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48 ounces Lard
6.2 ounces Lye (Sodium Hydroxide)
18 ounces cold water
1 ounce Soap Crafters Green Apple Fragrance Oil
Equipment needed:
A digital scale that will weigh up to six pounds or more
A glass or stainless steel thermometer
A plastic pitcher or glass jar that can hold at least 22 ounces
A stainless steel pot
A stainless steel large spoon
Enough Milkyway Soap Molds to hold 4.5 pounds of soap
A stick blender (Emulsifying blender meant for home use, usually called a Hand Blender at the department store)
PH Meter for testing soap
All ingredients need to be weighed on a digital scale. These are not volume measurements.
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Making lip balms is so easy! Your own homemade lip balms are made just the way you want them. Your own homemade lip balms are so much better than the ones you can purchase in the store because you control the quality of ingredients which go into them. You can use the best in natural oils and natural bee's wax. Plus you can flavor them with any lip balm flavor you especially enjoy.
So let's make some homemade lip balms!
What you'll need:
2 tsp Beeswax Pellets
8 tsp Natural Sweet Almond Oil
1/2 teaspoon Soap Crafters Mint Flavoring Oil
9 Lip Balm Tubes and caps
1 Pipette
1 large rubber band
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1-1/4 Cups SUPER Concentrate
32 oz distilled water
1/2 Teaspoon Soap Crafters Fragrance
8 drops of Liquid Colorant
Optional: 1.2 ounces Natural Humectant
Use distilled (purified is not distilled) water for best clarity in the end product; tap water will add a cloudiness. Use a stick blender to mix the Super Concentrate with the water then add the colorant and fragrance.
(A stick blender must be used to mix because hand stirring will not mix it in properly.) Mix for about 1 minute.
Allow mixture to sit overnight before bottling to give the air time to escape and the mixture will return clear. If you use non-distilled water, it will be cloudy. If you add oils to the mixture then it will be opaque.
If you add Humectant, it will give an amber tint to it.
Out of curiosity (and sort of necessity, haha), I wondered if anyone here happened to have any recipes for poultices (or anything else) to help relieve the pain of severe bruises (and the ugly discoloration, too)? I'd be very grateful if anyone had a recipe they would be willing to share.
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Bruise
Two herbs that are a wonder for swelling/bruising are comfrey and Yarrow. Yarrow would be best for bruising. Just grab a hand full of fresh leave- rinse, twist them or mash then a bit and apply with some tape. Let them sit for as long as possible. I used this up in the mountains on a smashed/cut and the bleeding stopped immediately and I never got a bruise. I was really impressed as I bruise easily.
comfrey for swelling- same rinse, twist and apply with a cool cloth- Works- you can ask the son that got into a fight......LOL
Use Arnica Cream
A common homeopathic remedy for bruising (both pain and discoloration) is Arnica Montana which is commonly sold in pill form (homeopathic) or cream. It is used routinely throughout Europe as a cure for bumps and bruises. One of the most common brands is Boiron which can be found in many drug or health food stores.
Honey is a great little
Honey is a great little antibiotic. :) Crush fresh garlic is too. I just can't image what honey would do for a bruise... But hey, doesn't hurt to try! LOL
Huh, hadn't thought about
Huh, hadn't thought about honey for it. Honey DOES work wonders on open wounds though. One of our pet rats got hurt (they were rough housing a bit too rough) and the vet told me to put honey on the wound once a day, and to clean off the old honey when I put new honey on it... he healed up faster than expected and doesn't even have a scar. I'll have to look more into the idea of using it for bruises.
Someone recently told me to
Someone recently told me to put honey on that but I don't know the details. You might google honey and bruises or something.
Good luck with your bruise!