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Salve/Balm Recipe
Herbal Balm
2 oz herb infused olive oil **
1 oz cocoa butter
1 oz shea butter
1 oz beeswax
1/2 teaspoon of lavender essential oil
1/2 teaspoon of tea tree essential oil
**Firstly make up a hot infusion of calendula, chamomile and
lavender. In a saucepan put 2 cups of olive oil. Add
to this 1/3 cup each of calendula petals, chamomile petals and
lavender buds. Very gently simmer on a low heat for
approximately 1 hour. (You don't want to overheat this and
fry your herbs.) At the end of the hour, strain the oil
into a seal-able jar and
discard the herbs. The infused olive oil can be kept in
the refrigerator for some time and can even be used directly
onto cuts, scraps, rashes etc.**
Then to make the balm:
On the stove top or in a microwave melt your butters and
beeswax. If using a microwave take the container out just
before all the bits have finally melted and then stir until the
last of it melts - this saves it from getting too hot. You
now need to add your room temperature infused olive oil and stir
in well. Then add your essential oils. You want to
add the essential oils last and after you have cooled the mix
down by adding the room temperature olive oil, so that the
essential oils are not being damaged by too much heat.
Decant into a wide necked cream jar and let set.
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Contributed by Lisa
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