How to Make Herb Ointment
Things You'll Need
- 2 ounces of dried herb
- 1 pint of any type of vegetable or nut oil
- Double boiler pot
- Wooden spoon
- Strainer
- Small glass bottles with lids
- Funnel
- 1 ounce of beeswax
Instructions
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Combine herbs with oil in a double boiler pot, making sure that the herbal ointment mixture does not touch any metal. It should be heated in the top half of the double boiler, away from the bottom pot, and stirred with a wooden spoon occasionally. Heat uncovered on a moderate temperature for about an hour.
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Add beeswax to the strained herbal ointment as it heats to thicken the mixture. Add the whole ounce of beeswax all at once and stir it throughout the warm mixture, allowing it to melt. Stir the mixture occasionally, until all the wax is spread evenly throughout.
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Strain the herb ointment mixture from the pot by placing the strainer over a bowl and pouring the mixture over and through the strainer and into the bowl. This process will remove large bits of herbs.
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Pour the herb ointment in glass bottles using a funnel by placing the funnel in each glass bottle and using it to direct the ointment into the bottle. Seal the bottles tightly with a lid.
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