Jan’s book includes more than a dozen beginner soapmaking recipes, as well as recipes for shampoo bars, herbal salves, lotions, bath melts, scrubs, soaks, and salts. It’s the perfect introduction to making all your own body products, and a great place to start for beginner soap crafter...
Beeswax and cocoa butter are great solid oils to make lip balm with How to Make Lip Balm There are two ways to make this herbal lip balm recipe. The cold-infusion method takes much longer, but you can be assured that the oils and herbs in your recipe aren’t overly affected by heat....
Arnica oil is a well known herbal remedy for bruises, sprains and muscles strains. It’s surprisingly effective, as well as easy to make at home. An arnica infused oil also quickly converts to a convenient and easy to apply arnica salve. A jar of Arnica Oil infusing as a herbal home ...
HERBAL PREPARATIONS A-Z Bolus Capsules Compresses Decoction Extracts Infusion Ointmints Oils Poultice Powders Salves Syrups Tinctures BOLUS A bolus is a suppository used as an internal poultice in the vaginal or rectal areas. A bolus helps draw toxic poisons to the bolus itself or it is the ...
In all of the previous methods, you’ll need to use the oil right away. You can make asalveor anointmentwith it, use it forsoaporlotion, or make afacial scrubfrom it. Because of its sensitive nature, if you make a scrub, it should be kept in the refrigerator and used as soon as...
How to Make a Simple Herbal Salve for Healing Calendula has been usedmedicinallyfor centuries. Ancient Romans grew them to treat scorpion stings! In the Middle Ages calendula was a common remedy for everything from smallpox to indigestion. Today’s herbalists use it to make a healing salve fo...
It is very important for everyone to know how to make a first-aid box with useful herbal remedies. You may find, as many others have, that herbs become an
According to theBotanical Safety Handbook, dandelion is a Safety Class 1A herb – the safest rating possible. There are no known contraindications for pregnancy, nursing, or use with children. As always, please check with your healthcare provider before using any herbal remedy. ...
In order to make an herbal infusion, you will need three things: 1 tablespoon dried herb of your choice 1 cup boiling hot water Glass jar with a tight lid (make sure it is very clean) The quantities of herbs and water can be increased proportionately to make a larger infusion if you...
Most of these items don’t go with me to the hospital either, since I’m usually in transition before I leave. What to Bring to The Hospital Toiletries including homemade toothpaste, homemade deodorant, homemade lotion, etc. Healing Salve After Ease Herbal Tincture Homeopathic Arnica tablets ...