As it is coming up to that time of year again, thought it might be nice to share a few gift options if you like handmade things for your skin.
From my own site, you can find various salves for your skin, using natural ingredients, some of the flowers grown in my own garden, or picked locally.
Handmade Salve Shop
If you are looking for bathbombs and soaks, you may like to check SkinKiss
And for some lovely soaps, Dragon Egg soaps
https://www.dragonseggsoaps.scot/
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Been busy making more combos, utilising flowers, oils and natural ingredients, and very nice they are too 💜
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This one is just lovely.
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Another new salve, this one is chamomile and plantain with coconut oil and peppermint, eucalyptus and sweet orange essential oil. This one can be helpful for sinus issues.
Handmade Salve Shop
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We have some new salves 💜
Daisy & Sweet orange essential oil
Vegan Dandelion & Rosemary soft salve
Dandelion & Rosemary with frankincense
Coming up will be some chamomile combos and calendula combos as well. Feel free to ask any questions if interested, or if you would like to buy one check out my shop page 🧡
Handmade Salve Shop
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Decided to try another one, this time using the dandelion and rosemary infused olive oil.
Here is my first Dandelion Salve
And the lavender infused coconut oil. Adding in essential oils now I have them, orange and lavender for this one.
32g dandelion olive oil
12g shea butter
10g beeswax
1 tbs coconut oil
10 drops of each essential oil
Melt together in double boiler, add essential oils in after all combined, then pour into containers.
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In the quest for learning to make things yourself, I decided to make use of herbs and flowers. A dandelion salve seemed a good choice as we now have an abundance of them popping up. Make sure to always leave enough for the bees. It’s been a cold start to the season and the early ones and other pollinators will need them. Note – don’t pick dandelions that have been sprayed with pesticides, or that are exposed to domestic animals, or kerbside.
They need to be dried, for a day or so (and good to leave them outside for a little while after picking to let any bugs escape). Then put then in a jar and cover with olive oil (or any carrier oil of choice), to infuse for a week or two. Shake lightly every day and put on a sunny sill if available.
Then drain the oil through some cheesecloth to get all the bits out.
Add beeswax, the oil, a small bit of shea butter and essential oils if you want, melt together until the wax is dissolved using a double boiler.
Then pour into containers. Leave to set for half an hour, job done.
I actually put a bit of homemade lavender coconut oil in as well for some extra aroma as I don’t have any essential oils. Also have some rosemary and dandelion infusing currently so will see how that combo turns out next week.
This recipe was
42.2g dandelion infused olive oil
14.8g beeswax
9.2g shea butter
2.5 tps of lavender infused coconut oil
It can be tinkered with and adapted as necessary they say, but it’s a start. YouTube vids are good for tips and techniques as well.
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