Amish drawing salve to heal splinters, stings, and minor cuts and scrapes.
How to make a luscious, creamy Shea Butter Body Balm to soothe dry winter skin, tame locks, heal cracked lips, and moisturize dry hands and feet. Made with simple all-natural ingredients, scented with your choice of essential oils.
Herbal salves can be made from a wide variety of medicinal herbs, many of which are considered common weeds. This roundup contains over 20 of my favorite recipes for herbal salves that soothe ailments as
Amish drawing salve to heal splinters, stings, and minor cuts and scrapes.
The best homemade beauty recipes for natural skin care. Natural beauty recipe favorites on Pinterest that you must make as your next natural skin care DIY.
Comfrey salve is easy to make at home, using homegrown herbs or by purchasing dried comfrey. Studies show that comfrey is an effective herbal pain reliever when applied topically.
Making your own drawing salve is easier than you might think! This is the perfect recipe to have on hand for when you really need it.
This homemade ginger salve recipe is great for helping to relax and soothe sore muscles. Prized for its anti-inflammatory properties, ginger creates a gentle warming sensation much like cayenne but is a great alternative for those sensitive or allergic to capsicum.
Learn how to make a cayenne salve for natural pain relief. This is an age old recipe to help ease the pain of sore muscles and joints. Natural herbs and oils.
How to make comfrey salve at home using comfrey infused oil.
Amish drawing salve to heal splinters, stings, and minor cuts and scrapes.
Here is my recipe for skin loving herb and honey anti-itch salve. It’s so simple to make, and it’s effective for soothing dry, ashy, itchy skin all times of the year . It’s great for many different itchy situations including eczema, bug bites, rashes, and more. One of my readers wrote in a few
This rose petal salve recipe is made with real rose petals plus rosehip seed oil for amazing benefits when applied to mature, sun-damaged & dry skin.
Comfrey salve is easy to make at home, using homegrown herbs or by purchasing dried comfrey. Studies show that comfrey is an effective herbal pain reliever when applied topically.
This natural antifungal foot salve recipe is a great way to naturally promote skin health and treat fungal foot infections.
This healing salve with lavender uses flower-infused oil from fresh or dried flowers. It is healing, soothing, and can help with sleep.
An herbal healing salve recipe.
In our modern world, where synthetic products dominate the market, there's a quiet revolution happening in backyards and meadows. Dandelions, often dismissed as pesky weeds, are gaining recognition for their potent healing properties. One of the most remarkable ways to harness their benefits is with this homemade dandelion salve recipe. This post contains affiliate links.
Plantain salve is an easy-to-make herbal remedy that works wonders to soothe a variety of skin ailments, particularly itchy skin.
Dandelion salve recipe for dry, cracked skin made with cocoa butter and coconut oil.
Yarrow salve offers many medicinal and healing benefits, and it couldn't be easier to make at home. Yarrow is used topically to treat wounds and skin irritation, and it's been used since antiquity to help
How to make a homemade callus treatment balm to naturally promote foot health and banish tough calluses for good.
Plantain salve is an easy-to-make herbal remedy that works wonders to soothe a variety of skin ailments, particularly itchy skin.
Ever wish you had a standby recipe for any herbal salve? Here is an excellent basic salve recipe to serve as a base to your creative herbal remedies!
Turn a bounty of fresh mint from your garden into nourishing lip balms or a skin soothing salve!
Plantain salve is one of the best ways to start a home herbal first aid kit. Plantain is abundant, and this easy to make salve is good for all manner of minor burns, cuts, and
Learning how to heal your injuries with herbs is a fundamental skill for any homesteader. Here's what you need to know about healing salves.
DIY Topical Cannabis (Pot) Salve I think I should start out by saying that I only endorse this if marijuana is legal in the state you live in. I suppose since I make other salves (which are awesome!), I'd eventually get to making a cannabis salve (which is also awesome!). Infusing pot salve is basically the same as all the other salves I make with one little difference. Decarboxylation. And what's nice about this is you will also have made your own CBD Oil. More on that below. How to Decarb Cannabis After you have good quality bud, trim or shake: Place the amount you will infuse on a clean cookie sheet. You will need enough, when finished infusing, to get at least 1 cup of oil for this recipe. Turn the oven to 220 degrees. After it's heated, place the cookie sheet in for about 25 to 30 minutes. Chop into fine pieces. So heating in the oven will cause the room to smell like pot. I didn't think it was as potent as I've read but there was obviously a smell. I opened windows and really didn't think it was that bad and it really didn't stick around too long. If you do want to make your own salve but don't want the smell, another option is to buy a decarboxylator but I don't know how much product these hold. Infusing the Decarboxylated Cannabis Note: Remember when infusing your herbs, and in this case pot, you don't want to use a jar where there is more than an inch of headroom between the oil level and top of jar. Put the decarbed cannabis in the glass jar. Add in a good quality extra virgin olive oil or MCT Oil or Coconut Oil (extra virgin olive oil has anti-inflammatory benefits, it moisturizes the skin, improves elasticity, and it has good fats and antioxidants to help heal the skin) and cover about 1 inch higher than plant material. See Note above. Seal with an airtight lid. Place in warm area, maybe a closet or on the pantry shelf, etc. At least every couple of days swish the jar back and forth to move the material around. At least once a week I open the jar and lightly smash the plant material. Before putting the lid back on, wipe any oil from around the edges of the jar. Let the product infuse for 4 to 6 weeks. Note: You can add other herbs to the cannabis you'll be infusing if you want. I've also added Calendula and Arnica. Straining Your Infused Cannabis/CBD Oil Yeah! Now you're ready for straining, I use a piece of doubled up cheesecloth large enough to be able to hold and wrap the plant material so you can squeeze all the liquid out into a bowl. If it looks like it might be necessary, you can strain your oil twice. Cannabis CBD Salve Recipe Butters and Oils These are some of the butters and oils that I have used in this recipe. You can do your own research as well for more information. Avocado Butter - moisturizing, softens and soothes the skin, antioxidant, healing Shea Butter – light nutty scent, moisturizing, hydrating, softens skin, healing, conditions damaged skin, and good for mature skin. Kokum Butter - moisturizing, antioxidant and antibacterial properties, softens the skin and restores skin flexibility, rejuvenate skin, anti-inflammatory, Coconut Oil - moisturizing, softens and soothes the skin, slightly oily until absorbed Apricot Kernal Oil - softens/soothes skin, anti-inflammatory, nourishing for dry and mature skin, good for sensitive skin, slightly oily until absorbed Emu Oil - anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, healing properties, essential fatty acids and vitamins, can help relieve pain Vitamin E Oil - antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, healing properties, helps dry skin Arnica Herbal Oil - anti-inflammatory, healing properties, antioxidant, can help reduce pain St. John's Wort Herbal Oil - antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits, healing properties, improves skin quality Cannabis Salve Ingredients 1 cup Oils - I've typically make this with just the Cannabis Infused Oil but I've also lessened the amount of cannabis oil and added in a few teaspoons of other oils. 2 - 4 Tablespoons Beeswax Pastilles (see Note 1) 1/4 cup Butter of Choice (listed above) 12 - 18 drops Clove Essential Oil Glass containers - 1 or 2 ounce size Directions In a bowl large enough to melt your ingredients, add the oil, beeswax, butter. Fill a larger pot a little less than half way full of water and place the bowl with your ingredients inside, like a double boiler idea. Heat slowly over a medium-low to medium heat, stir occasionally until all ingredients are melted. While this is melting, get your containers ready to fill. I put an old towel down (to protect the surface from any spills) then put the containers on that. When the ingredients have been completely melted, turn the burner off and carefully remove the bowl from the hot water. Be so careful not to spill, this is hot! Use pot holders and set the bowl on a towel. I let the mixture cool a bit before adding the essential oils. I really don’t know if you have to do this but I do, I think I am getting a better sense of what my mix of essential oils will smell like when it's a bit cooler. Add the essential oils and stir well then pour in the containers and wait for them to harden before you start using it and giving it to friends and family. Notes: I always start with the least amount of beeswax. When all ingredients are melted, I take some of the mixture and put it on wax paper to cool to see what the consistency is like. From there if I want, I'll add in more beeswax. Let it melt and test again. If using glass containers, let the oil cool enough so as not to crack the glass. It will take 2 to 3 hours before it's hardened. Start with just a little bit so you know what it will be like on your skin. Making Homemade CBD Oil If your goal is to make a homemade CBD Oil, when you go to make your purchase at a dispensary, ask for something that is a high CBD strain. If you live in a state where you cannot legally purchase cannabis, look into a place where you can buy Hemp flower which is legal for purchase. You can read more on Hemp and the Farm Bill below: Industrial Hemp - National Institute of Food and Agriculture Brookings - The Farm Bill, hemp legalization and the status of CBD Making CBD Oil is the same process as infusing bud for salve. The only difference is the strain of flower you are buying. You will end up with a nice good oil. Just the oil itself can be applied to the skin and taken internally (see the disclaimer at the bottom of the website). If you are concerned about taking it internally, check with your doctor. How to Take CBD Oil Internally If taking internally, start with a few drops under the tongue and let it sit about 30 seconds before swallowing. Now I don't mind the taste but some of you may not like it (but you do get used to it) so you can put a touch of organic honey under the tongue first. Good luck and have much fun making your products. {loadposition healthbeautytips}
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An herbal healing salve recipe.
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