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All-natural salve recipe for eczema and dry, irritated skin

All-Natural Salve Recipe for Eczema and Dry Irritated Skin

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Servings: 100 ml (approx.)
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup sweet almond oil
  • 2 tbsp beeswax pellets (vegans substitute with 1 tbsp of candelilla wax)
  • 1 tbsp Jojoba oil
  • 1 tbsp Shea butter
  • 1 tsp colloidal oatmeal
  • 1/2 tsp Vitamin E oil
  • 1 pyrex bowl with pouring spout
  • 1 large saucepan
  • 100 ml glass jar

Method
 

  1. Place the shea butter, sweet almond oil, jojoba oil, and beeswax (or candelilla wax) into your heatproof bowl and place it into a saucepan filled with about 5 cm (2 inches) of hot water that is sitting over a medium-low heat.
    All-natural salve recipe for eczema and dry, irritated skin
  2. Make sure that none of the water from the saucepan gets into your oils.
    All-natural salve recipe for eczema and dry, irritated skin
  3. Gently stir until the ingredients have completely melted into a liquid and combined. Don't leave it sitting on the heat any longer than needed, as you don't want it to get too hot otherwise it could reduce the efficacy of the ingredients.
  4. Remove the bowl from the saucepan and dry off the water from the outside of the bowl so it doesn’t drip onto your work surface and salve.
  5. Leave the oil to cool down for 5-10 mins, then stir in the vitamin E and the colloidal oatmeal. Keep stirring it until the salve starts to firm up and the oats are suspended (not sinking to the bottom). Alternatively, you can pour it into your jar and keep stirring it with a kebab stick until it thickens so the oats don't sink.
    All-natural salve recipe for eczema and dry, irritated skin
  6. Scoop the salve into your jars and leave it to cool.
    All-natural salve recipe for eczema and dry, irritated skin

Notes

 Tips:
  • You can use US or UK measurements, it is not essential to be perfectly precise!
  • It's important that you don't overheat the oils, as this can destroy their nutrients and therefore lose its efficacy.
  • If you live in a hot climate, you may need to add more wax to ensure a firmer consistency.
  • This recipe does not contain water so it does not need a preservative. It has about a 6 month shelf life. To extend it’s shelf life, keep it in the fridge when not in use and always use clean hands to apply.