How to Easily Make a Natural Antiseptic Salve
Throughout your daily life, you can encounter many situations that may end in a cut or two. While there are numerous synthetic medications that have been created to help heal minor cuts and abrasions, if you have sensitive skin, or are trying to live an organic life, these creams and lotions can often be less than desirable. There are natural remedies you are able to use that can heal your cuts, but without various chemicals and other unnatural ingredients. Making a natural antiseptic salve is easy and will help heal your natural body with natural ingredients.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Almond oil
- Beeswax
- Jojoba oil
- Chamomile essential oil
- Eucalyptus essential oil
- Double boiler
- Canola oil
- Lavender essential oil
- Salve jars
- Mixing bowl
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Gather your ingredients and begin by mixing 2 ounces of beeswax, 2 ounces of almond oil, 1/2-ounce of canola oil and 1/2-ounce of jojoba oil. Place these ingredients into your double boiler and heat until the beeswax has been melted. Keep the heat low, and slowly melt the ingredients.
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Check the mixture to see if the thickness is to your liking. You can thicken the salve by simply adding additional beeswax. To add slight thickness, add 3 tablespoons of beeswax to the mixture and re-heat.
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Remove the salve from the heat and place it into a mixing bowl to cool. Once the salve has cooled to a temperature that is still warm to the touch, add ten drops of lavender essential oil and stir. Then add ten drops of eucalyptus essential oil and stir the mixture again. Finally, add ten drops of chamomile essential oil and stir for five minutes.
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Pour this mixture into salve jars and allow the salve to cool before placing the lids onto the jars. The salve will take anywhere from 30 to 45 minutes to safely cool down.
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Apply this salve to dry and irritated skin for immediate relief. To use as a lip balm, take a small amount on your fingers and rub a thin layer over your lips.
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Tips & Warnings
Check to make sure you aren't allergic to any of the essential oils that are used within this salve recipe.
By not allowing the mixture to cool properly before sealing in the jars, the compounds within the salve can begin to loosen. If you have extreme sensitive skin, check with your physician before applying any of the oils to you skin.
