Slippery Elm Root (Flowers) & Willow Bark

[Guest guest]

Cindy, have I told you lately that you ROCK??? you do! Thanks for the

wonderful information of the Slippery Elm Root (Flowers) & Willow Bark..How

could I use them to make soap with? I have a serious burn and wanted to make

some adult boo boo soap...is this possible? I wish I had some infused in oil

for times like this...What do you think of my idea? Thanks so much (hugs)

Robin

[Guest guest]

Hi Robin-

If you were going to use the beneficial properties of the herbs, I would infuse

them in oil and then add that for some of the oils. For burns...nothing better

than Comfrey, wheat germ oil and raw honey! But putting all of that in a soap,

nah, I wouldn't because the properties are best when mixed and applied to the

burn itself. All that the soap does is clean and while it may be gentle to the

skin, the soap won't impart healing properties, as it gets washed off. So while

I use herbs in my soap, the way that I market mine is to use the soap to cleanse

the area gently or thoroughly first, and then follow with the specific

balm/ointment/lotion to promote optimal healing. Just my 2 cents worth. And

thanks for the complement! Cindy