Herbal Healing Recipes: Salve For Soothing Skin

Have you ever been to the doctor for a minor complaint only to find yourself feeling scammed? Doctor charge exorbitant rates just to see patients and sometimes the advice they give turns out to be something you could have easily done for yourself, granted your ailment is minor. When it comes to things like rashes, insect bite allergies and inflammation, a natural herbal healing recipe will give you quicker relief than a trip to the doctor and it'll only cost a small fraction. 

Plantain and comfrey leaf are just are just two of the many ingredients you can add to herbal healing recipes that you can make at home. The liquid can be poured into a bottle with a spray nozzle and can be used on minor burns, cuts, sores, and abrasions to speed up healing and prevent infection. In short, it is an excellent salve; a must have among your shelf of herbal healing recipes. It can be used for itching, fungal infections, and insect bites as well because it helps reduce inflammation and allergic reactions.  

Recipe

Herbal Healing Potion 

• 1 teaspoon sage oil 

• 1 teaspoon comfrey leaf  

• 1 teaspoon plantain  

• 1 teaspoon olive oil  

• 1 dollop beeswax  

• 1 capsule of Vitamin E  

Gather the ingredients and add to a small bottle, one by one. Make sure none drips out. Cover the bottle with a lid, preferably a spray cap for easy application. Shake well to help disperse the oils before each use.  

Sage

Sage oil contains many active ingredients among which are camphor, cineole, tannins, rosemarinic acid, and flavonoids. These natural chemical substances work effectively in herbal healing recipes to fight inflammation because of their antifungal, antibacterial, antimicrobial, and antiviral effects. Sage oil helps fight allergic reactions and helps prevent and reduce inflammations.  

Comfrey Leaf

Comfrey plants can be beaten to a pulp and applied as a poultice or other such herbal healing recipes designed for soothing pain and inflammation. It helps fight any inflammatory swelling such as bruises, sprains, cuts, boils, and ulcers.  

Plantain

Plantain leaves can be ground up and heated into a salve for the treatment of minor cuts and abrasions. It works as an astringent.  

Olive oil

Olive oil is not the active ingredient in herbal healing recipes but works wonders in soothing the skin and making it softer. It helps prevent scarring and helps heal eczema and psoriasis.  

Beeswax

Beeswax is an active ingredient in many lip balms because it helps heal chapped lips, softens them, and helps form a long lasting protective barrier against the elements. It is antimicrobial and antibacterial, helping reduce inflammation and prevent infection.  

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is also called the 'skin vitamin' because it is so beneficial for the skin and a must have ingredient for all herbal healing recipes for external use. It helps fight free radicals and protects the skin against ageing and cancer.