Black Drawing Salve Recipe
This homemade drawing salve is an old Amish recipe to help remove stuck splinters and speed skin healing. Great for bug bites, skin tags, and more!
Servings: 6.5 ounces
Equipment
- Pint size mason jar
- Small pot
- Metal tins or glass jars
Ingredients
- 3 TBSP herb infused oil (see instructions above)
- 2 tsp shea butter
- 2 TBSP coconut oil
- 2 TBSP beeswax pellets
- 1 tsp vitamin E oil
- 2 TBSP activated charcoal powder
- 2 TBSP kaolin clay
- 1 TBSP raw honey
- 20 drops lavender essential oil (or more if desired)
Instructions
- Combine infused olive oil, shea butter, coconut oil, beeswax, vitamin E oil, and honey in a heat safe glass jar in a small pan of water.
- Heat the water to a simmer and carefully stir the mixture in the jar until all ingredients are melted. You can also use a double boiler for this.
- Remove from heat and add the activated charcoal, kaolin clay, and lavender essential oil. Mix well.
- Quickly pour in to small glass jars or tins and let sit until hardened (several hours).
Notes
Store in airtight container and use as needed on cuts, splinters, etc.