This recipe for Goldenseal Salve heals most any skin affliction, or injury, especially after surgery or stiches, the recipe can be doubled, tripled, to suit your needs. All measurements are by weight, not volume. You can use powdered herbs instead of tinctures, 1 0 size capsule = 1 ml. tincture, but I prefer the results with tinctures. Goldenseal Salve 1 oz. beeswax (unfiltered) 1 oz. coconut oil 1 oz. cocoa butter 2 oz. olive oil ( use more or less to adjust the desired firmness of the salve) 1/2 teaspoon liquid lecithin

Heat the above to 160 degrees F., remove from the heat, and add the following:

2 1000mg. capsules natural(d-alpha) Vitamin E, pierce capsules and squeeze out contents 4 ml. goldenseal tincture 2 ml. chickweed tincture 2 ml. burdock root tincture 2 ml. chamomile ticture Stir slowly until mixture cools enough that all ingrediants will remain suspended evenly, then pour into desired containers. Keeps indefinetly, improves with age.

Simple Lip Balm Recipe

2 oz. beeswax 2 oz. coconut oil 2 oz. cocoa butter 3 oz. sweet almond oil OR olive oil (adjust the oil to desired firmness of product) 2 teaspoons Aloe Vera extract 2 1000mg. natural (d-alpha) Vitamin E capsules, pierced and squeezed out

Heat the above to 160 degrees F., then add any essential oil flavor you desire, usually 1 teaspoon is enough.

Popular flavors of essential oils are: Anise Sweet Orange Sassafras Peppermint Rosemary

All ingrediants above can be purchased from Lorann Oils, 1-888-456-7266, www.lorannoils.com . Ask for the wholesale catalog, much cheaper than the retail catalog. They ship within a week from MI, very nice people, no mimimum order required. Annie in SE OH.

-- Annie Miller (annie@1st.net), November 12, 2000

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Thank-you Annie--I have been trying to think just what I could make for Christmas gifts that would be useful and attractive, and this is just perfect!

-- Lynn Royal (homesteadmama@yahoo.com), November 12, 2000.

Thank you, Annie, and thanks for the info on Lorann Oils, too!

-- Cathy Horn (hrnofplnty@webtv.net), November 12, 2000.

Thanks from me, too, Annie! I've been wanting to get more into making things like this myself, and these will sure help! Thanks again! Jan

-- Jan in Colorado (Janice12@aol.com), November 12, 2000.

Check out La Paix Farms in WV for slave recipes. She has a web site.

Snowdriftfarms.com has great recipes for that fizzy bath stuff that is so hot now. I bought the citric acid from them and have had great success. A terrific and easy homemade gift. All the other ingredients are available locally.

-- Anne (HT@HM.com), November 12, 2000.

La Paix has salve recipes not slave recipes. Geesh! Sorry!

-- Anne (HT@HM.com), November 12, 2000.