Plantain Anti-Itch Balm

Now that I have that wonderful plantain infused oil, it’s time to make some anti-itch balm. I’ve put 4 ounces of plantain infused oil into my double boiler. To that oil I added approximately 1 ounce of beeswax. After the beeswax dissolved, I removed it from the double boiler. The more beeswax you use, the…

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Infusing herbs

In order to make some anti-itch balm for my itchy skin from poison ivy (yes, I got it again but not real bad) and insect bites, I thought I’d try using plantain, a weed herb that grows in our yard. Plantain, also known as “white man’s footprint” is not to be confused with the banana-like…

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