Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 I really appreciate the expert advice on chickweed. I don't use salves a lot, and have been happy to get my healing balm from a friend who makes a superb product. But she is moving, and we have all these wonderful herbs, and you guys are a contagious lot.... There may be home-made salves in my future yet. A question about infusion mediums: I started using coconut oil for cooking, at the advice of many health experts I trust. Dr Joseph Mercola, and Dr. Mary Enig among others. It is solid at cool room temperature, and softens up or melts with heat. It is nice on skin just by itself. I was thinking that might make it a perfect medium for salves, no need to add beeswax. Has anyone an opinion on that? Ien in the Kootenays http://freegreenliving.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 I also use beeswax with the coconut oil in my healing and herbal vapor balms. Michele P in MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Hi Ien, I do a lot with VCO and it is wonderful stuff, but if you're going to make a salve with it you'll need to add something, like beeswax, to keep it solid at all but the hottest of room temperatures. The VCO will turn into a liquid on you above 76F, which isn't bad if you want to use it as a body oil ... it just won't be a " salve " at that point. *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com I really appreciate the expert advice on chickweed. I don't use salves a lot, and have been happy to get my healing balm from a friend who makes a superb product. But she is moving, and we have all these wonderful herbs, and you guys are a contagious lot.... There may be home-made salves in my future yet. A question about infusion mediums: I started using coconut oil for cooking, at the advice of many health experts I trust. Dr Joseph Mercola, and Dr. Mary Enig among others. It is solid at cool room temperature, and softens up or melts with heat. It is nice on skin just by itself. I was thinking that might make it a perfect medium for salves, no need to add beeswax. Has anyone an opinion on that? Ien in the Kootenays http://freegreenliving.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Hi Ien, I do a lot with VCO and it is wonderful stuff, but if you're going to make a salve with it you'll need to add something, like beeswax, to keep it solid at all but the hottest of room temperatures. The VCO will turn into a liquid on you above 76F, which isn't bad if you want to use it as a body oil ... it just won't be a " salve " at that point. I just realized that the jar I grabbed, the last one on the shelf, was organic CO but not virgin. It is staying quite solid at winter room temperature, probably around 70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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