This has been quite the busy summer, with kids that love to be outdoors we had lots of bumps, bruises, scrapes, cuts and burns. I've also had a garden full of herbs that have been put to good use in taking care of all those issues...well we did need a little medical help with that broken foot but we are helping that one out as well with herbs from the inside. I have been busy as well whipping up new remedies for burns, broken bones (as mentioned above), eyes, immune support and many others that I will be sharing in the next few months. Today let's talk burns.
I love my Burn Spray and we use it all the time for cooking burns and sunburns, it works great for immediately soothing the pain and starting the healing process. However, I wanted something a little more for those deeper burns that need more care, like rug and trampoline burns (had a few of those recently) or the more serious burns that can still be taken care of at home. I came up with this salve that includes a variety of properties just for healing burns; tissue repair and rebuilding, pain relief, inflammation and skin conditioning. So use the Burn Spray for immediate relief and the Burn Salve for longer term healing and care...they work great together!
This salve is also very effective for diaper rash and skin conditions for baby. I have ended up changing the label to Baby Balm and giving to all of my friends and neighbors that have new arrivals.
I love my Burn Spray and we use it all the time for cooking burns and sunburns, it works great for immediately soothing the pain and starting the healing process. However, I wanted something a little more for those deeper burns that need more care, like rug and trampoline burns (had a few of those recently) or the more serious burns that can still be taken care of at home. I came up with this salve that includes a variety of properties just for healing burns; tissue repair and rebuilding, pain relief, inflammation and skin conditioning. So use the Burn Spray for immediate relief and the Burn Salve for longer term healing and care...they work great together!
This salve is also very effective for diaper rash and skin conditions for baby. I have ended up changing the label to Baby Balm and giving to all of my friends and neighbors that have new arrivals.
The Recipe
2 parts comfrey
1 part calendula
1 part lavender
1 part St. John's wort
1 part chamomile
lavender essential oil
1 part calendula
1 part lavender
1 part St. John's wort
1 part chamomile
lavender essential oil
Mix the dried herbs together to create the herbal burn blend, then follow these instructions for making a salve, using lavender as the essential oil:
Apply to any type of burn, especially good for healing deeper burns such as friction burns and second degree burns. Reapply as the salve absorbs into the skin which could be several times a day and then always before bed and upon waking. This herbal blend can also be used to make a tea and take internally and as a poultice and/or fomentation.
Where to get the ingredients for this salve:
All of these herbs can be easily grown in your garden, you can also purchase dried, organic herbs from either Mountain Rose Herb or Bulk Herb Store, they both sell beeswax as well. I get my olive oil from Costco and purchase my essential oils from a trusted essential oil distributor.
