Making Homemade Skin Salves with Herb-Infused Oils with Maria Noël Groves

DIY HERBAL SALVES FOR NATURAL SKINCARE-MORE TIPS ON THE BLOG: mrh.life/Salves4Skin
Herbalist and "Body Into Balance" author Maria Noël Groves from Wintergreen Botanicals walks us through the process of creating your own organic herbal salves using herb infused oils and other natural ingredients.
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[@papatutti59]

There an easier way of pouring the oil into the container. I use a metal Marinade Injector that I bought at The Home Depot for injecting flavor and moisture to your meats. This works great. No spills and I weigh out my containers exactly right!

[@JoshsCindyLouakaTwinnyTwinMom]

I found this channel through Andrea Mills who unexpectedly passed away on Monday. God bless her. She loved your herbs!

[@UnbreakableMahal]

Thank you for sharing will love to make this

[@rachelsweets]

Great presentation thank you

[@nancybriseno8612]

Gracias María & MRH

[@NamasteCC]

Cant walt to try these recipes!! Thank you

[@mylavenda1]

You explained everything so well. Thank you so very much. :)

[@mountainroseherbs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jenniferbond3113]

Thank you very much. I was able to make a wonderful Arnica salve on my first try using your video as help. I would like to help you out a little bit with what you said as far as the beeswax pellets are concerned. As long as you dump them out of the bag and don't use a scoop or your hand to take them out, and as long as you don't touch the inside of the top of the bag at all, the pellets will not go rancid 😉 Thanks for the video!!

[@shusha50]

Thanks for that extra point about bees wax. I have just started getting into natural salve and pain balm making so scotuing the youtube for DIY's. The whole thing is indeed fascinating. I love reading comments immediately after video is complete as there ia always someone who comes up with a little bit missed info. thk u very much

[@kathypelot2187]

I never heard of a ladle called a drizzle spoon before. At first I didn't know what you were talking about. Love this. Great job.did you consider using something to hold the tubes? I can be clumsy and woul make a mess. Or rubber band them all together for stability first .

[@dcfromthev]

Excellent information thanks 😊

[@mountainroseherbs]

So glad it was helpful! 😊

[@warm2breeze]

Thank you. This vid was very interesting. I love the little tips you give such as the pastilles May be rancid. Could you also be more specific about the remedy and specifically what it treats? That would be awesome. Have a blessed day.

[@LaPetiteBoulin]

💞 love, love, love this! Keep teaching us specific recipes with specific purposes with more videos like this! Do you have any recipes for anxiety or insomnia? Thank you for the great video!

[@RootedByJaclyn]

For anxiety- it’s herbs that support the adrenal glands. For insomnia- it’s herbs that support the pineal gland.

[@annieg2876]

Thanks for these videos, they help me fill in my knowledge. 🙏🏼 tip share-I pour hot water over my knife blade to remove beeswax

[@mountainroseherbs]

Thanks for the kind reply and the tip!

[@lyndalou2892]

Awesome video ! Very informative and inspiring !

[@lindabarnes1585]

To break up a solid piece of beeswax, place the block on a microwave safe dish and put it in the microwave and heat until the block begins to soften. Once softened, take a sharp knife and cut the wax into one inch bars, and cut the bars into one inch chunks or smaller. Then, you can cut it further when you want to use it, weigh, then follow your salve recipe as usual. Store the leftover wax chunks in a container with a lid.

[@lms4778]

don't use microwave...

[@saewelodivine1665]

Beeswax doesn't go bad or rancid. It may develop a natural bloom but that can be buffed off or left on. It's harmless. Otherwise, this video was very helpful. :)

[@spiritbyesha5861]

Olive oil will have an expiration date

[@rachelsweets]

I will check out your books.

[@MariaNoelGroves]

Thanks! You can preview them both and order signed copies through me at wintergreenbotanicals.com/book/ but they're also available wherever books are sold.

[@ad-wk2sc]

Maybe next time you can show us the finished product and show us the finished texture.

[@michelleaguayo5277]

This is beautiful. What oil did you use besides the beeswax and essential oils?

[@mountainroseherbs]

Hi there! I believe for this salve Maria was using oil she had infused with plantain!

[@stillwatersfarm8499]

I just melt everything in the pyrex and use it to pour. If you wipe it out immediately when you are done, it comes perfectly clean.

[@scotth9828]

One critique, Weight and volume are not the same. One oz of feather by weight would be much more than 1 oz of feathers volumetrically.

[@UrbanCajunGirl]

Great demo but hard to see with the captions on a black background.

[@skeingamepodcast5993]

I get my beeswax from a local honey farm. It smells soooooooo good.

[@bklynmarinegirl]

What temperature do you have your heat level on? Is it to ha boil to melt?

[@mountainroseherbs]

Just hot enough to simmer the water below the double boiler. Definitely don't go for a rolling boil, or high heat. Gradually bring it up, and you'll begin to see the wax melting.

[@joesprincess8636]

I would just put the little wax block in the double broiler

[@blueskyeranch6495]

Which method did you use for the Plantain oil infusion? Heat infused or the long infusion?

[@emmet.3693]

There is a related video (alcohol intermediary method): kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXPInoVvYpKsjbM&mc_cid=5d1a65cdc7&mc_eid=e100e143f1

[@MariaNoelGroves]

Neither! We used the alcohol-intermediary oil method, which makes an awesome oil in just 24 hours. Video for that at kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXPInoVvYpKsjbM and you can also get notes on my blog at wintergreenbotanicals.com/2019/08/28/diy-herb-infused-oils-2/

[@nadiasvlog8290]

Alcohol intermediary method

[@TheCreativeChica]

Would this salve help with eczema itching?

[@mountainroseherbs]

Salves are meant for nourishing and soothing skin, while adding moisture and any benefits from the added herbs. We recommend that you speak to a dermatologist or licensed herbalist before using herbs to treat or heal any specific symptoms. You can learn about finding herbalists near you, using this blog: blog.mountainroseherbs.com/find-an-herbalist

[@joycewedel9084]

How can one tell if beeswax is rancid? Ty

[@anastasiabarbadonis498]

What temp do I add the essential oils in? Also can you make salves at 3% essential oil like if it’s a healing salve

[@mountainroseherbs]

Hi there Anastasia :) I usually add in my essential oils to body care products once I've taken them off the heat source and waited a little bit for the oils to begin cooling (or course not long enough that they begin to solidify) and then stir before pouring into my desired containers. As a company, we can only really recommend essential oil blends up to 2% dilution for general safety. I would recommend doing a small patch test on your body to see how you react to the 2% dilution and then go from there. Hope that helps! - Gracie

[@locater2]

What oil/oils, did you use to get that colour?

[@mountainroseherbs]

This is a plantain leaf infused oil. Check out this write up on how to make it! blog.mountainroseherbs.com/making-herbal-oils

[@shusha50]

@@mountainroseherbs Awesome Maria. Just started following you.

[@Knards]

I love making oils. I hate cleaning up!

[@MariaNoelGroves]

Haha! Me, too! But, what I find works well is to wipe everything down well with absorbent paper towels, THEN put them in the dishwasher or use very hot, very soapy water to wash (I don't *normally* use Dawn dish soap, but it IS more effective for oil and salve clean up). Since this is pretty wasteful, I keep slightly used (but not gross) paper towels in a jar to pull out for clean up. Rags from discarded towels or other absorbent material that you toss afterwards would work, too. Unfortunately, with re-usable cloths, you'll never get the oil out and will end up with nasty, rancid cloths over time.

[@wakeup2241]

I started making salves and sometimes the texture has gritty parts. Is the temperature at pouring. I don’t know what to do to prevent this

[@mountainroseherbs]

Hi there! It's hard to tell exactly what is going on when we can't see the product. I'm guessing it's one of two things. 1) Maybe you need to use a more fine strainer/cheese cloth to strain out your herbs and you have a little bit of sediment that is remaining. Or, more likely, 2) some butters and oils harden and melt at different temperatures so you may need to store your salves in a different place or warm them gently in a pocket or with your hands before using. I've noticed this the most when using shea butter. It wants to be solid more than it wants to be nice and oily and I've found it helpful to warm it up slightly before I use whatever product it is incorporated in. Hope this helps! - Gracie

[@mosbyjessica]

Is this safe for hot spots on dogs?

[@mountainroseherbs]

I would advice speaking with a licensed veterinarian before starting an herbal regimen for your pet. Plantain has very few precautions, but it's better to be safe than sorry!

[@umanaik2667]

Do v not need to add preservatives in this salve ?

[@kathypelot2187]

No. The salve is anhydrous ( meaning it contains no water). Anhydrous formulas don't need preservatives unless they are used somewhere that they will come in contact with water like the shower ( in sugar scrubs). I would add some Vit E to help the oils not go rancid as quickly.

[@danielcatches9376]

If I wanted to make 6 oz would I use 5 oz of infused oil and 1 oz beeswax

[@mountainroseherbs]

Hi there! In this video, Maria suggested a 1:4 ratio for beeswax to infused oil so you may want to have slightly more beeswax. A good rule of thumb is this: A 1:3 wax-to-oil ratio will create a firm balm, a 1:4 ratio is great for a standard salve, and a 1:5 wax-to-oil ratio creates a soft, spreadable salve. I hope that helps!

[@danielcatches9376]

Ok thank you so much

[@nadiasvlog8290]

How many oz of beeswax do you need per liquid oounces of oil?

[@mountainroseherbs]

Hi there! This recipe calls for 1 oz. beeswax to 4 oz. oil. If you click the link in the video description, you can find the full written out recipe with a downloadable PDF :) I hope that helps!

[@nadiasvlog8290]

@@mountainroseherbs thank you

[@suecollins3246]

John Gallagher says 1 oz of beeswax to _eight_ ounces of oil.

[@traditionalafricanmarket4129]

Is it possible to do a salve without beeswax ?

[@veronicarensen2584]

Yes, you can use carnauba wax

[@sarahbradley29]

Could honey be added to the salve?

[@mountainroseherbs]

Hi Sarah! You can always add honey, you'll just need to pay closer attention to shelf life and amounts in your recipe! - Gracie