Dandelion Salve
Learn how to make this dandelion salve recipe using foraged dandelions! This homemade herbal salve is especially good for sore muscles, joints, and dry skin.
Ingredients
Dandelion Infused Oil
- 1 cup dried dandelion flowers
- 1 ½ cups carrier oil of your choice. My favorites are olive oil, sweet almond or jojoba.
Dandelion Salve
- 1 cup dandelion infused oil
- 1 ounce beeswax
- 1 ounce refined shea butter
- 12-24 drops essential oils of your choice lavender and sweet orange work well optional
Instructions
Dandelion Infused Oil
- Put the dried dandelion flowers into a pint sized jar and cover them with the carrier oil of your choice.
- Let your dandelion oil sit on a sunny windowsill for about a week to 10 days, but not too much longer than that, as it can spoil pretty quickly.
- Strain out the flowers using a fine mesh sieve and a cheesecloth so that you can really squeeze all of the dandelion goodness out.
Dandelion Salve
- Create a makeshift double boiler by putting a small bowl or a glass Pyrex measuring cup over a pot with about an inch of simmering water.
- Put the dandelion oil and beeswax into the small bowl or Pyrex, and heat until the beeswax completely dissolves into the oil, stirring occasionally.
- Add the shea butter and stir until it completely dissolves.
- Stir in the essential oils.
- Carefully pour the mixture into small jars or tins and let sit until the salve sets up completely.
Notes
This recipe makes about 12 ounces of salve total or six 2 ounce tins.
Dandelion flowers have pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory properties, so this salve is good for all kinds of aches and pains. It is particularly good for sore and tired muscles and joints.-
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