Chickweed Salve

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Ingredients

  • ✨2 large handfuls of fresh chickweed
  • ✨1 1/4 cups olive oil
  • ✨1 ounce beeswax
  • ✨30–50 drops lavender essential oil (optional)

Preparation

  1. Chop the chickweed and arrange in a thin layer on a cutting board to wilt for 12-24 hours
  2. Combine the chickweed with olive oil and blend together with a blender
  3. Place the mixture in a double boiler and keep the heat on until the oil is quite warm then turn the heat off and let sit for several hours
  4. Repeat step 3 several times within 24 hours, and don’t let the oil get so hot that it smokes
  5. After 24 hours strain off the chickweed through a layer of cheese cloth
  6. Put beeswax in a double boiler to melt, then add a cup of the chickeweed oil and stir well to combine
  7. Add 30 drops of lavender essential oil and mix, then pour into tins or glass jars
  8. Let salve cool until it hardens

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