Pine Resin Salve
Pine resin salve is excellent for use on chapped, dry, or windburned skin, and is effective for drawing out wood and glass splinters. It also offers powerful anti-microbial properties, with an aroma like the rustic pines of the forests.
Ingredients
- ½ cup powdered pine resin Place the chunks of resin on a sheet of parchment or freezer paper and freeze them until hardened. Then fold the paper around the pieces and hammer the chunks on a sidewalk or hard surface until it's powdered
- ½ cup oil of your choice I prefer fast absorbing oils such as rice bran oil, sweet almond, apricot kernel oil, safflower oil, or jojoba oil over olive or sunflower oil
- ¼ to ½ cup beeswax grated
- 17 Drops Rosemary Essential Oil
Instructions
- Add pine resin to oil in the top pan of a simmering double boiler.
- Heat together on low heat until pine resin melts. This may require stirring, or simmering for several hours. (2-4 hours)
- Strain the mixture through a coffee filter or fine mesh strainer. Clean the strainer with oil, then soap.
- Return to double boiler and add grated beeswax. For every cup of resin/oil mixture, add ¼ - ½ cup of grated beeswax or beeswax pellets. The more beeswax, the firmer the salve or balm will be when it solidifies.
- Gently heat until mixture is melted.
- Add the essential oil and pour into tins or jars and store in a cool, dark place.
Notes
*Note: Spruce or Fir resin are acceptable substitutes for pine resin
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