Empress Bat's Journal: herbalism

This post first appeared on my Herbalist blog

I created this balm for my Mother, she has irritated skin in the winter and has used this balm successfully over the last three years and finds it soothes the inflammation and irritation and heals the skin.

Caution: this contains Comfrey so must not be used on open wounds or broken skin

Ingredients
the following pre-infused and strained herb oils:
(how to do this is outlined in a previous post you can read it here)

Arnica - 100ml
Comfrey - 50 ml
Calendula - 50 ml
Chamomile - 50 ml

Vitamin E oil - 5 ml
Beeswax - 25 grams

METHOD

1. with a saucepan on a LOW heat add the infused oils (to make 250 ml of combined oil)
2. add 25 grams of beeswax
3. melt the beeswax stirring it through
4. turn the heat off and add the contents of the Vitamin E capsule, stir through
4. then pour the mixture into sterilised containers
5. leave to cool before you put the lids on!
6. label the containers with what it is what it is used for, when it was made, any cautions it needs, (e.g. do not use near eyes or open wounds), the best before date and the creation date.
Note that the vitamin E will preserve the ointment so it will last up to twelve months if stored in a cool dark place

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NOTE: The information in this blog does not constitute the practice of medicine, and does not replace the advice of your health care provider.

Hello Batlings!

If you read my blog regularly you will have realised that I like to promote small home businesses with reviews and links so you too may become a happy customer of their establishments.

Today however I am shamelessly promoting one of my own projects!

With my studies of Herbalism, and my many years of personal research reading about Medieval treatments, natural therapies and craft with herbs and flowers, I have decided to start a new blog, called Apothecary Greens, to chat about alternative therapies.

Some of the blog post 'discussions' may feature therapies I may not personally 'endorse', but I like to venture forth through life with an open mind, and hope you all do too, and the posts will reflect that.

I hope that some natural therapists I know will also contribute with guest posts, particularly Galaxy Aromatherapy and Ocean Soul Sanctum.

Never fear Batlings, this blog shall continue as well, I have merely added one more thing in my always large to do list!

Please help my new blog get a solid readership as well, and if you know anyone who would like to be in the links page, or who would be happy to do a guest post for that blog please let me know.

Please visit my new blog and bookmark it!

thanks~

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About Me: I work full time, I am also studying for a therapist qualification in Naturopathy specialising in Herbalism, I have a small craft 'business', I am co-admin of an auction page on facebook to help other small hobby businesses, i maintain my own 'store' facebook page, I blog at least once a week and I maintain a facebook page created to support small home businesses and hobby sellers

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DIY Soothing skin balm

Shameless self promotion: my second blog is called Apothecary Greens