Summer Salve

• Produce

  • 2 tbsp Comfrey, dried leaf or root
  • 2 tbsp Plantain, dried leaf

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 20 drops Lavender oil
  • 1 tsp Vitamin e oil

• Other

  • ¼ to ⅓ cup beeswax pellets
  • 2 tablespoons dried burdock root

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Description

Ingredients

• 2 cups almond oil or oil blend- you can use olive oil, coconut oil, etc.
• 2 tablespoons dried plantain leaf
• 2 tablespoons dried comfrey leaf or root
• 2 tablespoons dried burdock root
• ¼ to ⅓ cup beeswax pellets
• 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil, optional preservative
• 20 drops lavender oil, optional
• 1⅓ cups extra virgin coconut oil
• ⅔ cup avocado oil or shea butter
• ⅓ cup dried calendula flowers
• 1½ tablespoons neem oil, optional (its stinky)
• 20 drops lavender essential oil
• 20 drops tea tree essential oil
• 20 drops rosemary essential oil
• 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil as a preservative, optional

Directions

• Place herbs and oil into container of your choice to create an infused oil. You can heat the oil and herbs in a pot on very low heat for 3 hours, cold infuse them for one month in a quart canning jar, or use a crock pot or bottle warmer to steep the herbs for 4 days to extract the herbs. (see blog post for additional details)
• Once oil is fully infused, strain off herbs into a glass measuring cup. Place a strainer lined with fabric and a paper towel over the measuring cup and pour your herbal oil into the strainer.
• Gather up the fabric and twist and squeeze the herbs to extract every last drop of oil you can.
• Check the measurement of your oil. For every cup of oil youll add 3-4 tablespoons of beeswax pellets. For every ¼ cup of oil, youll add 1 tablespoon of beeswax.
• Add your strained oil to a small pot on the stovetop and add in beeswax. Heat over low heat, stirring until its fully melted. I like to test the texture by placing a spoon into the freezer to firm it up quickly. If your salve is too soft, you can add more wax. If its too hard, you can add a little plain oil.
• Remove pot from heat, and allow to cool down enough to add essential oils.
• Stir in lavender essential oil and vitamin E oil as a preservative.
• Pour into clean dry jars, and allow to cool.
• Combine oils (or oil and butter) in a small saucepan and warm to melt them together. Add calendula flowers and cook on lowest heat for 2 to 3 hours until oil has taken on scent and color of the flowers.
• Strain oil through a fabric and paper towel lined strainer over a glass measuring cup. Once youve poured all of the herbs into the strainer, gather up fabric and twist and squeeze to get every drop of oil that you can out. Discard herbs.
• Check the measurement of your oil. For every cup of oil youll add 3-4 tablespoons of beeswax pellets. For every ¼ cup of oil, youll add 1 tablespoon of beeswax.
• Add your strained oil to a small pot on the stovetop and add in beeswax. Heat over low heat, stirring until its fully melted.
• I like to test the texture by placing a spoon into the freezer to firm it up quickly. If your salve is too soft, you can add more wax. If its too hard, you can add a little plain oil.
• Remove pot from heat, and allow to cool down enough to add essential oils.
• Stir in essential oils and vitamin E oil as a preservative.
• Pour into clean dry jars, and allow to cool.