Chickweed Salve
This DIY chickweed salve recipe is a simple and natural remedy for soothing dry skin, minor cuts, and bug bites. Made with infused chickweed oil, beeswax, and optional essential oils, it’s easy to customize and perfect for your homemade apothecary collection.
Ingredients
- Chickweed
- Carrier Oil
- 1 cup Infused Oil
- 1/4 cup Beeswax
- 20 drops Essential Oils
- 2 oz Containers
Instructions
- Add chickweed to a jar, making it halfway full.
- Pour the carrier oil on top to completely cover the herb. Letinfuse for a few weeks, shaking every now and again. Then strain.
- Add infused oil and beeswax to a glass jar and melt slowly inthe microwave until all melted. Be sure to mix thoroughly after every 30 secondinterval.
- Once melted, let it slightly cool down before adding in youressential oils.
- Add to your containersand let harden overnight before putting the lid on.
Notes
- Essential oils are optional.
- Any carrier oil will work. I used olive oil for this recipe.