The Phoenix Sunrise

I finally got in my Comfrey Root and Calendula.  Got them into their respective crock pots…  And I got back to reading.  Several things I read said they only needed to sit in the hot oil like that for a few hours.  So instead of two weeks, I opted for overnight.  The next day, I strained the oil out, put them in their little 4oz amber jars with eye droppers, and I set to work  actually making the salve.

Now, I had a 1lb brick of bees wax which I started with… grated some, let it melt, double boiling…  Added some oil (not paying any attention to how much, because I know I have enough of everything to make it right)…  And the mixture hardened to something wholly unusable.  Kept adding oodles and oodles of oil until it became somewhat spreadable (more like lip gloss than an actual salve, but it’ll work for my purposes). 

So I ended up with two jars of salve made with bees wax, myrrh, calendula, comfrey, tea tree, sweet almond, and coconut.  We’ll see how this pans out.  All are good for healing, cleaning, that kind of thing…  But my advice?  Start with the oil, then add the wax, and only add a little at a time!