Mastitis Udder Balm Essential Oil Salve Recipe (2024)

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Mastitis Udder Balm Essential Oil Salve Recipe? ›

Place beeswax in a double boiler and gently warm over low heat until the beeswax melts. Add herbal oils and stir over low heat until well-mixed. Remove from heat and add the essential oil(s). Quickly pour warm mixture into prepared tins, glass jars, or lip balm tubes and allow to cool completely.

Place beeswax in a double boiler and gently warm over low heat until the beeswax melts. Add herbal oils and stir over low heat until well-mixed. Remove from heat and add the essential oil(s). Quickly pour warm mixture into prepared tins, glass jars, or lip balm tubes and allow to cool completely.

Salves are solid combinations of oils and a wax such as beeswax or soy wax. Creams and lotions, as you're likely familiar with, vary from thicker to more light in texture, and combine oils with water to create a hydrating topical treatment.

For instance, if your salve is too hard, melt it down and stir in more carrier oil until you reach the desired consistency. Conversely, if your salve is too runny, add more beeswax or hard butter (e.g., cocoa butter) to thicken it up.

Melt coconut oil and beeswax over a double boiler. Transfer to a blender and add witch hazel, lavender oil, and tea tree oil. Blend 30 seconds. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.

Salves tend to be more oily and thinner in consistency, while balms are more thick and waxy. Salves can be better for moisturizing dry skin or treating specific conditions, while balms are better at sealing in moisture and creating a barrier against environmental irritants for general skincare.

You'll find divine nourishment for your hair, hands and body in this super-enriched emollient formula bursting with Pumpkin Seed Oil, Olive Oil, Wheat Germ, Bee Pollen and Beeswax. After you try this, you'll be a believer, too.

4 – 6 oz Bees Wax (depending on how thick you want it) 1 Tablespoon Vitamin E Oil (helps salve from going rancid) 30 drops each Essential Oils – Tea Tree (Melaleuca), Peppermint, Lavender.

Common essential oils used in homemade salves and balms include: lavender, sweet orange, roman chamomile, peppermint, tea tree, eucalyptus, geranium, sandalwood, cedarwood, jasmine, rose, lemongrass, clary sage, frankincense, ylang ylang, vanilla, and rosemary. Use one scent alone, or try mixing two or three.

Mixing Your Salve

I typically make my salve with an oil to beeswax ratio of 3:1 or 4:1, which results in a thick but still easily spreadable texture. For example, in my latest batch I had about 100 mL of melted beeswax so I added about 300 mL of oil.

How do you make topical salve? ›

It's definitely salve season, and we set out to make one without using beeswax. Veggie-ful Green Salve uses Carnauba Wax instead of the usual Beeswax, which makes it a vegetarian salve. You may recognize the name Carnauba from wax used on cars!

Like the herb-infused oil, salves have a shelf life of 6 months – 3 years depending on the oil used. Use them for the desired effects whenever you need, or share them with friends and family to spread the plant love around.

IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT? No! Cracks form naturally on the surface of the salve as it cools, especially in our glass jars. Droplets can form when the salve is stored at warm temperatures in transit, and evaporation takes place.

Stovetop or Crockpot Infusion:

Place your jar in the water and heat the water to 120-140 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep the jar in the water for 4-8 hours.

Stir in your essential oils, using up to 9 drops total per ounce of salve. Allow the salve to cool, with the lid on so the oils don't evaporate out.