Blast From My Past...Skin Healing Salve
Greetings sisters,
I found another post from my old homestead blog that you might like.
Living out in the country affords us the opportunity to obtain many skin issues such as cuts, scrapes, bites, rashes etc so instead of suffering we've decided to combat it using God's herbs He so graciously provided mankind. It's amazing what simple things like leaves, roots or flowers can do to help heal a body.
One of our 'go to' salves is what we call the skin salve. Simple name for a simple salve because that's what it's for. It's not complicated to make but with anything it takes some time but oh so worth it!
I recommend people use dry herbs when infusing with oil as using fresh can result in molded salves. (Ask me how I know:-)
This is the recipe we like best as it helps all sorts off skin issues. We've had many testimonies from people who are amazed at what it can do...we of course give all the glory to God as He created it, we just put it together.
There are many recipes out there for various salves, you feel free to use what you like but if you're looking for a baseline recipe to start, feel free to use this one. We either gather our herbs from our land if available and if not we purchase them reputable sources that offer organic and good quality.
In making this recipe I use 'parts', not cups or other measurements when referring to the herbs because it doesn't matter if there is some variance to quantity. So for reference, if it says 1 part and you use cups, that would be 1 cup. If it says 2 parts that would be 2 cups.
INGREDIENTS:
2 parts Plantain
1 part Chickweed
1 part Comfrey leaf
1 part St. John's Wort
1 part Calendula flowers
Olive oil (can use part coconut or other oil in combination as well)
Beeswax-grated or chips
Vitamin E
Tea Tree Oil
Lavendar Essential Oil (optional)
To start you will need a large glass container. Put in your herbs in the measurements/parts you decide. Cover with oil so the oil is a few inches over the top of the herbs. Let it sit 6 weeks and gently shake, swish it every day if you remember. (No big deal if you forget.) Now if you are impatient, you can gently heat this concoction for a couple hours and then move on to the next step, I prefer to let it sit and take it's time extracting the properties. Just a note here, you don't have to make the salve using all the above ingredients but I would recommend at least using the plantain, chickweed and comfrey.
After the oil has done it's job, you strain out the herbs making sure to squeeze all that precious oil out from it. Toss the strained herbs out.
The ratio I use for my salves is 1 pint of oil to 1 1/2 oz of beeswax so that will be what this recipe is based on. The consistency of this salve will not be soft, nor will it be hard. It's an in between salve that does not drip nor is it hard to spread at all. Seems to make everyone happy that has used it so we're staying at this point. Feel free to make a small batch and see if it's to your liking then adjust the beeswax more or less depending on how firm or soft you like it.
Now once you have your oil and the rest of your materials you just warm the oil only to the point that it will melt the beeswax. When the beeswax is melted you can add in the Vitamin E. I like to use 800 IU Vitamin E per cup of oil. This helps preserve the salve as well as add additional healing properties from the Vitamin E. (You can find Vitamin E capsules at most stores or online and all I do is poke it with a pin and squeeze it out.) I also like to add 1 drop of tea tree essential oil per cup of oil as it adds antifungal properties to help preserve the oil as well as help skin issues.
You can also add whatever essential oil you like to make it smell nicer, I choose lavendar because of it's soothing properties and the smell is pleasant. I drop maybe 10-15 drops in per cup.
Pour this into your waiting containers....
...and let it cool.
(It's interesting to see it change color as it cools, here it is halfway.)
I found these tins online a few years ago and they work great. You can use any container with a lid but I usually encourage people to stick with glass or metal.
You're probably wondering how long these will last? Well, I made my first batch a few years ago and just a few months ago used the last one.
Have a joyous day.
Love,
Sister Deb
I found another post from my old homestead blog that you might like.
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Living out in the country affords us the opportunity to obtain many skin issues such as cuts, scrapes, bites, rashes etc so instead of suffering we've decided to combat it using God's herbs He so graciously provided mankind. It's amazing what simple things like leaves, roots or flowers can do to help heal a body.
One of our 'go to' salves is what we call the skin salve. Simple name for a simple salve because that's what it's for. It's not complicated to make but with anything it takes some time but oh so worth it!
I recommend people use dry herbs when infusing with oil as using fresh can result in molded salves. (Ask me how I know:-)
This is the recipe we like best as it helps all sorts off skin issues. We've had many testimonies from people who are amazed at what it can do...we of course give all the glory to God as He created it, we just put it together.
There are many recipes out there for various salves, you feel free to use what you like but if you're looking for a baseline recipe to start, feel free to use this one. We either gather our herbs from our land if available and if not we purchase them reputable sources that offer organic and good quality.
In making this recipe I use 'parts', not cups or other measurements when referring to the herbs because it doesn't matter if there is some variance to quantity. So for reference, if it says 1 part and you use cups, that would be 1 cup. If it says 2 parts that would be 2 cups.
INGREDIENTS:
2 parts Plantain
1 part Chickweed
1 part Comfrey leaf
1 part St. John's Wort
1 part Calendula flowers
Olive oil (can use part coconut or other oil in combination as well)
Beeswax-grated or chips
Vitamin E
Tea Tree Oil
Lavendar Essential Oil (optional)
To start you will need a large glass container. Put in your herbs in the measurements/parts you decide. Cover with oil so the oil is a few inches over the top of the herbs. Let it sit 6 weeks and gently shake, swish it every day if you remember. (No big deal if you forget.) Now if you are impatient, you can gently heat this concoction for a couple hours and then move on to the next step, I prefer to let it sit and take it's time extracting the properties. Just a note here, you don't have to make the salve using all the above ingredients but I would recommend at least using the plantain, chickweed and comfrey.
After the oil has done it's job, you strain out the herbs making sure to squeeze all that precious oil out from it. Toss the strained herbs out.
The ratio I use for my salves is 1 pint of oil to 1 1/2 oz of beeswax so that will be what this recipe is based on. The consistency of this salve will not be soft, nor will it be hard. It's an in between salve that does not drip nor is it hard to spread at all. Seems to make everyone happy that has used it so we're staying at this point. Feel free to make a small batch and see if it's to your liking then adjust the beeswax more or less depending on how firm or soft you like it.
Now once you have your oil and the rest of your materials you just warm the oil only to the point that it will melt the beeswax. When the beeswax is melted you can add in the Vitamin E. I like to use 800 IU Vitamin E per cup of oil. This helps preserve the salve as well as add additional healing properties from the Vitamin E. (You can find Vitamin E capsules at most stores or online and all I do is poke it with a pin and squeeze it out.) I also like to add 1 drop of tea tree essential oil per cup of oil as it adds antifungal properties to help preserve the oil as well as help skin issues.
You can also add whatever essential oil you like to make it smell nicer, I choose lavendar because of it's soothing properties and the smell is pleasant. I drop maybe 10-15 drops in per cup.
Pour this into your waiting containers....
...and let it cool.
I found these tins online a few years ago and they work great. You can use any container with a lid but I usually encourage people to stick with glass or metal.
You're probably wondering how long these will last? Well, I made my first batch a few years ago and just a few months ago used the last one.
Have a joyous day.
Love,
Sister Deb
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