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Homemade healing salve for dry gardener hands

Simple Gardeners' Healing Salve

A healing salve for tired gardeners' hands with small injuries
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Mixing time 5 minutes
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 30 g beeswax
  • 70 ml olive oil or homemade calendula-infused oil
  • 1 tsp shea butter
  • 5 - 8 drops chamomile or lavender essential oil optional

Method
 

  1. Melt the beeswax and oil gently in a double boiler.
  2. Remove the mixture from the heat and stir in the essential oil
  3. Pour the liquid salve into small sterilised jars, close the lids and let them cool.

Notes

Massage the set cream into your hands before going to bed.