was underwhelmed.

Despite incredible clinical outcomes. Despite its ability to reduce trauma, scarring, and chemical use. Despite its purity.

The market is still relatively small.

Years ago, I had a conversation with one of the most fascinating characters I’ve ever met.

A a jellyfish-farming surfer, biologist, and inventor based in Scotland named Andrew. We are now great mates.

He had developed the world’s purest regenerative collagen using jellyfish washing up onshore.

We were going over his IP strategy and product roadmap, and I asked why he wasn’t starting with wound care.

He said:

“Big wound care is pharma-run. They need scale. They can’t afford natural products with unpredictable harvests or supply constraints. Too risky. Too many force majeure events. Too many regulatory headaches. Even if it’s a better product, in the US system, if it doesn’t bill well, it doesn’t scale. Unless a clinician mandates it, no one takes the risk.”

I get it. But I disagree.

If a product delivers better outcomes...If it reduces trauma, speeds up healing, and preserves skin integrity...Then we don’t need to scale demand. We need to scale supply.

And that’s exactly what we’re doing.

We’ve secured high-volume contracts with certified honey sources.

We’ve lined up global formulation partners for medical and OTC product lines.

We’ve built regulatory infrastructure across FDA, MDR, and FDSAP.

We’ve implemented QA and GMP protocols that are audit-ready.

We're ready to co-develop and commercialize globally across multiple formats:

• Wound gels

• Honey dressings

• Capsules and lozenges

• Topicals and sprays

• Proprietary formulations for skin, immune, and gut health

  
  

🍯 Opening the Platform for Partners in Honey

This is an invitation.

If you're in wound care, medical product distribution, OTC innovation, or interested in licensing, investing, or co-developing in this category.

Join us.

We're opening the Platform for Partners in Honey.

If you're serious about bringing values-based innovation to market, rooted in efficacy, purity, and principled scaling, let’s talk.

📩 Reach out. Let’s meet. Let’s build.

It's nearly Shabbos candle-lighting time and I need to check on my pickled corned beef in the oven.

Don’t worry — it’s an oil-free recipe.

I’m not making that mistake again.