2Tablespoons of Bees Wax
3 Tablespoons Rhassoul Clay
Optional : Herbal Extracts, Essential Oils - depending on what you're using the salve for.
3 Tablespoons Cocoa Butter
3 Tablespoons Shea Butter 2 Tablespoons Jojoba Oil
1 Tablespoon Vitamin E
1 Tablespoon Honey Powder
2 Tablespoons Activated Charcoal Powder
This is the old fashioned salve everyone used to have in the house. What it does best is absorb toxins. The common use for it is to put a glob of it on a bee sting, slivers or a cut. It sucks out the poisons! No home should be without it.
First Step:
degree for at least 15 minutes. This is easier than it sounds. Just heat it on medium high until it is melted. Turn off the burner and let it sit. It should still be over 180 in 15 minutes. :) Second Step:
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until well blended. The easy place to buy Activated Charcoal is in your local health food store or herbal medicine store. You'll probably have to open a lot of capsules, but it is the stuff you need for this.
Third Step:
Feel free to add any relevant herbal extracts to the formula just before you spoon it in. You want to make sure it is very cooled off before adding any extracts, essential oils, or fragrance.
Lavender has strong antibiotic, analgesic, antiviral, antifungal, antispasmodic, and sedative properties. It is a non-toxic antiseptic and works well on cuts, wounds, dermatitis, eczema, diaper rash, pimples and burns. Lavender repels mosquitoes and can give relief to bug bites. Apply lavender oil to a minor burn after plunging it into cold water. Lavender or chamomile essential oils can be added to a bath to soothe a minor sunburn.
Calendula
Calendula
Calendula (Calendula officinalis) Marigold, Pot Marigold. Do not confuse calendula with the common garden marigold “Tagetes Patula”, sometimes referred to as French or African marigold. Calendula is used externally to promote wound healing and reduce inflammation. It has antiseptic, antibacterial, and antiviral properties. It has a healing effect on cuts, scrapes, bites, stings, bruises, and burns. For a wound-healing compress that is also excellent for burns and stings, use two teaspoonfuls of tincture in one cup of water. Calendula ointment or calendula oil is very versatile and great for scrapes, wounds, skin problems, and burns. It quickly soothes the pain and prevents infection. It relieves the itching and irritation of skin eruptions and diaper rash. It is gentle enough to use on a baby.
Tea Tree Oil
Tea tree oil is renowned for its antifungal and antiseptic qualities. It speeds healing and has a mild analgesic effect, reducing pain and inflammation. Tea tree oil can be used for burns, cuts, rashes, including diaper rash, psoriasis, eczema, fungal infections, poison ivy, and insect bites. It kills germs that cause acne, warts, and boils and inhibits infection.
Mix 1 teaspoon of tea tree oil with 1/8 cup of a coldpressed “carrier” oil (sweet almond or similar oil). Apply with a cotton ball directly to the affected area. Apply 1 to 2 drops of tea tree oil undiluted directly to ringworm, athlete’s foot, warts and boils. Do not apply undiluted to the face.
