How to make a Herbal Salve
It isn’t difficult and it is so enjoyable to make salves, oils and tinctures. At the most basic level to make a salve you will need only two ingredients you will need wax such as beeswax and you’ll need an herbal infused oil. This can be an herbal oil that you have made yourself or you can actually purchase herbal oils that are already made for you. But I do highly recommend making your own oil it will be far superior to anything that you can purchase. You can find your beeswax from beekeeper’s or you can also purchase it from candle supply stores or maybe even craft supply shops. I get mine from a local bee-keeper straight from the hive. You can certainly find it in herb and health food stores. Just make sure that it’s pure and untreated and you want to make sure that it really smells like honey you’ll know you’re getting a really good quality that way. So what we’re going to do is melt the beeswax in a pan. Some people use a double boiler but ...