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
Herbal salve recipes are easy to make for a variety of uses. These salves incorporate herbs and can help to soothe, calm, and ease the skin.
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
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.
Even if you don't have a sunburn, this after-sun salve recipe is a summer necessity to re-hydrate and soothe sun-kissed skin.
Learn how to make helpful herbal salves using fresh basil from your garden! The 3 recipes include first aid, headache, and aches & pains salve.
This pine salve is made with infused pine oil that will moisturize and heal winter skin ailments and has aromatherapy benefits, too!
Learn how to make a DIY Warming Muscle Rub for sore, aching joints and muscles using natural, healthy ingreidents.
If you want to learn how incredibly easy it really is to make your own...
Learn how to make salve or balms with this simple flexible recipe, including oil and wax options, herb-infused oil, essential oils, butters and more. Once you know the basics, the options to be creative are endless!
The oil and salve made from the leaves and flowers of purple coneflower (Echinacea pupurea) is super simple to make and useful to keep on hand for treating wounds, stings, bug bites and chapped irritated skin.
Yarrow is a common wild herb that's useful in both the kitchen and medicine cabinet. This list of yarrow uses covers everything from biscuits and beer to salves, soaps, and tinctures. Yarrow's always seemed magical
Cayenne for pain management is scientifically proven to work! The good news is you don’t have to buy the over-the-counter version because you can make your own very easily. Here’s how and why this cayenne salve works for pain relief. Learn how to make this simple recipe so you can experi
There are so many natural health benefits from plants you can grow. These holistic home remedies are the best items for your herbal medicine cabinet.
Plantain is an herb with many uses. Make this plantain infused drawing salve to relieve all your bug bites, bee stings, slivers, and rashes.
Easy Homemade Balm and Salve Recipes for Different Conditions! If you are looking to make a healing balm or salve, but do not know where to start, then you will find these homemade balm and
Learn how to make 3 basic mullein salves that are helpful for dry skin, minor scrapes and scratches, and a chest rub for coughs.
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 recipe for how to make sage salve is an easy-to-make useful herbal 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
Dandelions are medicinal, who knew!?! Every part of the dandelion plant from the flower to the leaves and even the root are both edible and medicinal. Dandelions are one of my favorite medicinal flowers that
Making my own pine needle salve…
Homemade herbal remedies are easier than you think, and most only require a few minutes of hands-on time before you've crafted powerful herbal medicine for your families' medicine chest. Diving into making herbal remedies might
Yarrow salve is a must-have for any natural first aid kit, renowned for its ability to soothe bee stings, rashes, minor cuts, burns, and abrasions. Making your own yarrow salve at home is not only simple but also a deeply satisfying way to tap into the plant's natural healing powers. Here’s how you can make your own healing yarrow salve.
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 herbal first aid salve is perfect for all ages over 2 years old! Use it on minor scrapes, bug bites, and boo boos!
This red clover salve recipe is an easy salve to make from the red clover in your yard! Plus red clover is known to provide many benefits to the skin including anti-aging benefits.
Learn how to make highly-healing lavender salve with this easy step-by-step tutorial. Lavender salve can help to calm nerves, ease stress, reduce inflammation, soothe skin irritation, eczema, burns, bites, scars, rashes, and more!
One summer evening I took a walk to a mimosa tree close to my house. It was mid June and the mimosas had just started to bloom. I chose to place my blanket on the ground right under a branch that h…
A lovely easy and soothing recipe for your little baby’s bum. Soothes, protects, and heals.
The medicinal uses for mullein are vast and extensive. Learn about smoking mullein for cough and respiratory ailments, plus other medicinal values.
Learn how to make your own homemade comfrey salve. Comfrey has many medicinal benefits and is excellent for helping to heal minor wounds.
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 recipe for homemade soothing lavender salve is so easy and makes a delightful salve that can be used to sooth, heal and moisturize skin.
Cayenne for pain management is scientifically proven to work! The good news is you don’t have to buy the over-the-counter version because you can make your own very easily. Here’s how and why this cayenne salve works for pain relief. Learn how to make this simple recipe so you can experi
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.
Dive into our guide on harvesting mullein. Learn the best practices for collecting, drying, storing, and utilizing mullein for its medicinal properties.
This homemade Calendula Salve for Eczema is a wonderful salve for the relief of itching. Make this easy herbal salve for eczema and sensitive skin.This post con…
An herbal healing salve recipe.
