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Making a Herbal Salve
Making a Herbal Salve
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Beeswax Information:
Beeswax is a byproduct of honey production. It makes wonderful lip balms, hand lotions, hand creams,
moisturizers, in cosmetics, wood finishes, waxes, leather polishes; waterproofing products, and dental
molds.
It is impervious to water and unaffected by mildew. It has a melting point of 143 to 148 degrees F. and
should only be heated using a double boiler as it is flammable when subjected to fire and flames. It is
pliable at 100 degrees F.
Beeswax is produced by the (female) worker honeybees. The wax is secreted from wax glands on the
underside of the bee's abdomen and is molded into six-sided cells which are filled with honey, then
capped with more wax. When honey is harvested, the top layer of wax that covers the cells, the
cappings, must be removed from each hexagon-shaped cell.
Bees use their wax to "glue" together the wooden frames in their hive, and that must be scraped off so
the frames can be separated. The beeswax, which contains some honey, bee parts, and other
impurities, must be melted and filtered or strained.
Most beeswax is gold or yellow but can also be in shades of orange, brown, etc. The color of the wax
is in most part determined by the type of plants the bees collect nectar from. Beeswax has a delightful,
light fragrance of honey, flower nectar and pollen.
Beeswax makes superior, slow burning candles. Beeswax burns more beautifully than any other wax. It
exudes a faint, natural fragrance of honey and pollen. When candles are made with the proper size of
wicking, they are smokeless, dripless, and burn with a bright flame.
If you wonder why beeswax is so expensive, consider this: It has been estimated that bees must fly
150,000 miles to produce one pound of wax. Bees must eat about six pounds of honey to secrete a
pound of wax. For every 100 pounds of honey a beekeeper harvests, only one to two pounds of
beeswax are produced.
BEESWAX RECIPES:
Moisturing Vitamin E Cream
4 oz. sweet almond oil
1 oz. beeswax
2 oz. water
10 drops Vitamin E oil
10 drops lavender essential oil
Melt the oil and the wax in a double boiler, Remove from heat, add water, and stir thoroughly.
Add your Vitamin E, essential oil and stir continuously until cool. This cream is very moisturizing and
emollient.
It is nice for rough, dry, or chapped complexions and should help promote healthy looking skin.
After you have added the essential oil and the cream is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it into
Salve Jars or Metal Tins, we offer both below.
Antiseptic Balm ( Use instead of antiseptic ointment, this is far superior! )
Ingredients:
2 ounces Beeswax
3 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
1 ounce Jojoba Oil
20 drops Wheatgerm Oil
20 drops Myrrh Essential Oil
20 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil
( Makes enough to fill 4 each 1 ounce salve jars or 1 ounce metal tins )
A rule of thumb is 2 parts oil to one part beeswax. Simply heat the Sweet Almond and Jojoba oil in a
saucepan and add Beeswax. If you want a thin consistency ( such as a cream or Vaseline ) add only a
little bit of Beeswax. Want it thicker like wax? Just add more Beeswax.
Allow the base to cool down to see what the consistency is like. If it's too thick, add more Sweet
Almond oil and reheat, too thin?, add more Beeswax.
As the base is cooling add the essential oils to enhance the healing effect of the balm.
After you have added the essential oil and the lip balm is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it
into Salve Jars or Metal Tins.
Herbal Salve
Make different Herbal Salves simply by changing/mixing different essential oils!
Ingredients:
2 ounces Beeswax
3 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
1 ounce Jojoba Oil
1/2 oz. Sesame oil
40 drops total essential oil of your preference
( Makes enough to fill 4 each 1 ounce salve jars or 1 ounce metal tins )
Simply heat the Sweet Almond, Sesame oil and Jojoba oil in a saucepan and add Beeswax. If you want
a thin consistency ( such as a cream or Vaseline ) add only a little bit of Beeswax. Want it thicker like
wax? Just add more Beeswax.
Allow the base to cool down to see what the consistency is like. If it's too thick, add more Sweet
Almond oil and reheat, too thin?, add more Beeswax.
As the base is cooling add the essential oils to enhance the healing effect of the balm. After you have
added the essential oil and the lip balm is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it into Salve Jars or
Metal Tins,
Source
Beeswax Information:
Beeswax is a byproduct of honey production. It makes wonderful lip balms, hand lotions, hand creams,
moisturizers, in cosmetics, wood finishes, waxes, leather polishes; waterproofing products, and dental
molds.
It is impervious to water and unaffected by mildew. It has a melting point of 143 to 148 degrees F. and
should only be heated using a double boiler as it is flammable when subjected to fire and flames. It is
pliable at 100 degrees F.
Beeswax is produced by the (female) worker honeybees. The wax is secreted from wax glands on the
underside of the bee's abdomen and is molded into six-sided cells which are filled with honey, then
capped with more wax. When honey is harvested, the top layer of wax that covers the cells, the
cappings, must be removed from each hexagon-shaped cell.
Bees use their wax to "glue" together the wooden frames in their hive, and that must be scraped off so
the frames can be separated. The beeswax, which contains some honey, bee parts, and other
impurities, must be melted and filtered or strained.
Most beeswax is gold or yellow but can also be in shades of orange, brown, etc. The color of the wax
is in most part determined by the type of plants the bees collect nectar from. Beeswax has a delightful,
light fragrance of honey, flower nectar and pollen.
Beeswax makes superior, slow burning candles. Beeswax burns more beautifully than any other wax. It
exudes a faint, natural fragrance of honey and pollen. When candles are made with the proper size of
wicking, they are smokeless, dripless, and burn with a bright flame.
If you wonder why beeswax is so expensive, consider this: It has been estimated that bees must fly
150,000 miles to produce one pound of wax. Bees must eat about six pounds of honey to secrete a
pound of wax. For every 100 pounds of honey a beekeeper harvests, only one to two pounds of
beeswax are produced.
BEESWAX RECIPES:
Moisturing Vitamin E Cream
4 oz. sweet almond oil
1 oz. beeswax
2 oz. water
10 drops Vitamin E oil
10 drops lavender essential oil
Melt the oil and the wax in a double boiler, Remove from heat, add water, and stir thoroughly.
Add your Vitamin E, essential oil and stir continuously until cool. This cream is very moisturizing and
emollient.
It is nice for rough, dry, or chapped complexions and should help promote healthy looking skin.
After you have added the essential oil and the cream is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it into
Salve Jars or Metal Tins, we offer both below.
Antiseptic Balm ( Use instead of antiseptic ointment, this is far superior! )
Ingredients:
2 ounces Beeswax
3 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
1 ounce Jojoba Oil
20 drops Wheatgerm Oil
20 drops Myrrh Essential Oil
20 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil
( Makes enough to fill 4 each 1 ounce salve jars or 1 ounce metal tins )
A rule of thumb is 2 parts oil to one part beeswax. Simply heat the Sweet Almond and Jojoba oil in a
saucepan and add Beeswax. If you want a thin consistency ( such as a cream or Vaseline ) add only a
little bit of Beeswax. Want it thicker like wax? Just add more Beeswax.
Allow the base to cool down to see what the consistency is like. If it's too thick, add more Sweet
Almond oil and reheat, too thin?, add more Beeswax.
As the base is cooling add the essential oils to enhance the healing effect of the balm.
After you have added the essential oil and the lip balm is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it
into Salve Jars or Metal Tins.
Herbal Salve
Make different Herbal Salves simply by changing/mixing different essential oils!
Ingredients:
2 ounces Beeswax
3 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
1 ounce Jojoba Oil
1/2 oz. Sesame oil
40 drops total essential oil of your preference
( Makes enough to fill 4 each 1 ounce salve jars or 1 ounce metal tins )
Simply heat the Sweet Almond, Sesame oil and Jojoba oil in a saucepan and add Beeswax. If you want
a thin consistency ( such as a cream or Vaseline ) add only a little bit of Beeswax. Want it thicker like
wax? Just add more Beeswax.
Allow the base to cool down to see what the consistency is like. If it's too thick, add more Sweet
Almond oil and reheat, too thin?, add more Beeswax.
As the base is cooling add the essential oils to enhance the healing effect of the balm. After you have
added the essential oil and the lip balm is still warm enough to pour, carefully pour it into Salve Jars or
Metal Tins,