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Baby's First Salve

A natural, chemical-free salve recipe that doubles as a diaper cream.

Author Jane VanOsdol

Ingredients

  • 70 grams extra virgin olive oil (58%) (EVOO is perfect for medicinal products)
  • 36 grams calendula oil (30%)
  • 14 grams beeswax (12%)
  • steel tin or glass container

Makes aout 4 ounces of salve.

Beeswax

Instructions

  1. Weigh and measure out all your ingredients. 

  2. Begin melting the beeswax in a double boiler.

  3. When partially melted, add the calendula oil and olive oil.

  4. As you add the oils, the beeswax may harden again a bit, so continue to stir until everything has liquefied. I find that using a baby fork to stir works very well and it’s easy to clean.

  5. Remove from heat, carefully wipe down the pot you are pouring from so that no moisture drips into your containers and pour immediately into sterilized containers.

  6. Let set until it has hardened, about an hour or two depending upon the size of containers you are using.

  7. As it hardens the salve will change from clear to opaque.

  8. Be sure to label your product, including the ingredients.