The store is done. I am still uploading more items to it, but now it is online, running and all is working. Ive made three batches of massage oil, two different batches of soaps, two different salves (foot massage salve with lavender, mint and rosemary as well as all purpose healing salve with calendula, chickweed [...]
Archive for the ‘Oils & Salves’ Category
Finally
Posted in Oils & Salves, To Nurture the Body & Mind, Uncategorized on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, It’s Been Busy…
Posted in Oils & Salves, Uncategorized on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is amazing how much time (and patience) starting up this business is taking.
First of all I’ve been having a nightmare of a time with a webhosting company that I had read GREAT things about.
They advertised in their package that they offer Plesk Sitebuilder, osCommerce, SSL certificates (for $15/year) and a bunch of other included, [...]
Making Salves
Posted in Oils & Salves, To Nurture the Body & Mind, tagged natural salves on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From http://herbs.lovetoknow.com/Herbal_Salve_Recipes
The basic salve will be a carrier for the herbs that you add to it. The herbs will do the medicinal work, not necessarily the salve base. The basic salve can be made a number of ways.
Base One
* 1 part oil
* 5 parts beeswax
Base Two
* 1 part beeswax
* 4 parts lard or lanolin
* 1 [...]
Making Oils
Posted in Oils & Salves, To Nurture the Body & Mind, tagged making salves and oils on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, today I am making patchouli oil so that I may make a patchouli salve… so, Part 1 is the making of the oil…. I am using the Dried Herbs, Hot Infused Oil Method:
Fresh Herbs, Hot Infused Oil
*Chop up several handfuls of fresh herbs and place in heavy stainless steel pot.
*Cover with inexpensive Olive oil [...]
