I just finished mixing and pouring my first batch of scar/tattoo balm. What did I learn?
Sea Buckthorn oil looks like blood, and even when diluted 2oz to a 4oz base, it still is blood red. Next batch I'll have to use less of the Sea Buckthorn and add in more base, maybe some Jojoba oil in addition to the Evening Primrose.
Unrefined Cocoa Butter is rock hard until it is warmed up to body temperature. Next time I'll need to take it out of the plastic packaging it comes in, and melt it down into another jar before attempting to make the balm.
Red Mandarin oil smells divine. Especially with Cocoa Butter.
I will always love the way beeswax smells. I love bees. They are my friends.
and a word of advice:
Don't injure your back. Just don't do it. Being incapacitated sucks. Whatever deep muscle it is that I have managed to piss off, it really just doesn't want to heal. Even after going to the massage therapist, I'm still in a world of pain. I got someone to cover my shift at work today, so I could take it easy and stop using this muscle that activates every time I twist or bend. This sucks.
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I'm in the middle of making a batch of herbal healing salve. It's got about a half hour left cooking on the stove.
Things I put in my salve:
Comfrey
Calendula
Plantain
St. Johnswort
Lavender Essential Oil
Tea Tree Essential Oil
all in a base of beeswax and olive oil.
I use organic or wild crafted herbs and beeswax.
Oops! Got to go stir some more!
Update: All Done