How to Make a Herbal Healing Salve
Herbal healing salves are incredibly versatile, and this semi-solid topical herbal medicine is an easy way to incorporate natural herbal remedies into your routine.
Equipment
- Pint Mason Jar
- (or saucepan & heatproof bowl)
- (or other containers)
Ingredients
Herbal Infused Oil
- 1 1/2 cups carrier oil olive, almond, grapeseed, etc
- 1/2 to 1 cup dried herbs
Healing Salve
- 1 cup 8 Ounces Herbal Infused Oil
- 1 ounce or 1 heaping tablespoon Beeswax Pistils
Instructions
Herb Infused Oil
- Add dried herbal material to a pint mason jar. Cover completely with about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups of oil.
- Allow the oil to infuse at room temperature for 3 to 6 weeks before straining through a fine-mesh strainer. (Note: Some of the oil will absorb into the herbal material, so starting with slightly more than 1 cup of oil should yield about 1 cup for making a herbal salve.)
Herbal Healing Salve
- Measure about 1 cup of herb infused oil. Place it in a heat proof bowl (or double boiler). Add about 1 inch of water to a small saucepan and then place the bowl over the water. Turn the heat on low and gently heat the oil.
- Add in about 1 ounce of beeswax pistils (roughly 1 heaping tablespoon). Stir gently until melted.
- Remove the oil/wax mixture from the heat and pour it into containers.
- Allow the salve to cool to room temperature and reach a semi-solid state before using it.
Notes
The amount of beeswax used is a matter of personal preference. Feel free to use more for a firmer healing salve, or less for a softer more spreadable herbal salve.
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