Healing Boo-Boo Salve - aka Homemade Natural Neosporin

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Healing Boo-Boo Salve, a.k.a Homemade Natural Neosporin

November 1, 2012 by Mrs Happy Homemaker
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All of us get boo-boos. Right? Some of us get them more often than others. {raises hand} I am so accident prone. You know, I once broke my foot from stepping o the last stair of my staircase? And my oldest daughter takes after me. If she doesnt fall once a day, we start to worry about her. Having something at home at all times to take care of all the minor boo-boos (minor cuts, scrapes, & minor burns) can be a real life saver. And, thats where my homemade boo-boo salve comes in. I positively adore this stu. Its completely 100% natural, and it 100% works too!! I use this for all the standard boo-boos minor cuts, scrapes, minor burns. Its also fantastic on diaper rash & eczema! (note: please do not use this on severed ngers, broken or protruding bones, or other extreme boo-boos. Go to the hospital. Like right now. Thanks xoxo) And, dont hold this exclusively for the boo-boos. I mentioned its great for diaper rash & eczema, but it also does wonders for dry, chapped skin. So, slather yourself up this winter! Another great thing its not hard to make at all. Here, let me show you. This is what you need:

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1/2 cup coconut oil (proven to help heal burns - plus its anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, & a great moisturizer read more here) 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (full of vitamins & a great moisturizer read more here) 1/4 cup dried comfrey (a herb for healing woulds read more here) 1/4 cup dried calendula (a herb for healing woulds & skin irritations read more here) 2oz beeswax (equals out to 2 of the 1oz bars or 4 tablespoons) 2 tablespoons of honey (natural moisturizer with anti-microbial properties read more here) 10 drops lavender essential oil (anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, & analgesic read more here) (optional) All of these ingredients work together to create a really powerful healing salve. I added a link with each ingredient to take you to a page to read more about each individual element, as well as wrote a little summary as to why I use each one. I buy my healing herbs (comfrey & calendula) from a shop on Etsy which Ive found has the best prices a little over $1 for an ounce. So, it works out to just pennies for the herbs for each batch you make.

In a medium saucepan combine the coconut oil, olive oil, comfrey, & calendula. Cook on medium heat for about 20-30 minutes, stirring often. You can also for-go the cooking method to get more healing zip from the herbs by soaking the herbs in the olive oil for 4-6 weeks. Then you would follow the rest of the recipe accordingly, with the exception of adding the coconut oil to the mixture before adding in the beeswax. But, I personally like the short-cut method.

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Strain the mixture using a cheesecloth or coee lter.

Toss the herbs & wipe out any remaining herbs from your saucepan. Add the strained oil back to your pot, turn the heat to low. Stir in the honey at this point until mixed thoroughly. Some people dont realize the benets honey has to your skin, but its a natural moisturizer with anti-microbial properties. You can read more about honey in skin care here. Note, having the honey mix in evenly can be somewhat tedious, so you can opt to omit it if you wish. Next is to add the beeswax. If youre using bars, cut into slices before adding as I did. Stir until completely melted.

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Stir in the essential oil, if using, at this point. Once combined, remove from the heat. Youll want to work quickly now as the salve starts to set up rather fast. Pour into the glass or tin container(s) of your choice. I like to use wide mouth 8oz mason jars.

Stir it occasionally while it cools to ensure that everything settles properly, especially the honey. Once it sets up, youre all done. Each batch makes 16 ounces.

Seal it up & keep it on hand for your boo-boos, diaper rash, & dry skin. It keeps for a year.

**You can also purchase this from my Etsy store if you dont want to make it yourself.

This would also make a wonderful handmade gift for someone!

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Healing Boo-Boo Salve, a.k.a Homemade Natural Neosporin

Yield: 16 ounces

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Ingredients
1/2 cup coconut oil 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup dried comfrey 1/4 cup dried calendula 2oz beeswax (equals out to 2 of the 1oz bars or 4 tablespoons) 2 tablespoons of honey (optional) 10 drops lavender essential oil (optional) jars (I use these)

Instructions
In a medium pot - mix the coconut oil, olive oil, dried comfrey, & dried calendula. Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Strain the herbs from the oil using a cheesecloth or coee lter. Discard of the herbs. Wipe any remaining herbs from the pot you used, and add the oil back to the pot. Turn the heat to medium. Stir in the honey (if using) until completely combined. Then, add in the beeswax - stirring until completely melted. Mix in the lavender essential oil, if using. Pour the mixture into your jars. Stir it occasionally while it cools to ensure even settling. Seal once set.

*I received a sample of honey from the National Honey Board to use in this recipe. The recipe & all opinions are my own. Like what you see here on the Mrs? Never miss a thing! Subscribe to my RSS Feed, follow me on Facebook, Twitter and/or Google+. You can also follow my boards on Pinterest!

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Madison

25 days ago

In order to really access the healing benefits of calendula and comfrey, you would want to infuse them in oil for several weeks. Obviously coconut oil would harden at room temperature, so I would use something lighter like almond oil for the weeks of infusing. Just speaking from personal experience :) Also, be really careful to clean out any wounds/cuts/whatever before putting this salve on them...comfrey literally heals so well that it can "seal" an infection inside of you. A dab of tea tree oil on a Q-tip works great.
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Debbi Cobern
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24 days ago
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Add 1 400 I.U. Vitamin E to this recipe to keep the oils from becoming rancid.
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24 days ago

coconut oil doesn't *go* rancid, so you could probably reduce any E to mitigate the potential rancidity in the EVOO,

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a month ago

I love this recipe! With two little ones, it would come in handy.
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bill

14 hours ago

what works equally well 1 cup bag balm 3 tsp collodial silver 2 tsp oil of oregino melt in a double boiler combine silver and oregino with melted bag balm pour in container agitate then put in freezer to solidify agitate twice more as it settels good for cuts and abrasions usually heals covered cuts within three days no sign of infections
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Thomas Anderson

16 hours ago

I've made something very similar (basically a cold cream) for my wife's eczema for a few years. I include witch hazel, stinging nettle, and cayenne pepper in mine since they are good for eczema -- reduce inflammation and pain. Lavendar is also great for eczema and smells terrific. Replace some of the olive oil with sunflower or walnut oil to increase the natural vitamin E content so that it lasts longer.
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Lisa

2 days ago

So....I just made this and had 2 issues. First, when I added the honey, it started to boil immediately and all separated. It would not reincorporate, so when I poured into the jars, the honey trickled in last in little beads. Not sure what I did wrong there. Second, I did not realize that you HAVE to use glass jars for this. I wanted to make this for stocking stuffers of little 2 oz jars. I couldn't find small enough glass ones (who needs 8 oz of this stuff?), so I bought some hard plastic ones. Well....big mistake! 3 of the 8 jars were ruined. As I was pouring this in, it melted a hole right through the bottoms of 3 of the jars. What a mess! So far, 5 jars still appear to be intact. They're in the fridge right now. Thought that might help it cool before it burns through more jars. Ack!
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Carotello
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2 days ago
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Do you need to boil & seal the jars like you would if you were canning?
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Smijjie
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I'm curious, would this be considered safe for pets ?

Annette
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8 days ago
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how do you keep the honey from separating to the bottom?

Dina-Marie @ Cultured Palate

20 days ago

This is a great with 7 of our 10 children still at home, we are always using boo boo cream! I would love to have you share this on Thursday at Tasty Traditions http://myculturedpalate.com/
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