Yesterday while working in the yard I somehow manages to impale my finger on a big splinter of wood. After scaring my husband to death when I came in the house with blood all over my hand, I proceeded to the bathroom to clean and dress the wound. First I stuck the finger under running water, gently pushing around it to see if there were any wood splinters in the wound. When I didn't see any, I proceeded to pat it dry and then pour alcohol over it. (ouch!) Then I pulled out my jar of antiseptic salve and dabbed it on the wound. That is when I occurred to me that I should share my homemade salve recipe with you all. Unfortunately, my finger was too sore to do any typing yesterday. It is better today, but still a bit sore.
My salve is antiseptic. All the ingredients are antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial. Lavender even has an analgesic property to help reduce the pain. Its easy to make and doesn't have any overly weird ingredients, you can get them all at a health food store or on Amazon. It also keeps in your medicine cabinet for at least five years and it is a whole lot cheaper than buying Neosporin.
Ingredients:
Directions:
I don't have a double boiler so I take a large shallow pan (I use Corning ware) and boil water in it.
Mix everything but the lavender, lemon and vitamin e in a glass bowl
Turn the heat under the water pan to simmer and set the bowl down into the water (make sure no water gets into the bowl)
Stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until it is smooth
Remove from heat, and add the rest of the ingredients and stir until well mixed
Let cool for a short while (not to long or it gets hard to pour)
Pour into a container and leave lid off until completely cool (I use an old face cream jar)
I made this salve last summer and I have used it a lot, my husband gets a lot of scrapes and cuts at work. I am going to have to make another batch before the leaves fall.
If you have any first aid recipes, please share them in comments. :)
Cheers,
Jade
Image Credit: How to be Sustainable on Flickr - http://tinyurl.com/kyhm6cq
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 ounces grated beeswax
- 1/2 teaspoon tea tree oil
- 1/4 teaspoon vitamin E oil
- 20 drops lavender essential oil
- 10 drops lemon essential oil
- 1 cup olive oil
Directions:
I don't have a double boiler so I take a large shallow pan (I use Corning ware) and boil water in it.
Mix everything but the lavender, lemon and vitamin e in a glass bowl
Turn the heat under the water pan to simmer and set the bowl down into the water (make sure no water gets into the bowl)
Stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until it is smooth
Remove from heat, and add the rest of the ingredients and stir until well mixed
Let cool for a short while (not to long or it gets hard to pour)
Pour into a container and leave lid off until completely cool (I use an old face cream jar)
I made this salve last summer and I have used it a lot, my husband gets a lot of scrapes and cuts at work. I am going to have to make another batch before the leaves fall.
If you have any first aid recipes, please share them in comments. :)
Cheers,
Jade
Image Credit: How to be Sustainable on Flickr - http://tinyurl.com/kyhm6cq
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