Harvest enough fresh dandelion flowers to fill a pint mason jar. Make sure they’re packed down well and chop them up if desired.

Fill the jar with olive oil (or other neutral oil), covering all of the dandelion flowers.

Add one inch of water to the bottom of your pot, slow cooker, or double boiler. Place your jar of oil and flowers into your DIY double boiler, or put the material into a traditional double boiler. If using a DIY option, set the jar on a trivet so it doesn’t touch the bottom of the pot.

Slowly heat the water to 110 to 120°F and turn off the heat.

Repeat step four periodically as the water cools off during the next 24 to 48 hours. Don’t leave the heat on for a prolonged period, and add water to the double boiler as necessary to avoid overheating the dandelions and oil.

After 24 to 48 hours, when you’re satisfied with the infusion, strain out the dandelion flowers. 

Add the oil back to the jar or double boiler and bring the water to a simmer.

Add the beeswax to the warm oil, stirring constantly until the mixture is smooth.

Turn off the heat and pour your finished salves into tins of glass jars.

Set aside for at least 30 minutes to cool before use.