Rosemary Salve

Packed with ingredients that are able to help in moisturising and healing the skin, this Rosemary Salve, is a lovely, fragrant and soothing salve. A wonderful salve to have on hand as part of a natural first aid kit.

Rosemary Salve Recipe

With anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and pain-relieving properties, rosemary salve can help reduce pain and muscle soreness, redness and swelling, headaches, sprains, and even rheumatism. It can also help improve dry, chapped skin. This fragrant and versatile salve is an effective natural remedy for a variety of conditions.

Although semi-solid at room temperature, this salve will soften when applied to the skin, absorbing quickly and easily without making a huge mess.

Salves such as this one, also make wonderful gifts and are a great way to introduce others to the benefits of essential oils.

Rosemary Infused Oil

For this recipe, you will need 1 cup of rosemary-infused oil. To make rosemary infused oil, use this recipe, substituting the calendula for rosemary leaves.

Making Rosemary Salve

This recipe will make 3 x 2 oz tins of salve.

Be mindful of who will be using the salve when adding essential oils as some people can’t use some oils and some oils can’t be used on young children or pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. Rosemary essential oil is an oil that should not be used on children under 10. Do your research before adding and using any essential oils!

To make this salve, you will need:

• 1 cup rosemary-infused coconut oil
• 2 ½ TBSP beeswax
• 15 drops of rosemary essential oil

Place the rosemary-infused oil and the beeswax in a double broiler and melt on medium-low until fully melted. Alternatively, place the infused oil and the beeswax in a microwavable jug and melt in 20 second intervals, stirring in between until fully melted.

Gently add the rosemary essential oil and mix thoroughly.

Pour the mixture into your containers and let sit for a few hours, even overnight, until fully hardened.

Once hard, add the lid.

Store in a dry place out of direct sunlight.

This rosemary salve should last around 6 + months when stored correctly.

To Use

Using clean hands, rub a small amount of the salve onto your fingers, then rub it in the intended site.

Notes:

• Vitamin E is optional, and is often added to salves as an antioxidant to prevent rancidity, as well as for its amazing skin-healing properties. Add 1 teaspoon of  vitamin E oil to help preserve your salve even longer! 
• You can use any type of carrier oil for the infused oil. This recipe used coconut oil. You can use avocado oil, olive oil, jojoba oil, etc.
• If you want this to be a vegan recipe, use candelilla wax instead of beeswax.
• I live in a hot climate, so this is made with extra beeswax to stop it from melting during hot summers, thus making this a harder salve. Use less beeswax if you want a softer balm. 

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