Posted by Bill on July 18, 2010
Cooling Liniment, yes, my salves usually glow like this. That's not the light above the stove.
This is the first salve I have made with the intentions of using an essential oil blend. The intention of this salve is an alternative to a petroleum-based vapo-rub found in the pharmacy section of local stores. If you read the ingredients, one of the listed is petroleum or a petroleum by-product. Neither of which I would like to rub around my throat and chest at night.
My solution: Resp-Appease Liniment.
This contains the infused oils of Eucalyptus and Mullein, both of with support the lungs, inside and out and an essential oil blend. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Bill on June 7, 2010
Over the past several weeks, I have been getting several messages of items I need to make for my online store. These messages have been coming in as dreams, premonitions and feelings of deja-vu. During the past several years, I have been allowing intuition to make contributions to products in the Earth Circle Creations store. Those suggestions have been taps on the shoulder until recently. Lately, those taps on the shoulder have been huge suggestions at what to make, what to blend, what herbs should I use and not use.
Watching an herb I had no intention of using fly off of my shelf for an herbal tincture blend, I added it to the menstruum of alcohol and water I had set for the tincture, later to find out that I had added the incorrect herb. Having later thought I ruined the batch, I did additional research and found it was 100% appropriate for the blend.
It has been my experience that when I start an oil or a tincture, starting at or before the peak of the new moon to the peak of the full moon has yielded the best results for me. At least I have the experience of the oil or tincture feels better energetically.
Currently, I am preparing two oils and one tincture to start for this new moon.
- A infused bloodroot oil. This will be the base of my popular Bloodroot Black Drawing Salve.
- I will be starting a base for a respiratory-easing salve, similar to another product on the market this one will concentrate on relieving congestion and stuffy head without the use of petroleum or turpentine. I will be using a friend’s essential oil blend I have used for several years with WONDERFUL results to ease my own lung congestion and asthma problems. My peak asthma season is end of November to start of February and this year, thanks to the oil blend, there were only a few occasions I needed to reach for an inhaler.
- I will also be starting a tincture to assist with getting a restful night’s sleep. To balance the effects of Valerian with other herbs to ease you into a more restful and full night’s sleep.
- I also have started another oil for a salve to assist with stress relief. Lavender, peppermint, catnip are only a few of the ingredients. It’s interesting watching my cats take so much interest in an infused oil, before it started infusing. I like the energies of this oil already.
We will see what else pops up and I may be inspired to make before this weekend’s new moon.
Posted by Bill on May 30, 2010
Combining several herbs used to relieve itching and promote healing and infusing them into an oil, this salve is a need for any outdoor first-aid kit.
Arnica is used externally for treatment of physical trauma, sprains, bruising. Use immediately after injury to prevent, relieve and reduce swelling, bruises and pain. External use only. Not to be used when pregnant.
Calendula was traditionally used for its anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and healing properties. Calendula oil is often used to aid in lessening scarring after wounds heal and after stitches are removed.
Chickweed tincture has traditionally been used to nourish the kidneys, bladder and liver, as well as for irritated skin conditions and cooling the body during fevers or hot flashes. Dissolves cysts, cools fevers, infections, hot flashes, rheumatic pain, decreases appetite.
Plantain has been used in inflammation of the skin, malignant ulcers, intermittent fever, etc., and as a vulnerary, and externally as a stimulant application to sores. Applied to a bleeding surface, the leaves are of some value in arresting hemorrhage, but they are useless in internal hemorrhage, although they were formerly used for bleeding of the lungs and stomach, consumption and dysentery. The fresh leaves are applied whole or bruised in the form of a poultice. Rubbed on parts of the body stung by insects, nettles, etc., or as an application to burns and scalds, the leaves will afford relief and will stay the bleeding of minor wounds.
