I am entering into the magical realm of plant based medicine making! It is fun and delicious smelling. :) My first balm is...Lemon Balm Balm! The name is definitely my favorite part. I was offered a huge harvest of organic Lemon Balm from a local B&B and decided I wanted to use it for a salve. I made several four ounce jars to start, and am selling them in the Earth Changes Network Store! Please be the first to try and enjoy. :)
About the Balm: Lemon Balm Balm cools and soothes irritated or inflamed skin. It can be used on cuts, scrapes, wounds, rashes, warts and insect bites. It has anti-viral, anti-septic and anti-inflammatory herbal properties. Lemon Balm is a natural way to help heal herpes, cold sores, and other viral skin conditions. Lemon Balm can also be used on shingles and chicken pox sores to help them heal more quickly.
For best results dab onto affected area 3-4 times a day. Be sure to wash hands before applications. (If using on herpes cold sores, be sure not to put your fingers back into the container after applying. This may contaminate the rest of the container.)
You can also use Lemon Balm Balm for chapped lips or rub a little on your temples to relax from stress and for help with insomnia. It is calming and eases depression. It smells delicious...like minty lemon meringue pie. I use it sometimes on my skin, just for the light and refreshing fragrance. Great addition to any holistic emergency kit or herbal travel kit!
Lemon Balm Balm is made in a base of organic sunflower oil and cold pressed for 6 weeks. This allows the oil to absorb all the herbal medicinal properties of the lemon balm. I then add beeswax and coconut oil and just a few drops of organic tea tree oil as a preservative.
Ingredients: Organic Locally Harvested Lemon Balm, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Coconut Oil, Mountain Rose Beeswax, Organic Tea Tree Oil.
Organic Lemon Balm Balm: 4 oz
How to make your own Herbal Home Remedies:
