Today, We Made a Salve

[brighty18]

So Lex and I made a calendula salve this morning.  We'd grown, harvested, and dried the calendulas, chamomile, and lavender earlier in the season - even the beeswax came from our neighbor - but today we actually put everything together.  So far, it looks and smells great and we have more dried flowers, so we'll do more on Thursday.  The salve is

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[aries11]

I won't lie: I had to Google what a calendula was! xD

The flowers themselves are very pretty. Here's hoping the salve works!

[brighty18]

Thanks!

I actually meant to label the first picture (of the calenduas) and then forgot.

[kath_ballantyne]

Gorgeous.
Did you use bees wax?

[brighty18]

Yes, we did. In fact, we used beeswax from my neighbor's bees. Of course, that meant that we had to purify it ourselves which resulted in a big, black gooey mass of boiled bees.

Do you have any suggestions for alternatives to beeswax?

[kath_ballantyne]

Not really. Nothing local that will set it the same. Coconut oil can be used but it will be runny in the hot parts of the year.

[bererjs]

It must smell nice. I never heard of it before, do you guys sell it online?

[brighty18]

No, but that's a good idea. We're just learning and this is our first batch.