DIY Lymphatic Salve
This easy salve recipe uses natural ingredients to support the lymphatic system. Use it along with a lymph massage!
Servings: 6 ounces
Ingredients
Salve Ingredients
- 2 tsp castor oil
- ½ cup herbal infused oil (see ingredients below)
- 4 tsp beeswax pellets
- 2 TBSP mango butter
- 20 drops lavender essential oil
- 10 drops cypress essential oil
- 5 drops marjoram essential oil
Herbal Infused Oil Ingredients
- 1 TBSP calendula flowers
- 1 TBSP arnica flowers
- 1 TBSP red clover tops
- 1 TBSP violet flowers or leaves
- ¾ cup sweet almond oil (or any carrier oil)
Instructions
Instructions for Herbal Infused Oil
- Add all of the herbal oil ingredients to the top of a double boiler and heat over low heat for 2-3 hours. The oil should be very warm and the water in the bottom pot should be simmering. You can also use a heat safe glass bowl on top of a pot.
- Replace the water in the bottom pot as needed.
- Once the oil has darkened and smells like herbs, strain the herbs out.
- Use the herbal infused oil in the lymphatic salve recipe below and save any extra for later.
Instructions For Lymphatic Salve
- Add the infused oil, beeswax, and mango butter to the top of a double boiler. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, just until combined.
- Once everything is melted, stir in the castor oil and essential oils.
- Immediately pour into your containers and allow the salve to harden.
- Use the salve over lymph nodes for a lymphatic massage.
Notes
Mix and match the herbs used here with whatever lymphatic herbs you have on hand.