Gardener’s Best Friend Hand Salve
From: The Herbal Academy
DIY dugout: Sarah Reister
Ingredients:
¼ cup deodorized cocoa butter
7 ½ teaspoons beeswax pastilles
½ cup unrefined coconut oil
⅛ cup avocado oil
½ teaspoon vitamin E oil
5 drops lemon essential oil
5 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
6 ounce metal tin or 3- 2 ounce tins
Directions
Using a double broiler, combine cocoa butter and beeswax. Heat over a soft boil until melted, stirring often with a whisk. Add coconut oil and avocado oil. Whisk over heat until melted.
Remove from heat and pour in vitamin E oil. Whisk well while adding drops of essential oils.
Pour salve mixture into tin a half of an inch from the top.
Allow to completely cool before placing lid on tin, approximately 2 hours.