A couple of tips for your viewers: if you heat only the beeswax in a double boiler, you can add the oil once the wax is melted and the heat is off. That way you don’t have to warm the herbal oil and risk reducing its potency. Also, when making the herbed oil, give it a good little bit in the blender before jarring it up and letting it sit. This releases a good deal more of the plant’s constituents into the oil and you’ll have a much stronger end product. 😊
Have not used antibiotic ointment for years😱‼️I am a Registered Nurse many years and support herbal medicinals. I use Calendula Cream, Silver drops, silver gel and Manuka Honey bandages….kudos to you for promoting the herbal alternative👏🏼💚💙!!!
Traditional fabric bandages are problematic; they soak up medicine and stick to the wound as it scabs over. A more functional concept is to use at least 6 mil clear flexible polypropylene. I buy 48" rolls for many purposes. Cut useable sizes. Sterilize in alcohol or bleach and when dry store in good lid container. I apply salve of Manukian honey, she's butter and other herbs onto the polypropylene and then directly onto the wound. It is held in place with compression wrap or packaging roll film with tape securing the wrap. All of the salve is in direct contact with no pad absorption and no sticking to wound.
I made this for my 10-year-old granddaughter. I used Yarrow, rosemary, oregano, thyme, and sage. My granddaughter has severe eczema on the tops of her hands. in late fall and winter every year knuckles are dry, cracked and painfully bleeding. Her mother has tried every lotion recommended by their pediatrician, and nothing has worked. The required handwashing and sanitizer that she has to use at school makes it so much worse. She started using this homemade lotion in early fall before it got cold outside. She uses it at least once a day and tries to use it at bedtime and before going to school in the morning. So far she is showing no signs of the eczema on her hands. She says “look Nana! My hands are still good!” This treatment has been a miracle for her. I thank you for sharing this recipe and showing how easy it was to make.
If I have a cut, bite, or burn to tend to, I go out and get a sedum leaf. I prefer the autumn joy variety. Just take the leaf and scrape one side. Put it directly on the affected area. Takes just a few minutes. The most important thing I've found that it works on is arthritis. I have 2 sisters who suffered from it until we tried it on their hands. We took the leaves, mashed them up, and added coconut oil. The worst pain took about 3 days, and the pain was gone! Mild soreness disappeared in about 10 minutes. Amazing the wonderful plants our Lord has given us
@@artbylauri I just take a serrated knife and scrape one side of the leaf until I see the inside of the leaf. I take it and put that side of the leaf against the cut, burn, or bite and let it stay there for at least 5 minutes. I hope this helps!
That baby is one blessed, fortunate child. So many Boomers were raised by traumatized mothers that grew up through a depression and the negative effects of a World War. Closeness, soft voice, cuddling, coddling, and patience were not tools in their kitchen or apron pockets. You project a good, wise, down to earth woman and mother. Your rare in today's society.
Take me too! Or we could all come together, buy land, have our own little houses, garden, create and make things together, have our own little houses or one big one and live the nurturing life we didn't get as children. What do you think?
Yes, Bee Balm, also referred to as Horse Mint, or Bergamot herb, a member of the mint family, not to be confused with Citrus Bergamot which is an entirely different plant with different properties. Its often called Bergamot because of its aroma. But has no relationship to true citrus Bergamot. Bee Balm is wonderful for repairing damaged skin tissue. As is Comfrey and Plantain. Love what you are sharing dear lady! I'm 69 and have been into this study since I was 15. I'm so happy its being shared by you and this generation. One heard very little about it in my younger day. PS, I would never leave any moisture in a plant that goes into oil though. Better not to risk it.
I was sad because I have no Yarrow or Bee Balm, but instead have Rose Geranium, Nasturtiums, Rosemary and Comfrey. So after all, I'll end up with a very nice mix as long as I don't overdo the Rosemary amounts. Oh, and I may have some Lavender still flowering as well. I'm going to pop them into the food dryer on very low and slow, and give this method a try once they're nicely dry.
@@ddbaldwin8324 "You can freeze dry all herbs, and you can even freeze dry different herbs in one batch or with other foods. Freeze dried herbs retain all of their flavor and will keep for years, just like they were fresh, if packaged properly."
@katharinabirch2464 You would wash it, dry/dehydrate, then tincture it in high proof vodka, strain, bottle, then add a couple drops to the salve recipe.
I read the book EXTRA VIRGINITY and I learned about the counterfeiting of imported extra virgin olive oil, EVOO. I later learned 80% imported was counterfeit. I looked for our Olive Oil and found several growers in the USA and ordered oil from Georgia. Very GOOD !!!
@By the piece Is there any chance you could share where you’re getting your olive oil from? I’ve been getting from Sams club because there was nothing else .. I’d be most grateful!
When making herbal oils, it's best to use fully dried herbs. It isn't just mold that you need to worry about, there are some bacteria that can taint the oil if there's any water. Even the small amount in wilted herbs. Also, letting the oil steep for ~6-8 weeks is better than letting it steep over heat for a few hours.
Totally agree. I know it sounds counter-intuitive to people but you don't want your medicine contaminated with bacteria and you certainly don't want it to mold in the container. My comfrey salve sits for a month to "percolate" and draw out all the medicine from the root. You get more potency if you give it time.
@@charmc4152 I would say it's negligible. Also, dried herbs take up less space than raw, so you're probably going to get more potency because you will be using more herbs i.e. half cup raw herb is less herbs than a half cup dried. Only time I use raw is if I'm going to ingest it immediately.
@@charmc4152 Drying most foods seems to concentrate nutrients; also all those illustrations you see of apothecary and herbal shops have bunches of dried herbs everywhere. As long as the drying process doesn't involve too high a heat, there should be minimal losses. Lavender sachets contain dried lavender flower heads, and retain their aroma for ages, for example.
I made my first antibiotic salve today with yarrow, chamomile, comfrey, and calendula. I had made the oil 2 months ago and finally made my salve! So excited to finally use my medicinal herbs.
A jar of Calendula petals covered in olive oil for 4 weeks is so healing for the dry wart type sores I get on my skin now and then. The oil goes a beautiful yellow and lasts well in a dark cupboard. Best to grow your own flowers organically.
For a decade we have used this: mix a couple of oregano oil capsuls with Coconut oil about 1/2 cup total. Keeps forever, kills anything. Heat the coconut oil slightly, mix in the oregano oil, pour off into small salve or plastic screw top container for travel.
Add baking soda into the hot dish water, and it helps to remove any stuck on food or smells!!! An amish friend taught me that for canning jars, and I use it all the time now!!!
Hi Carolyn, you’re living the best life! I’m so grateful that you share your wonderful knowledge and show us what can happen when a husband and wife live out the Biblical plan for marriage and family. Despite my most determined and stubborn efforts for 35 years, God has instructed me to a much different life, and I’m starting to embrace the change rather than fight and resent it. I’m in a massive transition, and the challenges are greater than anything I’ve ever had. God’s got my back, I have a newly developing attitude of anticipation and I try hard to let go of what I wanted for my life and be content wherever I am. Still, you are a beautiful example of how I wished my life to look. God bless you, Josh, your family, your church, and your community!🙏
To avoid wasting, you can measure the proper amounts directly into the jar you’re using and place the jar into the pot of water. Make sure you have something on the bottom of your pan, like a canning jar ring or trivet, you just don’t want the jar resting directly on the bottom of the pan. Also, you don’t want any water to boil up into your jar, so make sure your water level only comes up to about half the jar and don’t get your water to more then a small simmer. Hope this helps.
@@JanColdwater she did state the Vitamin E helps it last for about 2 years. You can extend this time by keeping it in your Refrigerator. I personally just grow my own herbs in the garden and bag dried leaves every year for use. The essential oils I keep refrigerated.
I want to just thank you for your channel. The knowledge from your own research and experience through the years is seriously priceless! You have kindly shared the recipes & info from your videos through easily found links as well, that are very much appreciated. I have watched you for years and you are an inspiration that many can (and should - esp. in these days) benefit from. You are a lovely young woman (I am 73!) and you and your husband have raised a beautiful family. May God bless you, always! P.S. Congratulations on your new baby. 🌹❤️🙏
Your homestead is beautiful and dreamy :) I just moved onto 20 acres a few months ago. I owned the property for 25 years and finally decided to build. I love the sunsets and feel so close to God here. I have barely started and the work is more than I imagined. Still loving it :)
❤ Thank you! Am a country gal who lived off the grind and learned how important this idem is.. loved how you show us how to make this..Christy from Colville, Wa..😊
I watched 15min of this vid and just had to SUB! I love the simple, no-nonsense, honest and easy way she explains and discusses options- it made me feel like i was having a conversation w/her bcs she was answering questions my mind was asking at every step!! So excited about this channel!! ❤️❤️❤️
@@HomesteadingFamily -Why wouldn't you want to use comfry for puncture wounds? Just wondering. I have some deep puncture wounds from a cat attack. Continual salt soaks reversed the red streaks & infection but the punctures are taking a long time to close up. His incisor sank deep into the back of my wrist & it's still unusable. I wouldn't want to use any of this if it would not be good. Please let me know. Thanks.
@brendaann727 I have heard that comfrey heals the deep wound too fast. Because of this, the infection can be closed up inside & not be allowed to drain out.
@@renamaemcdonald2075 - Thanks for the explaination. A similiar thing can happen when you try to treat skin cancer from the outside. The skin heals but the cancer goes deeper in. My horse had skin cancer & topical things were only minimally effective. It worked much better to change her diet to get to the source of the problem . With my cat punctures, I just kept on with the salt soaks, but when I did an anti-bacterial cruciferous diet for 3 days, I'm very happy to say that the source of the infection was finally healed. 🕊
Herbal salves work! I make one that works BETTER then 3X antibiotic cream. I did a side by side comparison, on several cuts, on several people. Better infection control, skin regeneration, and pain relief. I researched my formula and chose specifically. Glad to see another great recipe! And j strongly suggest people watching this video actually DO this. They really do work better and stronger!😂
Well, in my recipe, you have to make the plant oil. I use sunflower / olive oil blend. My method is a little technical, but there's reasons for it. I use Plantain for my oil. Comfrey heals outside to inside. Hence , you don't want to use it for puncture wounds. Plantain heals inside to out. Collect the Plantain and dry overnight. Then rip it apart, and put it in a 9x12 glass cake pan. Cover with the sunflower/olive oil blend. Heat in a small toaster oven to 120 -125° do NOT exceed this temperature, or you deteriorate the critical enzymes in the Plantain. With the bees wax. Do NOT exceed 130° -135° ( this is a trick told to me by an 85 y.o. master bee keeper.) Keep at the Plantain heating for 24-36 hrs. Here goes the recipe: 1 cup Plantain oil 1/4 cup melted bees wax. 1 teaspoon Vitamin E oil 15 drops essential oil of: Lavender,Teatree,Peppermint, Clove, Lemon. Add the essential oils and Plantain oil. Gently mix them in. I do this to the warm Plantain oil. Pour the slightly cooled melted beeswax into the warm Plantain oil. Working quickly. Pour this into small jars. There are reasons to use these combinations and ingredients. I've poured over hours and hours of research to perfect this recipe. I can't keep up with the demand for this salve. One person actually wanted to invest in me to patent it!! He was THAT impressed with the results it gives. Of course, I, like other herbalists, feel that it is not ours to hoard, and get wealthy. It is ours to share this knowledge and pass it along. If you would like further information on this please feel free to ask.
My grand father was right off a reservation and we grew up learning about these plants. Yarrow root has so many uses. Along with plantain(pigears),and comfrey. We make salves and tea. Be careful if you are planning to process your own yarrow root the numbing effect can be so effective that you might cut yourself and not realize it if doing bulk harvesting. Pretty handy that the plant also stops bleeding lol
yarrow leaf infusion saved my anemic kittens a few times. I'd give it to them, and their noses and mouths would turn pink again and they'd regain their energy. Wild turkey mushroom did nothing to help my pets. Wish it did, because I had plenty in my woods.
Your kitchen is beautiful, with all those lovely jars of preserved foods on the shelves! I wish I could live this way, I think its the ideal existence.
Oh my goodness it looks like you live in paradise…absolutely incredibly beautiful that image with water running in the foreground flowers blooming along the drive and Madonna and child…thank you for the balm I make a similar one …so amazing the gifts the dear lord has blessed us with…thank you for sharing …
Been making a bum balm with dried calenduela flowers, dried lavender flowers or EO oil depending on whats available, olive oil, bees wax, shea butter after warmed to melt, adding vitamin EI whip them up with a mixer. It takes a bit, but it whips up to a thick cream. Have made it for last two babies of my six babies and thus far three grandbabies, zero problems of diaper rash, and use it also for chapped cheeks and lips from wind and sun exposure. Great for hands, elbows, knees feet as well.
Thanks for sharing this great video info!! Love seeing your new baby: that is the most beautiful pictures in the world! A mother and child! God Bless you all! Much love and prayers to you and your family!!❤🙏
Please look into adding the plantain herb (either broad leaf or narrow leaf) into your salve. Plantain has wonderful analgesic, anti-inflammatory, astringent, antimicrobial, properties as well as a wonderful drawing herb. Excellent for stings, bites, cuts, burns, etc. Don't get me started on the benefits if taken internally =D
Totally agree!! Love plantain plus heal-all. The husks of plantain is where Serutan came from. Definitely a must for mosquito bites and the swelling. Amazingly fast-acting. I just find a good leaf and chew into a poultice in emergencies. The salve is so nice.
Thank you, I just added some plantain leaves to my salve oil and am letting it go another month, so it'll be 2 months for the original 3 herbs in this recipe and a month for the plantain, to make a super-healing salve for me and my family! So grateful you brought this to my awareness!
For those allergic ro plantain are there alternatives? We have a glut of licorice root, some comfrey, elderberry, rosemary, calendula and catnip. Some oregano too.
@@rachelbronson1809 liquid. Just put about 1 cup of witch hazel into a jar and add some leaves if Comfrey. I put a strainer on the lid of the jar and use a cotton ball soaked in it to wipe away dark circles under the eyes. My BIL thought it was magical because he always had dark circle under his eyes and it just took it away. Had to use it every day for him but only once in a while for me. 😉 also would add some mugwort to it when I had it and would store it on a cool dark place in glass bottle. 😉
My family used lanolin on cuts, scrapes, and chapped skin. It has anti fungal, anti bacterial, and anti viral properties. It’s also wonderful in the healing process, sometimes no scar at all. It might be missing the anti inflammatory component and maybe not pain relief.
You always do such a great job in making sure that everything is explained in everyday words that can be understood. Thank you for all you teach us. Blessings to all always 🥰
Comfrey is the best thing I've found. This looks like a good way to put it up for winter. I usually use it fresh. Just throw some in a blender with just enough water to make a paste. A little mint added gives a cooling effect and is great for burns.
Great video, thank you! A French press is a great way to squeeze everything out. I do that for my elderberry syrup and then (usually) follow up with a cheesecloth.
Thanks so much for sharing this!!! I just used some last night and I had the same thought about it knowing there had to be a better way. God provides and today he gave me you and your brilliance. Much love from the Midwest US 💖
To make cleanup a bit easier, I just add the wax and oil to each sterilized mason jar, cover tightly, then I place a folded terry cloth or cotton dish towel in the bottom of the crock pot, set the jars in, cover them with water, and turn the crock pot on low until the wax melts. Then I remove the jars, open them and add the essential oils and vitamin E and give each one a good shake to blend.💜
Thank you so much for the Farmhouse Teas website recommendation! I ordered essential oils and the couple of herbs that I don't already grow myself for this salve recipe, along with some kombucha flavoring (which my husband really likes), and I was so surprised when my order arrived - The box my order came in was thoughtfully designed, the items were placed carefully in the box, and it contained so many free samples! The box even smelled fabulous before it was even opened. The items themselves are top quality and look/smell so fresh. I was so impressed that I took time to leave a good review on their site, and then I received a "thank you for your review" card along with more samples in the mail a few days later. Top notch company!
I just found you. I'm also in north idaho and I've been hunting for channels close to me that I can rely on for advice relevant to my area. I'm so glad I found you.
Awesome information! I use a comfrey (blend) salve made by a homesteading friend of mine on my shoulders (torn rotator cuffs). It is the ONLY thing that leaves me pain free, and after a year of use I can unequivocally say that my shoulders have strengthened! I LOVE herbal remedies (God’s medicine cabinet.)
congrats on the new little one. love to see big families. o had 16 pregnancies in 18 years. it was not easy and took a lot of work but i wouldn’t change it for the works! also a suburban homesteader , and herbalist of 40 years.
Just tried this today… well month and a week ago. Today was the mixing part into wax… can’t wait to try. Ty.. I used chamomile,yarrow, almond oil, calendula since that’s all I have. I have bought company seeds for next year planting season
I love videos like this. I started growing some herbs a few years ago maining for spices. I am leaning more about tentures and salves. I am also learning more about foraging. I made my first salve - Dandelion Salve. This weekend, I am making Plaintain Salve. I have to add this to my list. Thank you for sharing.
Mixing herbs for the same purpose is very good. I'm just starting to think this way. I have COPD, for example, and when starting out I did my tinctures separately; I'm mixing my herbs now that are good for the lungs instead of having separate tinctures to take. This way, I'm also getting less alcohol and more potent tinctures. We grow slow and then take off running when the time is right 😊
@@woodsie5796 Hello, I have COPD as well. I’ve read where Mullein herb is good for this, but what do you use, and if you don’t mind, the recipe for it? Thank you. I just found this channel and subscribed as I want to learn the best and safest way to make tinctures and salves.
My g grand mother was an ojibou healer, her poultices and practices are still a part of our lives and saved my grandads leg from gangrene. He stabbed his leg carving my violin when he was twelve . 1904 .
What wonderful comments. AND YOU Carolyn are a NATURAL at this! Great explaining, timing, delivery and just lovely to watch and listen to. Just a fyi: I use blue painters tape on the jar it's self to write ingredients. Directions.
I absolutely love your videos, so informative. I also love the herbal alternatives, they're so much kinder on the body. One great oil for the skin and hair is also neem oil, though it smells spicy. My hair had started falling out and I used a combination of castor, neem, olive and coconut oils, then added a bit of rosemary oil and now my hair is all growing out again, all the new growth is so encouraging. God bless you and your lovely family 🤗
Wonderful recipe! Thank you so much for sharing this! I think it is so important that we know and teach these skills…especially these days with supply chain issues and it’s so much better for us :) blessings to you and your family ☀️
Love these herbs and have made salve many times, but I always let the plant material dry completely before steeping. The only thing missing from a dried plant is the water content, which I prefer not to have in anything oil based in order to reduce the risk of mold and spoilage. Fill the jar to the absolute top with the oil for steeping, to prevent oxidation (again, to prevent mold). Steep in a dark cabinet 4-6 weeks and you will have a lovely potent oil for all uses...These are indeed wonderful and far preferable to over the counter ointments.
love your recipes for herbal remedies. This is definitely one I need to make and have on hand. Could you do a video on making natural lotions for your skin? And how to restore lost collagen?
I made this a few months ago and have given it almost all away because it has worked so well for friends and family on their random pains throughout their body. I haven’t even used it for cuts. It’s all been pain that they had under the skin.
The Comfrey will pretty much grow anywhere! I let it grow in the corners of my garden and by my grow boxs so they get good watering. They also are a great Bee attractor to the garden. Myn have a small colony of Bumblebee's that stay around my garden each year.
Yarrow is also great for insect bites. I recommend completely drying all the herbs so there is no chance of moisture in them before adding oil to them.
This is amazing! I have started to look into herbs for healing to put in my garden. This video is just what I needed! I have actually recently become allergic to all forms of chemical antibiotic ointments. I have extremely sensitive skin and the only thing I have found recently that has worked is colloidal silver in pure aloe vera. I think this herb salve is just what I need. Really thankful to you for sharing your knowledge!
I think, just living where you do would make anyone healthy. You are very fortunate same for your sweet little boy? ( blue socks ) When you live in the city, there is no outdoor green pharmacy with a river flowing in the background. Everything is so green, love it.
On an adventure in Israel many years ago, I toured an olive tree farm. One great tip that I learned was how to know if you are purchasing pure Olive Oil. So many brands claim this, but they cut the olive oil with other oils to make more of a profit. So how do you know if you are purchasing 100% pure olive oil? If you are in a store when purchasing, bury that bottle of olive oil somewhere in a refrigerated section for about 20 minutes. If it is indeed pure olive oil, it will begin to look 'cloudy'. If it does not turn cloudy, then it is cut with another oil(s). Brilliant little gem of knowledge!
@Homesteading Family Happy to share. Here is another incredible gem that I learned from my much loved mother-in-law 30+ years ago. You can instantly remove any fruit based stain instantly, right before your very eyes. And yes. That would include red wine! Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc. Just pour boiling water over that stain. Based on the circumstances, sometimes I put a pot of water on the stove to boil and plunge the fabric right into the pot, like a kitchen towel that has been well saturated with berry juice. Works evertime! 👊
I wish it was so easy to grow whete i am in the uk. I did manage to make dandelion flower salve for my arthritis and sore muscles from fibromyalgia and ot works sooo well. My neighbour lives it too. I have saved some yarrow from pots and put them in the ground and they're doing so well. I also have lambs ear which is great for scraps and cuts. Thank you for your content ❤❤
Comfrey is so good! I make and sell pain salve and that along with peppermint oil are the go to herbs. Helps so much with pain. I finally have my medicinal garden where I can now make the antibiotic ointment. I also use wild plantain as an itch/rash/bug bite remedy and works like a charm. I love herbs so much!
I make a version of this for my business. People LOVE it. They use it on their face, burns, cracked hands... THANK YOU for telling me about bee balm. Mine is crazy huge and I dry it for tea but now will add it to the balm also.
Thank you!! Thank you!! I have been slowly learning better ways to help my family with ailments and to heal my husband's and my health issues. I truly appreciate your sharing of such wisdom. I hope that you will continue to educate all of us.
I recently had a knee replacement and I rubbed comfrey salve on it twice a day and within two weeks I was walking around as if nothing happened The doctors released from physical therapy after 8 weeks of the surgery
Oh thank you. I've got my dandelion oil in the cupboard, and beeswax already on my to-order list. Gonna make salve this year! Plus i have bee balm, yarrow & calendula in my garden. So excited!
Try to get your beeswax from a beekeeper who does it without chemicals. I know some guys put things in their wax and honey you don't want in your salve. There are good guys and bad guys in the business. Better trust an old beekeeper from a village than some shop from internet. True story Some beekeepers worked with a guy from a very big company. He sells beeswax candles and all kinds of beeswax articles. They gave him their pure beeswax and he melted it and made pressed plates from the bees wax. So the bees could nist on the prepared wax plates. Then the bees were dieing in summer. Nobody knew why. The beekeepers were desperate. They sprayed medication, nothing saved them. Big loss. No bees, no honey, no wax, no business. Then someone tested the beeswax. They all had given their pure wax and they paid to get those pure pressed plates. Turned out the big company guy was greedy and filthy. He bought some cheap wax from China and mixed it with the pure wax. The chemicals and artificial flavor and artificial coloring killed the bees. The greedy guy had sold the pure wax from the beekeepers for very high prices to some cosmetic company. They did testing in their own laboratory so he could not betray them. The beekeepers got the fake wax plates which smelled and looked okay but killed the bees. . My family has some beekeepers. We bought the special equipment and one room in the house for wax. The melting and cooking and pressing needs to be done in winter. It is a hell of hard work and it is a sticky mess but it is pure and honest. The beekeepers bring their wax and they get their own wax in pressed plates as it should be. Of course they have to pay something. Find someone honest to get good pure beeswax. Chew it. They taste very different, colour is very different from every beekeeper.
I am taking Yarrow for my anxiety and negative thinking, because i suspect those feelings are due to some kind of stomach and intestines pains. Stress and wrong food like gluten and seeds cooking oils probably trigger the pains, which in term causes me worrying and feeling bad. I find castor oil, feverfew, butterbur, pau d'arco, slippery elm, all helps to neutralize the discomfort. I need to alter them every few days. Need to try comfrey soon
I am new to your channel, but I just wanna comment about the comfrey, I used it to heal my bones faster to prep for surgery, I healed very fast, within a few months my surgeon told me I was ready, which up until then it took 2 1/2 years. I have titanium. I'm my leg that I want out and it just wouldn't heal properly until I started using comfrey, even the scars are looking much better, the swelling has gone down as well. I love what you're doing. ❤
As a pharmacist, this is very interesting to watch. It reminded me a lot of my compounding training. If anyone's wondering why you don't measure the plants going into the oil but do measure the oil, beeswax, and all the rest later, the reason is that not all plants are the same. Even different parts of the plant or crops from year to year may have very different concentrations of the organic components you're trying to extract into the oil. It doesn't do a whole lot of good to try and measure it unless you've got all of the equipment on the back end to monitor those concentrations through to the final product. This is homemade, not FDA regulated. But, you do want the control over the texture of the salve, so you need to ensure the right amount of your beeswax relative to the other oils you're adding, so that stuff must be weighed and measured. If you get too much oil and not enough beeswax, it'll be more liquidy than you want at room temperature. I'll reserve commentary on the effectiveness of this stuff. Too many components, not enough time to do it properly, and I'm not trying to shill for any one product, let alone any of the Pharma companies. They couldn't pay me enough to sell my integrity like that. However, Neosporin (or generic triple antibiotic) is great stuff. Use it when you need it (like healing a dirty wound after you clean it). It works very well, so don't be afraid of it, even if you prefer this type of salve for routine scrapes and minor stuff like that.
I think effectiveness would depend on the person, the wound, etc. I make my own salve with different herbs than what she's using here but I believe the effectiveness of the oils and waxes would still be there sans herbs. Coconut oil, olive oil and beeswax have wonderful antiseptic, cleansing and healing properties. My salve worked on my daughter's poison ivy rash better in 12 hours overnight than 2 days of the steroid stuff her Dad got her from the doctor. My personal experience has been my salve works better than the antibiotic ointment and has the added benefit of being good for my skin 😁
@@LGAussieyes, it will because there's nothing organic in it. Only organic material will decompose. The types of medicines that lose their effectiveness, however, will be labeled as such because they'll oxidize over time. Meaning they are less effective over time when exposed to air, even if they're not opened. Few packaging methods are truly vacuum sealed.
Wow love this stuff I wish I had it when I was younger. I'm a city boy but my mother's side was from the country down south. I have a food background so I love the herb stuff. Just so good to see a wholesome down-to-earth lifestyle instead of commercial institutional corporate stuff being pushed. Otherwise may need a little of us though LOL
I've been making salves for about 6 yrs now, and this is the first time I've seen anyone use fresh herbs. I'd've thought she'd advised to have them dried before using them, which is what I do, and then add them to jars with evoo (Costco's Kirkland Signature brand because I can get it, and I trust it), which I then leave for 4 to steep for 4 to 6 weeks, or more if I get sick. I means them for different purposes: for dry, chapped skin and lips, superficial wounds, and achy, sore muscles or bruising. I also have Lupus so I have to be aware of what herbs I can use on/in myself. Nothing to boost my immune system, like calendula or allergens like alfalfa, but I can take chamomile. I'm continually developing true new allergies, like to fenugreek (which is great for congestion), so I buy marshmallow, and either anise or star anise as a sub). All this has been from reading different reliable sources, not one partícular one. I spend HOURS on the internet, reading, much less time watching, because I find that published papers tend to have sources you can follow and track down, to see if they are real or not. Just saying. ❤
Thanks so much for making this video! I am horribly allergic to both petroleum jelly and triple antibiotic ointment, and I have been struggling to figure out what to use instead.
Topical silver gel or spray is extremely effective and not only is good as an antibiotic, silver is effective on burn wounds to heal also most people don't know. Silver is so effective it was what was used to disinfect a plane during the ebola scare when those handful of ebola patients were flown to the usa. results rna silver is probably the best, they also used to make hospital sterilization silver products which was what was used on that plane. Also iodine is extremely effective and you can buy clear iodine that does not stain the skin nowadays too.
I use a fruit press with a very fine mesh bag to get all of my tinctures or oil mixtures. I also keep a binder with the recipes for each product that I make and the date that I finished it.
Very informative. I learn something nrw here , I have a lot of comfrey growing around my house but getting the wax is problem for me. Other essential oil, I can get from our pharmacy.I really want to try out your receipe, thankyou. From Papua New Guinea.
Hello, thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills with me. I'm just beginning! Can't wait to see your other videos. Making my own is something I've always wanted to learn about and do. 🥰😘
I am glad I found you. I am just starting out to make my lavender soap. My lavender is ready to pick. 1st time making. Then I seen you Bee wax salve video here. I can make lip balms. Both soap and lip balm I can make for gifting. I bought 2 books on soap making and 1 sustainable book. Looking forward to getting a medicinal herb book next. I grow organically. No chemicals go on my property. I have healthy weeds growing and love to embrace that.
Just an FYI for folks. Be careful using tea tree essential oil around pets. I used some on a dog once, which is fine. But my tiny cat who is in love with my German shepherd rubbed on him and licked her paws. Unbeknownst to me at the time, tea tree is toxic to cats and there is no antidote. Fortunately, I was able to nurse her through it but it took about two weeks to get her out of the woods. She very nearly died.
@@beatcat1265 Although products containing low concentrations of tea tree oil are not expected to be a problem in pets, the use of pure tea tree oil directly on the skin is potentially very serious in pets and should never be used. Exposure may cause ataxia, salivation, lethargy, coma and tremor.there are products made with lower levels that are fine and safe on dogs. I would not is straight tea tree essential oil though, even diluted Ina carrier oil. And no amount is safe around cats at all. Even if it is used on another pet in the same household.
@@beatcat1265Never use the pure oil on yourself or on the dog. Teatree oil is way too strong and the smell indicates how little you need to still have the power of it. Take a small brown glass bottle from pharmacy, 20 ml or 30 ml. Put in one drop of teatree oil. Fill the bottle with some neutral oil like coconut oil or olive oil or almond oil. This mix you may put on your skin for pimples or anything. For your dog take one drop of the mix in a tablespoon of neutral oil, stir well and then apply on your dog.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. I'm a retired midwife and I'd much rather use natural products like these than petrochemical based ones. Beautiful baby... ☺️💜
Thank you, this is amazing! I just wanted to let people know to keep teatree oil away from your pets as the smallest amount is highly toxic, I found out the hard way, luckily my fur baby survived after several days in hospital 🌼
Comfrey can be used internally for deep wounds. The ROOT is the best part to use. You sure want to let the plants dry longer than suggested. The jar is the least of your problems for moisture.
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A couple of tips for your viewers: if you heat only the beeswax in a double boiler, you can add the oil once the wax is melted and the heat is off. That way you don’t have to warm the herbal oil and risk reducing its potency. Also, when making the herbed oil, give it a good little bit in the blender before jarring it up and letting it sit. This releases a good deal more of the plant’s constituents into the oil and you’ll have a much stronger end product. 😊
but the cold oil would solidify the wax on contact so you would still need to heat it through
Yeah, the wax will seize & you have to heat it longer to get a uniform salve
Thanks @LMD That’s great advice!! 👏
if I can ask,,,my cream has bits of beezwax that was totally melted, yet the cream is grindy...any suggestions to not have this? Thank you in advance
@@akashaofthenile6077mix in a double boiler.
Have not used antibiotic ointment for years😱‼️I am a Registered Nurse many years and support herbal medicinals. I use Calendula Cream, Silver drops, silver gel and Manuka Honey bandages….kudos to you for promoting the herbal alternative👏🏼💚💙!!!
Traditional fabric bandages are problematic; they soak up medicine and stick to the wound as it scabs over. A more functional concept is to use at least 6 mil clear flexible polypropylene. I buy 48" rolls for many purposes. Cut useable sizes. Sterilize in alcohol or bleach and when dry store in good lid container. I apply salve of Manukian honey, she's butter and other herbs onto the polypropylene and then directly onto the wound. It is held in place with compression wrap or packaging roll film with tape securing the wrap. All of the salve is in direct contact with no pad absorption and no sticking to wound.
Brilliant! Never thought if that. Thank you for posting!! 🥰🥰👃✌️🇨🇦@MakerBoyOldBoy
Apothocary roses??? Which roses can you use for rose hips? Can any rose be used?
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Nurse here also!
I made this for my 10-year-old granddaughter. I used Yarrow, rosemary, oregano, thyme, and sage. My granddaughter has severe eczema on the tops of her hands. in late fall and winter every year knuckles are dry, cracked and painfully bleeding. Her mother has tried every lotion recommended by their pediatrician, and nothing has worked. The required handwashing and sanitizer that she has to use at school makes it so much worse. She started using this homemade lotion in early fall before it got cold outside. She uses it at least once a day and tries to use it at bedtime and before going to school in the morning. So far she is showing no signs of the eczema on her hands. She says “look Nana! My hands are still good!” This treatment has been a miracle for her. I thank you for sharing this recipe and showing how easy it was to make.
If I have a cut, bite, or burn to tend to, I go out and get a sedum leaf. I prefer the autumn joy variety. Just take the leaf and scrape one side. Put it directly on the affected area. Takes just a few minutes. The most important thing I've found that it works on is arthritis. I have 2 sisters who suffered from it until we tried it on their hands. We took the leaves, mashed them up, and added coconut oil. The worst pain took about 3 days, and the pain was gone! Mild soreness disappeared in about 10 minutes. Amazing the wonderful plants our Lord has given us
How did you mash the leaves up? I am very curious about this remedy
@@artbylauri I just take a serrated knife and scrape one side of the leaf until I see the inside of the leaf. I take it and put that side of the leaf against the cut, burn, or bite and let it stay there for at least 5 minutes. I hope this helps!
how long/often did you apply the mashed leaves/oil?
Is there a specific sedum variety?
@@ninagerulski8832 I grow autumn joy
Adopt and re-raise me, please. 😅 I just love the land, the garden, and the healthy choices. That's all the heaven on earth you need😍 peaceful
"Adopt and re-raise me"...... Interesting.... 🥰. As a senior, any possibility.... ?? ♥️🥰🥰🥰👃✌️🇨🇦
That baby is one blessed, fortunate child. So many Boomers were raised by traumatized mothers that grew up through a depression and the negative effects of a World War. Closeness, soft voice, cuddling, coddling, and patience were not tools in their kitchen or apron pockets. You project a good, wise, down to earth woman and mother. Your rare in today's society.
Love it😂 Take me, too, please, lol!
Take me too!
Or we could all come together, buy land, have our own little houses, garden, create and make things together, have our own little houses or one big one and live the nurturing life we didn't get as children. What do you think?
Yes, Bee Balm, also referred to as Horse Mint, or Bergamot herb, a member of the mint family, not to be confused with Citrus Bergamot which is an entirely different plant with different properties. Its often called Bergamot because of its aroma. But has no relationship to true citrus Bergamot. Bee Balm is wonderful for repairing damaged skin tissue. As is Comfrey and Plantain. Love what you are sharing dear lady! I'm 69 and have been into this study since I was 15. I'm so happy its being shared by you and this generation. One heard very little about it in my younger day. PS, I would never leave any moisture in a plant that goes into oil though. Better not to risk it.
I was sad because I have no Yarrow or Bee Balm, but instead have Rose Geranium, Nasturtiums, Rosemary and Comfrey. So after all, I'll end up with a very nice mix as long as I don't overdo the Rosemary amounts. Oh, and I may have some Lavender still flowering as well. I'm going to pop them into the food dryer on very low and slow, and give this method a try once they're nicely dry.
Can herbs be freeze dried?
@@ddbaldwin8324 "You can freeze dry all herbs, and you can even freeze dry different herbs in one batch or with other foods. Freeze dried herbs retain all of their flavor and will keep for years, just like they were fresh, if packaged properly."
To use the comfrey root, would you just chop it up and add it to the oil?
@katharinabirch2464 You would wash it, dry/dehydrate, then tincture it in high proof vodka, strain, bottle, then add a couple drops to the salve recipe.
Your baby is so sweet, I just want to hug him and kiss his little head. . My baby is 44 now.
I read the book EXTRA VIRGINITY and I learned about the counterfeiting of imported extra virgin olive oil, EVOO. I later learned 80% imported was counterfeit. I looked for our Olive Oil and found several growers in the USA and ordered oil from Georgia. Very GOOD !!!
@By the piece
Is there any chance you could share where you’re getting your olive oil from? I’ve been getting from Sams club because there was nothing else .. I’d be most grateful!
Where in Ga do you get your olive oil could you send me a link to where I can buy this oil
Will you please share where you ordered the olive oil from? TIA
I am also interested in getting the real deal instead of the counterfeit, please & thank u!!
Wow, 80% fraudulent! Had no idea. Thank you for sharing such much needed and important information.
This women is a wealth of knowledge. I am so glad I came across your videos
When making herbal oils, it's best to use fully dried herbs. It isn't just mold that you need to worry about, there are some bacteria that can taint the oil if there's any water. Even the small amount in wilted herbs. Also, letting the oil steep for ~6-8 weeks is better than letting it steep over heat for a few hours.
I can see your point, but wouldn't you lose some of the beneficial oils from the plants by letting them completely dry out?
Totally agree. I know it sounds counter-intuitive to people but you don't want your medicine contaminated with bacteria and you certainly don't want it to mold in the container. My comfrey salve sits for a month to "percolate" and draw out all the medicine from the root. You get more potency if you give it time.
@@charmc4152 I would say it's negligible. Also, dried herbs take up less space than raw, so you're probably going to get more potency because you will be using more herbs i.e. half cup raw herb is less herbs than a half cup dried. Only time I use raw is if I'm going to ingest it immediately.
@@charmc4152 Drying most foods seems to concentrate nutrients; also all those illustrations you see of apothecary and herbal shops have bunches of dried herbs everywhere. As long as the drying process doesn't involve too high a heat, there should be minimal losses. Lavender sachets contain dried lavender flower heads, and retain their aroma for ages, for example.
@@gretchenhaugen7303 Thank you for responding. 👍
I made my first antibiotic salve today with yarrow, chamomile, comfrey, and calendula. I had made the oil 2 months ago and finally made my salve! So excited to finally use my medicinal herbs.
Wonderful!
That's awesome 👍
Is it possible to use this for mursa?
That's the same recipe I use. 👍
A jar of Calendula petals covered in olive oil for 4 weeks is so healing for the dry wart type sores I get on my skin now and then. The oil goes a beautiful yellow and lasts well in a dark cupboard. Best to grow your own flowers organically.
I'm benefitting from all the comments from experienced herbalists - wow - so much good advice. TH-cam is a curse AND a blessing.
I 💯 agree!
For a decade we have used this: mix a couple of oregano oil capsuls with Coconut oil about 1/2 cup total. Keeps forever, kills anything. Heat the coconut oil slightly, mix in the oregano oil, pour off into small salve or plastic screw top container for travel.
I love this! Thank you!
What do you use it for ? You say it kills everything
What do you use it for? Is it a topical or can you ingest it?
Add baking soda into the hot dish water, and it helps to remove any stuck on food or smells!!! An amish friend taught me that for canning jars, and I use it all the time now!!!
You need a “thank you” button. 😀 that was great!
Hi Carolyn, you’re living the best life! I’m so grateful that you share your wonderful knowledge and show us what can happen when a husband and wife live out the Biblical plan for marriage and family. Despite my most determined and stubborn efforts for 35 years, God has instructed me to a much different life, and I’m starting to embrace the change rather than fight and resent it. I’m in a massive transition, and the challenges are greater than anything I’ve ever had. God’s got my back, I have a newly developing attitude of anticipation and I try hard to let go of what I wanted for my life and be content wherever I am. Still, you are a beautiful example of how I wished my life to look. God bless you, Josh, your family, your church, and your community!🙏
Carolyn, I have all of the seeds mentioned. Thank you so much for giving us a printable recipe. Your baby is beautiful.
To avoid wasting, you can measure the proper amounts directly into the jar you’re using and place the jar into the pot of water. Make sure you have something on the bottom of your pan, like a canning jar ring or trivet, you just don’t want the jar resting directly on the bottom of the pan. Also, you don’t want any water to boil up into your jar, so make sure your water level only comes up to about half the jar and don’t get your water to more then a small simmer. Hope this helps.
This is what I do
How long does the strength of the salve last?
@@JanColdwater she did state the Vitamin E helps it last for about 2 years. You can extend this time by keeping it in your Refrigerator. I personally just grow my own herbs in the garden and bag dried leaves every year for use. The essential oils I keep refrigerated.
You don't want to boil the water and kill the benefits ofvyhe salve. Just heat enough to melt beeswax
Thank you
I want to just thank you for your channel. The knowledge from your own research and experience through the years is seriously priceless! You have kindly shared the recipes & info from your videos through easily found links as well, that are very much appreciated. I have watched you for years and you are an inspiration that many can (and should - esp. in these days) benefit from. You are a lovely young woman (I am 73!) and you and your husband have raised a beautiful family. May God bless you, always! P.S. Congratulations on your new baby. 🌹❤️🙏
Your homestead is beautiful and dreamy :) I just moved onto 20 acres a few months ago. I owned the property for 25 years and finally decided to build. I love the sunsets and feel so close to God here. I have barely started and the work is more than I imagined. Still loving it :)
That is awesome!
❤ Thank you! Am a country gal who lived off the grind and learned how important this idem is.. loved how you show us how to make this..Christy from Colville, Wa..😊
I watched 15min of this vid and just had to SUB! I love the simple, no-nonsense, honest and easy way she explains and discusses options- it made me feel like i was having a conversation w/her bcs she was answering questions my mind was asking at every step!! So excited about this channel!! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for watching!
@@HomesteadingFamily -Why wouldn't you want to use comfry for puncture wounds? Just wondering. I have some deep puncture wounds from a cat attack. Continual salt soaks reversed the red streaks & infection but the punctures are taking a long time to close up. His incisor sank deep into the back of my wrist & it's still unusable. I wouldn't want to use any of this if it would not be good. Please let me know. Thanks.
@@HomesteadingFamilyhi I’m excited to make an herbal oil infusion but am uneasy about this whole botulism thing. How do you avoid it. Thank you!
@brendaann727 I have heard that comfrey heals the deep wound too fast. Because of this, the infection can be closed up inside & not be allowed to drain out.
@@renamaemcdonald2075 - Thanks for the explaination. A similiar thing can happen when you try to treat skin cancer from the outside. The skin heals but the cancer goes deeper in. My horse had skin cancer & topical things were only minimally effective. It worked much better to change her diet to get to the source of the problem .
With my cat punctures, I just kept on with the salt soaks, but when I did an anti-bacterial cruciferous diet for 3 days, I'm very happy to say that the source of the infection was finally healed. 🕊
Herbal salves work! I make one that works BETTER then 3X antibiotic cream. I did a side by side comparison, on several cuts, on several people. Better infection control, skin regeneration, and pain relief. I researched my formula and chose specifically.
Glad to see another great recipe! And j strongly suggest people watching this video actually DO this. They really do work better and stronger!😂
Please your recipe with us here?
I love plant medicine!
Please share your recipe.❤
Yes, please share!
Yes, plz share !
Well, in my recipe, you have to make the plant oil. I use sunflower / olive oil blend. My method is a little technical, but there's reasons for it.
I use Plantain for my oil. Comfrey heals outside to inside. Hence , you don't want to use it for puncture wounds. Plantain heals inside to out.
Collect the Plantain and dry overnight. Then rip it apart, and put it in a 9x12 glass cake pan. Cover with the sunflower/olive oil blend. Heat in a small toaster oven to 120 -125° do NOT exceed this temperature, or you deteriorate the critical enzymes in the Plantain. With the bees wax. Do NOT exceed 130° -135° ( this is a trick told to me by an 85 y.o. master bee keeper.) Keep at the Plantain heating for 24-36 hrs.
Here goes the recipe:
1 cup Plantain oil
1/4 cup melted bees wax.
1 teaspoon Vitamin E oil
15 drops essential oil of:
Lavender,Teatree,Peppermint, Clove, Lemon.
Add the essential oils and Plantain oil. Gently mix them in. I do this to the warm Plantain oil. Pour the slightly cooled melted beeswax into the warm Plantain oil. Working quickly. Pour this into small jars.
There are reasons to use these combinations and ingredients. I've poured over hours and hours of research to perfect this recipe. I can't keep up with the demand for this salve. One person actually wanted to invest in me to patent it!! He was THAT impressed with the results it gives. Of course, I, like other herbalists, feel that it is not ours to hoard, and get wealthy. It is ours to share this knowledge and pass it along. If you would like further information on this please feel free to ask.
My grand father was right off a reservation and we grew up learning about these plants. Yarrow root has so many uses. Along with plantain(pigears),and comfrey. We make salves and tea. Be careful if you are planning to process your own yarrow root the numbing effect can be so effective that you might cut yourself and not realize it if doing bulk harvesting. Pretty handy that the plant also stops bleeding lol
yarrow leaf infusion saved my anemic kittens a few times. I'd give it to them, and their noses and mouths would turn pink again and they'd regain their energy. Wild turkey mushroom did nothing to help my pets. Wish it did, because I had plenty in my woods.
Coconut oil works great too
for healing especially gums
& teeth. ❤🥥
You have a delightful calm about. Can't believe I watched it all, and even rewound a couple of details.
Your kitchen is beautiful, with all those lovely jars of preserved foods on the shelves! I wish I could live this way, I think its the ideal existence.
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I have been preparing herbal remedies myself and the comfry has been my personal favorite. Being a homesteader is brilliant.
Oh my goodness it looks like you live in paradise…absolutely incredibly beautiful that image with water running in the foreground flowers blooming along the drive and Madonna and child…thank you for the balm I make a similar one …so amazing the gifts the dear lord has blessed us with…thank you for sharing …
Been making a bum balm with dried calenduela flowers, dried lavender flowers or EO oil depending on whats available, olive oil, bees wax, shea butter after warmed to melt, adding vitamin EI whip them up with a mixer. It takes a bit, but it whips up to a thick cream.
Have made it for last two babies of my six babies and thus far three grandbabies, zero problems of diaper rash, and use it also for chapped cheeks and lips from wind and sun exposure.
Great for hands, elbows, knees feet as well.
Would love your recipe 😊
Thank you for making herbal remedies seem so easy and not intimidating!
Thanks for sharing this great video info!!
Love seeing your new baby: that is the most beautiful pictures in the world! A mother and child! God Bless you all! Much love and prayers to you and your family!!❤🙏
Please look into adding the plantain herb (either broad leaf or narrow leaf) into your salve. Plantain has wonderful analgesic, anti-inflammatory, astringent, antimicrobial, properties as well as a wonderful drawing herb. Excellent for stings, bites, cuts, burns, etc. Don't get me started on the benefits if taken internally =D
Totally agree!! Love plantain plus heal-all. The husks of plantain is where Serutan came from. Definitely a must for mosquito bites and the swelling. Amazingly fast-acting. I just find a good leaf and chew into a poultice in emergencies. The salve is so nice.
Thank you, I just added some plantain leaves to my salve oil and am letting it go another month, so it'll be 2 months for the original 3 herbs in this recipe and a month for the plantain, to make a super-healing salve for me and my family! So grateful you brought this to my awareness!
@@eileenpatterson6937 It is my pleasure, it is an amazing herb that grows literally everywhere. Enjoy!
Oh, interesting, internally? I must look this up. Thankyou
For those allergic ro plantain are there alternatives? We have a glut of licorice root, some comfrey, elderberry, rosemary, calendula and catnip. Some oregano too.
Comfrey also is amazing for under your eyes when mixed with witch hazel. It gets rid of black circles.
I would love to try this! Witch hazel herb or the liquid.?
@@rachelbronson1809 liquid. Just put about 1 cup of witch hazel into a jar and add some leaves if Comfrey. I put a strainer on the lid of the jar and use a cotton ball soaked in it to wipe away dark circles under the eyes. My BIL thought it was magical because he always had dark circle under his eyes and it just took it away. Had to use it every day for him but only once in a while for me. 😉 also would add some mugwort to it when I had it and would store it on a cool dark place in glass bottle. 😉
Interesting. Do you have any snoring cures. I'm thinking something astringent but OK to gargle with...
I wouldn't use that near the eyes witch hazle is a huge irritant.
My family used lanolin on cuts, scrapes, and chapped skin. It has anti fungal, anti bacterial, and anti viral properties. It’s also wonderful in the healing process, sometimes no scar at all. It might be missing the anti inflammatory component and maybe not pain relief.
I heard Lanolin is full of residual pesticides in the sheep’s lanolin wool- from the sheep getting dipped to control diseases.
You always do such a great job in making sure that everything is explained in everyday words that can be understood. Thank you for all you teach us. Blessings to all always 🥰
Comfrey is the best thing I've found.
This looks like a good way to put it up for winter. I usually use it fresh. Just throw some in a blender with just enough water to make a paste. A little mint added gives a cooling effect and is great for burns.
These are the kinds of videos I just love. Teaching useful things. Thank you! Congrats on the new baby!
Great video, thank you! A French press is a great way to squeeze everything out. I do that for my elderberry syrup and then (usually) follow up with a cheesecloth.
Thank you, great idea!❤❤❤
Thanks so much for sharing this!!! I just used some last night and I had the same thought about it knowing there had to be a better way. God provides and today he gave me you and your brilliance.
Much love from the Midwest US 💖
To make cleanup a bit easier, I just add the wax and oil to each sterilized mason jar, cover tightly, then I place a folded terry cloth or cotton dish towel in the bottom of the crock pot, set the jars in, cover them with water, and turn the crock pot on low until the wax melts. Then I remove the jars, open them and add the essential oils and vitamin E and give each one a good shake to blend.💜
Thank you so much for the Farmhouse Teas website recommendation! I ordered essential oils and the couple of herbs that I don't already grow myself for this salve recipe, along with some kombucha flavoring (which my husband really likes), and I was so surprised when my order arrived - The box my order came in was thoughtfully designed, the items were placed carefully in the box, and it contained so many free samples! The box even smelled fabulous before it was even opened. The items themselves are top quality and look/smell so fresh. I was so impressed that I took time to leave a good review on their site, and then I received a "thank you for your review" card along with more samples in the mail a few days later. Top notch company!
Going to try and will surely mention this channel with my order! Thank you for sharing your experience!
I just found you. I'm also in north idaho and I've been hunting for channels close to me that I can rely on for advice relevant to my area. I'm so glad I found you.
Welcome!
Awesome information! I use a comfrey (blend) salve made by a homesteading friend of mine on my shoulders (torn rotator cuffs). It is the ONLY thing that leaves me pain free, and after a year of use I can unequivocally say that my shoulders have strengthened! I LOVE herbal remedies (God’s medicine cabinet.)
congrats on the new little one. love to see
big families. o had 16 pregnancies in 18 years. it was not easy and took a lot of work but i wouldn’t change it for the works! also a suburban homesteader , and herbalist of 40 years.
Just tried this today… well month and a week ago. Today was the mixing part into wax… can’t wait to try. Ty.. I used chamomile,yarrow, almond oil, calendula since that’s all I have. I have bought company seeds for next year planting season
I make mine with long and broadleaf plantain /lavender herbs. I will have to try this one next. Thank you for sharing.
I love videos like this. I started growing some herbs a few years ago maining for spices. I am leaning more about tentures and salves. I am also learning more about foraging. I made my first salve - Dandelion Salve. This weekend, I am making Plaintain Salve. I have to add this to my list. Thank you for sharing.
Mixing herbs for the same purpose is very good. I'm just starting to think this way. I have COPD, for example, and when starting out I did my tinctures separately; I'm mixing my herbs now that are good for the lungs instead of having separate tinctures to take. This way, I'm also getting less alcohol and more potent tinctures. We grow slow and then take off running when the time is right 😊
I've been saving dandelions to do the same thing!! Where did you find your info for salve?
@@se5594rain country had a video, I think
@@se5594 i tried saving dandelions and they turn to white seed. Is this still good to use?
@@woodsie5796 Hello, I have COPD as well. I’ve read where Mullein herb is good for this, but what do you use, and if you don’t mind, the recipe for it? Thank you. I just found this channel and subscribed as I want to learn the best and safest way to make tinctures and salves.
My g grand mother was an ojibou healer, her poultices and practices are still a part of our lives and saved my grandads leg from gangrene. He stabbed his leg carving my violin when he was twelve . 1904 .
What wonderful comments. AND YOU Carolyn are a NATURAL at this! Great explaining, timing, delivery and just lovely to watch and listen to. Just a fyi: I use blue painters tape on the jar it's self to write ingredients. Directions.
I absolutely love your videos, so informative. I also love the herbal alternatives, they're so much kinder on the body. One great oil for the skin and hair is also neem oil, though it smells spicy. My hair had started falling out and I used a combination of castor, neem, olive and coconut oils, then added a bit of rosemary oil and now my hair is all growing out again, all the new growth is so encouraging. God bless you and your lovely family 🤗
Wonderful recipe! Thank you so much for sharing this! I think it is so important that we know and teach these skills…especially these days with supply chain issues and it’s so much better for us :) blessings to you and your family ☀️
Love these herbs and have made salve many times, but I always let the plant material dry completely before steeping. The only thing missing from a dried plant is the water content, which I prefer not to have in anything oil based in order to reduce the risk of mold and spoilage. Fill the jar to the absolute top with the oil for steeping, to prevent oxidation (again, to prevent mold). Steep in a dark cabinet 4-6 weeks and you will have a lovely potent oil for all uses...These are indeed wonderful and far preferable to over the counter ointments.
I agree.
I had no idea that I was going to love this,, but I did,, really appreciate it
love your recipes for herbal remedies. This is definitely one I need to make and have on hand. Could you do a video on making natural lotions for your skin? And how to restore lost collagen?
You are so precious, especially with your little baby ❤ thank you for all of your knowledge, and talent.
I made this a few months ago and have given it almost all away because it has worked so well for friends and family on their random pains throughout their body. I haven’t even used it for cuts. It’s all been pain that they had under the skin.
The Comfrey will pretty much grow anywhere! I let it grow in the corners of my garden and by my grow boxs so they get good watering. They also are a great Bee attractor to the garden. Myn have a small colony of Bumblebee's that stay around my garden each year.
are they a spreader or do they stay where put?
Priceless info. God has put everything we need in our environment. Beautiful
Tea tree is extremely good for burns. Loving your chanel. Thank you so much. From South Africa
Yarrow is also great for insect bites. I recommend completely drying all the herbs so there is no chance of moisture in them before adding oil to them.
This is amazing! I have started to look into herbs for healing to put in my garden.
This video is just what I needed! I have actually recently become allergic to all forms of chemical antibiotic ointments. I have extremely sensitive skin and the only thing I have found recently that has worked is colloidal silver in pure aloe vera. I think this herb salve is just what I need. Really thankful to you for sharing your knowledge!
I think, just living where you do would make anyone healthy. You are very fortunate same for your sweet little boy? ( blue socks ) When you live in the city, there is no outdoor green pharmacy with a river flowing in the background. Everything is so green, love it.
On an adventure in Israel many years ago, I toured an olive tree farm. One great tip that I learned was how to know if you are purchasing pure Olive Oil. So many brands claim this, but they cut the olive oil with other oils to make more of a profit. So how do you know if you are purchasing 100% pure olive oil? If you are in a store when purchasing, bury that bottle of olive oil somewhere in a refrigerated section for about 20 minutes. If it is indeed pure olive oil, it will begin to look 'cloudy'. If it does not turn cloudy, then it is cut with another oil(s). Brilliant little gem of knowledge!
Good to know!
@Homesteading Family Happy to share. Here is another incredible gem that I learned from my much loved mother-in-law 30+ years ago. You can instantly remove any fruit based stain instantly, right before your very eyes. And yes. That would include red wine! Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc. Just pour boiling water over that stain. Based on the circumstances, sometimes I put a pot of water on the stove to boil and plunge the fabric right into the pot, like a kitchen towel that has been well saturated with berry juice. Works evertime! 👊
Mine gets floating in my root cellar. 60* year round. 😊
I wish it was so easy to grow whete i am in the uk. I did manage to make dandelion flower salve for my arthritis and sore muscles from fibromyalgia and ot works sooo well. My neighbour lives it too.
I have saved some yarrow from pots and put them in the ground and they're doing so well. I also have lambs ear which is great for scraps and cuts. Thank you for your content ❤❤
Comfrey is so good! I make and sell pain salve and that along with peppermint oil are the go to herbs. Helps so much with pain. I finally have my medicinal garden where I can now make the antibiotic ointment. I also use wild plantain as an itch/rash/bug bite remedy and works like a charm. I love herbs so much!
I make a version of this for my business. People LOVE it. They use it on their face, burns, cracked hands... THANK YOU for telling me about bee balm. Mine is crazy huge and I dry it for tea but now will add it to the balm also.
For us starting to catch up in our skill sets, thank you for the clear tips, wisdom and mistakes and corrections. Excellent on all levels.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I am definitely making this recipe. Thank you for the free printable download and supply resources. You are doing a great job.
Thank you!! Thank you!! I have been slowly learning better ways to help my family with ailments and to heal my husband's and my health issues. I truly appreciate your sharing of such wisdom. I hope that you will continue to educate all of us.
Your a beautiful mother enjoy your time with them they grow up fast🙂👣
The comfrey growing around the trees is lovely. Love herbal information. Thx.
I recently had a knee replacement and I rubbed comfrey salve on it twice a day and within two weeks I was walking around as if nothing happened
The doctors released from physical therapy after 8 weeks of the surgery
That is amazing!
Oh thank you. I've got my dandelion oil in the cupboard, and beeswax already on my to-order list. Gonna make salve this year! Plus i have bee balm, yarrow & calendula in my garden. So excited!
Some gave me some danlion what slave said it was good for pain did nothing.
Try to get your beeswax from a beekeeper who does it without chemicals.
I know some guys put things in their wax and honey you don't want in your salve.
There are good guys and bad guys in the business.
Better trust an old beekeeper from a village than some shop from internet.
True story
Some beekeepers worked with a guy from a very big company. He sells beeswax candles and all kinds of beeswax articles.
They gave him their pure beeswax and he melted it and made pressed plates from the bees wax.
So the bees could nist on the prepared wax plates.
Then the bees were dieing in summer. Nobody knew why. The beekeepers were desperate. They sprayed medication, nothing saved them.
Big loss.
No bees, no honey, no wax, no business.
Then someone tested the beeswax. They all had given their pure wax and they paid to get those pure pressed plates.
Turned out the big company guy was greedy and filthy.
He bought some cheap wax from China and mixed it with the pure wax. The chemicals and artificial flavor and artificial coloring killed the bees.
The greedy guy had sold the pure wax from the beekeepers for very high prices to some cosmetic company. They did testing in their own laboratory so he could not betray them.
The beekeepers got the fake wax plates which smelled and looked okay but killed the bees.
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My family has some beekeepers.
We bought the special equipment and one room in the house for wax.
The melting and cooking and pressing needs to be done in winter.
It is a hell of hard work and it is a sticky mess but it is pure and honest.
The beekeepers bring their wax and they get their own wax in pressed plates as it should be.
Of course they have to pay something.
Find someone honest to get good pure beeswax.
Chew it.
They taste very different, colour is very different from every beekeeper.
@@doroparker1702 😱😠 how people are so cruel to make more money!!!!!!!!!! And the cosmetic company are using contaminated wax and is a big health risk.
Great video! I've been doing this for years and it is absolutely the best alternative to chemical meds.
I make my own anti inflammatory rub. I use 8 teaspoons olive oil and 2 teaspoons of Lavender oil.
I am taking Yarrow for my anxiety and negative thinking, because i suspect those feelings are due to some kind of stomach and intestines pains. Stress and wrong food like gluten and seeds cooking oils probably trigger the pains, which in term causes me worrying and feeling bad.
I find castor oil, feverfew, butterbur, pau d'arco, slippery elm, all helps to neutralize the discomfort. I need to alter them every few days.
Need to try comfrey soon
You're a God-send! Thank you for sharing with us!
I am new to your channel, but I just wanna comment about the comfrey, I used it to heal my bones faster to prep for surgery, I healed very fast, within a few months my surgeon told me I was ready, which up until then it took 2 1/2 years. I have titanium. I'm my leg that I want out and it just wouldn't heal properly until I started using comfrey, even the scars are looking much better, the swelling has gone down as well. I love what you're doing. ❤
As a pharmacist, this is very interesting to watch. It reminded me a lot of my compounding training. If anyone's wondering why you don't measure the plants going into the oil but do measure the oil, beeswax, and all the rest later, the reason is that not all plants are the same. Even different parts of the plant or crops from year to year may have very different concentrations of the organic components you're trying to extract into the oil. It doesn't do a whole lot of good to try and measure it unless you've got all of the equipment on the back end to monitor those concentrations through to the final product. This is homemade, not FDA regulated. But, you do want the control over the texture of the salve, so you need to ensure the right amount of your beeswax relative to the other oils you're adding, so that stuff must be weighed and measured. If you get too much oil and not enough beeswax, it'll be more liquidy than you want at room temperature. I'll reserve commentary on the effectiveness of this stuff. Too many components, not enough time to do it properly, and I'm not trying to shill for any one product, let alone any of the Pharma companies. They couldn't pay me enough to sell my integrity like that. However, Neosporin (or generic triple antibiotic) is great stuff. Use it when you need it (like healing a dirty wound after you clean it). It works very well, so don't be afraid of it, even if you prefer this type of salve for routine scrapes and minor stuff like that.
Shill lol. Neosporin should be taken off the shelf
I think effectiveness would depend on the person, the wound, etc. I make my own salve with different herbs than what she's using here but I believe the effectiveness of the oils and waxes would still be there sans herbs. Coconut oil, olive oil and beeswax have wonderful antiseptic, cleansing and healing properties. My salve worked on my daughter's poison ivy rash better in 12 hours overnight than 2 days of the steroid stuff her Dad got her from the doctor.
My personal experience has been my salve works better than the antibiotic ointment and has the added benefit of being good for my skin 😁
of course nature has less side effects, too! Love salves etc!!
I have neosporin from 2020 unopened. Will it still work?
@@LGAussieyes, it will because there's nothing organic in it. Only organic material will decompose. The types of medicines that lose their effectiveness, however, will be labeled as such because they'll oxidize over time. Meaning they are less effective over time when exposed to air, even if they're not opened. Few packaging methods are truly vacuum sealed.
Wow love this stuff I wish I had it when I was younger. I'm a city boy but my mother's side was from the country down south. I have a food background so I love the herb stuff. Just so good to see a wholesome down-to-earth lifestyle instead of commercial institutional corporate stuff being pushed. Otherwise may need a little of us though LOL
I've been making salves for about 6 yrs now, and this is the first time I've seen anyone use fresh herbs. I'd've thought she'd advised to have them dried before using them, which is what I do, and then add them to jars with evoo (Costco's Kirkland Signature brand because I can get it, and I trust it), which I then leave for 4 to steep for 4 to 6 weeks, or more if I get sick.
I means them for different purposes: for dry, chapped skin and lips, superficial wounds, and achy, sore muscles or bruising.
I also have Lupus so I have to be aware of what herbs I can use on/in myself. Nothing to boost my immune system, like calendula or allergens like alfalfa, but I can take chamomile. I'm continually developing true new allergies, like to fenugreek (which is great for congestion), so I buy marshmallow, and either anise or star anise as a sub). All this has been from reading different reliable sources, not one partícular one.
I spend HOURS on the internet, reading, much less time watching, because I find that published papers tend to have sources you can follow and track down, to see if they are real or not.
Just saying. ❤
When I make my salve I also use plantain, calendula and chickweed in the infusion.
Thanks so much for making this video! I am horribly allergic to both petroleum jelly and triple antibiotic ointment, and I have been struggling to figure out what to use instead.
Topical silver gel or spray is extremely effective and not only is good as an antibiotic, silver is effective on burn wounds to heal also most people don't know. Silver is so effective it was what was used to disinfect a plane during the ebola scare when those handful of ebola patients were flown to the usa. results rna silver is probably the best, they also used to make hospital sterilization silver products which was what was used on that plane. Also iodine is extremely effective and you can buy clear iodine that does not stain the skin nowadays too.
terrible petroleum products aren't meant for our skin anyway. blessings in endeavouring to go natural!
I use a fruit press with a very fine mesh bag to get all of my tinctures or oil mixtures. I also keep a binder with the recipes for each product that I make and the date that I finished it.
Congratulations on your new baby! Missed you guys. Glad to see you back. Thank you for the recipe
The baby finds the herbs and Moms gentle voice rather soothing too i see lol.
I absolutely love your videos! You are amazing, and I love how you help and teach. Your videos are so easy to understand. Thank you very much!
Glad you like them!
Bay laurel is one of my favorites to use in a soothing salve. Wonderful presentation! Your garden is amazing.
I “worry” for nothing, because I cast all my cares upon the Lord- I highly recommend it..
God provides. So that's why he gave you herbs.
That is so awesome, the bible tells us, God made these plants,herbs,ect for our use.
Very informative. I learn something nrw here , I have a lot of comfrey growing around my house but getting the wax is problem for me. Other essential oil, I can get from our pharmacy.I really want to try out your receipe, thankyou. From Papua New Guinea.
Hello, thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills with me. I'm just beginning! Can't wait to see your other videos. Making my own is something I've always wanted to learn about and do. 🥰😘
I am glad I found you. I am just starting out to make my lavender soap. My lavender is ready to pick. 1st time making. Then I seen you Bee wax salve video here. I can make lip balms. Both soap and lip balm I can make for gifting. I bought 2 books on soap making and 1 sustainable book. Looking forward to getting a medicinal herb book next. I grow organically. No chemicals go on my property. I have healthy weeds growing and love to embrace that.
Just an FYI for folks. Be careful using tea tree essential oil around pets. I used some on a dog once, which is fine. But my tiny cat who is in love with my German shepherd rubbed on him and licked her paws. Unbeknownst to me at the time, tea tree is toxic to cats and there is no antidote. Fortunately, I was able to nurse her through it but it took about two weeks to get her out of the woods. She very nearly died.
So it's ok to use on dogs? I thought it wasn't!
My dog has an irritation I wanted to use it on.
@@beatcat1265 Although products containing low concentrations of tea tree oil are not expected to be a problem in pets, the use of pure tea tree oil directly on the skin is potentially very serious in pets and should never be used. Exposure may cause ataxia, salivation, lethargy, coma and tremor.there are products made with lower levels that are fine and safe on dogs. I would not is straight tea tree essential oil though, even diluted Ina carrier oil. And no amount is safe around cats at all. Even if it is used on another pet in the same household.
@@constancehiggins9768 ok thanks so much! I won't use it
@@beatcat1265Never use the pure oil on yourself or on the dog.
Teatree oil is way too strong and the smell indicates how little you need to still have the power of it.
Take a small brown glass bottle from pharmacy, 20 ml or 30 ml.
Put in one drop of teatree oil.
Fill the bottle with some neutral oil like coconut oil or olive oil or almond oil.
This mix you may put on your skin for pimples or anything.
For your dog take one drop of the mix in a tablespoon of neutral oil, stir well and then apply on your dog.
@@doroparker1702 I've used it on myself for years without any issues. I'll dilute for an animal but continue using as always for myself
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. I'm a retired midwife and I'd much rather use natural products like these than petrochemical based ones. Beautiful baby... ☺️💜
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, this is amazing! I just wanted to let people know to keep teatree oil away from your pets as the smallest amount is highly toxic, I found out the hard way, luckily my fur baby survived after several days in hospital 🌼
That precious baby is so comfortable!😊
You're such an amazing woman with a wealth of knowledge! I absolutely LOVE your videos! 💪🏽💞💪🏽🧠🙏🏽
Comfrey can be used internally for deep wounds. The ROOT is the best part to use. You sure want to let the plants dry longer than suggested. The jar is the least of your problems for moisture.
I have every single ingredient including the herbal oil I made a few months ago ❤ I'm so doing this.