Dandelion
salve works great on dry skin and chapped lips. It's another
alternative other than using sugar scrubs or something store bought.
What
you'll need:
Pint
Mason Jar
Fine
Mesh Sieve
Cheesecloth
Small
Saucepan
Small
Glass Measuring Cup
2oz
Tins
1c
Dried Dandelion Flowers
1
1/2c Sweet Almond Oil
1oz
Beeswax
1oz
Refined Shea Butter
12-24
drops of Lavender or Sweet Orange Essential Oils
How
to make:
First
you want to dry your dandelions, leave them they on a paper towel for
a day. Then you are ready to make your dandelion infused oil;
Put
the wilted dandelion flowers into a pint sized jar and cover them
with the sweet almond oil. Let your dandelion oil sit in a dark place
for a week or two but not much longer than that because it could
spoil.
Strain
out the flowers using a fine mesh sieve and a cheesecloth so that you
can really squeeze all of the dandelion goodness out.
Now
onto the salve;
Put
the dandelion oil and beeswax into the small bowl or Pyrex measuring
cup (microwave safe), heat 40 seconds and stir, keep doing intervals
and stirring until the beeswax is completely dissolved into the oil.
Add
the Shea butter and stir until it completely dissolves, then stir in
your essential oil of choice.
Carefully
pour the mixture into your small tins and let it sit until the salve
sets up completely.
This
recipe will make 6 2oz tins, you can find these tins on Amazon or
eBay.
Special
note; A lot of these DIY recipes you can do as gifts too, so make
some for yourself and then hold onto some for gifts!
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