Healing Calendula Salve
Simple and easy calendula salve instructions- use on cuts, scrapes, minor burns, rashes, or for moisturizing skin!
Yield: 1 4 Oz jar
Equipment
- 1 4 oz container for storing salve such as a mason jar or tin
- double boiler
- glass mason jar for melting ingredients together
- kitchen scale
Materials
- 84 grams calendula infused olive oil or carrier oil of choice; organic is best
- 14 grams beeswax
- 5 drops vitamin e oil optional; add for extra skin nourishment and increased shelf life
- Shea Butter optional; see notes below for variation
Instructions
- Prepare a double boiler- for instruction on how to do this, click HERE
- Melt together beeswax, calendula infused olive oil and shea butter (if using) in a glass jar using the double boiler method.
- Once ingredients are melted, pour hot liquid into storage container.
- Add 10 drops of vitamin e oil and stir (if using)
- Let cool completely- enjoy using this shelf stable salve for years to come!
Notes
- You can substitute any carrier oil for olive oil. Some I would recommend are coconut oil, sweet almond oil, or jojoba oil.
- To learn how to infuse herbs in oil click HERE.
- To learn how to use a double boiler method click HERE
- this can be a basic framework for any herbal salve. Feel free to play around with using different herbs. Some of my other favorite herbs to use in salves are comfrey, lavender, chamomile, yarrow and plantain.
- This recipe is using a 1:6 ratio of beeswax to oil. Adding more oil and less beeswax will result in an even softer more spreadable consistency. You can adjust the ratio to fit your preference. The temperature of where the salve will be stored will make a difference in consistency as well. If it is warmer in your house you could use more beeswax and less oil to make it more solid.
Shea Butter Variation:
- 14 grams beeswax
- 56 infused olive oil
- 28 grams shea butter (you also may sub cocoa butter)
- 5 drops of vitamin e oil (optional)