Servings: 1 jar of 50 ml
Cost: $0,70
Ingredients
- 18 g sunflower oil calendula-infused sunflower oil
- 18 g sweet almond oil plantain-infused sweet almond oil
- 4 g beeswax
- 9 g refined or organic coconut oil
- 4 drops vitamin E oil (tocopherol)
- 0,5 ml essential oil eucalyptus globulus or other (suggestions: rose geranium, rosemary)
Instructions
Preparations
- Disinfect all your equipment and containers before starting. You can boil some of your equipment (like the double boiler, glass cups, spoons), and use a solution of 1 liter of water with 1/2 cup of bleach, for items that are not heat-resistant (like the milk frother, plastic cups or containers)
- Begin making the two infused oils needed for this recipe in advance. If you're using the cold method you will need to do it a few weeks prior. Make enough oil to have 40g of oil - use at least 60g of oil, as some of the oil will be lost with the plant material. Learn how to do cold-infused oils in How To Make Infused Oil With Dried Herbs.
- Gather all equipment and ingredients before making the recipe. Organize your workspace. Wear gloves as the balm is hot and you may burn yourself.
Make the Healing Balm
- Fill your pan with water and place it over heat until it starts boiling
- Measure first the oils and beeswax.
- Pour the oils and beeswax in the double boiler and place it inside the pan with water under low heat.
- Let the wax melt completely (it melts at around 60ºC). Mix well to integrate the wax in the oils.
- Take off the double boiler from heat, and place it in a heat proof surface (a wooden board for example). Let it cool a bit for one minute or two and then pour the essential oil and vitamin E. Mix well.
- Pour the mixture into the sterilized containers. It is best to use small containers than large ones: more even oil hardening, reduction in contaminants over time on the salve, ease of use. It is also better to offer your family and friends.
- Let the mixture harden for 4 hours inside the containers, without covering them (to avoid condensation inside the container). Put the lids in the containers when they are completely cooled.
- Make sure you clean up the wax from the utensils while it's in liquid form, with a kitchen paper towel. If needed, reheat the utensils. Removing the wax in solid form is really difficult.
- Your balm is ready for use!! As for shelf-life, it is given by the closest best-by date of your ingredients, roughly up to one year.
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