Lavender Ointment
This handmade ointment can be placed on burns and cuts to soothe them, or on bruises to help fade them. It also stimulates healing.
Ingredients:
4 Tablespoons olive or almond oil
3 to 4 Tablespoons beeswax
3 teaspoons cocoa butter
2 teaspoons lanolin
10 drops Vitamin E oil
15 drops Lavender essential oil
15 drops Sandalwood essential oil
Instructions:
1. Combine the olive or almond oil, beeswax, cocoa butter, and lanolin.
2. Heat thoroughly in the top of a double boiler.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Add the vitamin E, lavender and sandalwood oils.
5. Beat well.
6. Pour into little jars or pots and allow mixture to cool before covering with lids.
7. Keeps 6 to 12 months.
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| Lavender Ointment |
Shaudys, Phyllis. The Pleasure of Herbs. Pownal: Storey Communications, 1986. Print.
Photo Credits:
Lavender Ointment: Photo Credit: shalommama via Visual Hunt/ CC BY
Olive Oil: Photo Credit: https://www.pompeian.com/products/olive-oils
Almond Oil: Photo Credit: https://www.iherb.com/pr/now-foods-solutions-sweet-almond-oil-16-fl-oz-473-ml/896
Beeswax: Photo Credit: http://www.target.com/p/murray-s-beeswax-4-oz/-/A-50979638
Cocoa Butter: Photo Credit: https://www.amazon.com/RAW-Cocoa-Butter-Lb-madina/dp/B000W0A78S
Lanolin--liquid: Photo Credit: http://www.bella.ae/products.php?id=26
Vitamin E Oil: Photo Credit: https://www.iherb.com/pr/Rexall-Sundown-Naturals-Vitamin-E-Oil-70-000-IU-2-5-fl-oz-75-ml/32925
Lavender Essential Oil: Photo Credit: https://www.iherb.com/pr/now-foods-essential-oils-lavender-1-fl-oz-30-ml/37823
Sandalwood Essential Oil: Photo Credit: https://www.starwest-botanicals.com/category/sandalwood-essential-oil/
Lavender Ointment: Photo Credit: shalommama via Visual Hunt/ CC BY
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