WebSimple Salve Instructions: Combine all of the ingredients in a double boiler and melt it over low heat. Pour the mixture into jars or tins and allow it to cool before you …
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You’ll make three for this recipe — calendula, plantain, and comfrey infused oils. The salve includes sweet almond oil for its lightness and skin conditioning properties. It also contains beeswax to firm it up but also to leave a protective layer on your skin.
Directions The first step is to make infused Calendula oil. Strain the infused oil using a cheesecloth and strainer, squeezing out as much of the oil as possible. Put the infused oil into a double boiler, which can be as simple as a stainless steel bowl that fits over a pot with an inch or two of water in it.
Use it as part of a skin soothing balm or as a healing salve. Calendula salve requires calendula infused oil first and foremost. This can be made in a few different ways.
Ingredients – the short list 1 2 cups of dry calendula flowers 2 6 oz of jojoba oil (or your carrier oil of choice) 3 1 oz beeswax 4 1 oz mango butter (or shea butter) More ...