This winter I have been using a Carrot-Rosehip skin salve on my face and body to prevent and/or ‘treat’ dryness. This has been a really great addition to sugar scrubs.
Recipe:
Ingredient Amt %tage
Herbal/Vegetable oils
Calendula herbal oil 61.42g 47%
Carrot infused oil 26.14g 20% (Learn how to make here)
Rosehip seed oil 26.14g 20%
Wax
Beeswax 14.37g 11%
Antioxidant
Vit E 1.31g 1%
Essential oils 2% = 75 drops
Cape chamomile Eriocephalus punctulatus 20 drops
Lavendin Lavandula x intermedia 35 drops
Carrot seed Daucus carota 20 drops
TOTAL: Makes 4 ounces of salve.
Steps to Make
Step One: Gather Ingredients (this has pomegranite in the picture but I ended up going with Rosehip seed instead, you could, however, use pomegranite oil).
Gather Ingredients
Step Two: Weigh each ingredients
Weighed Ingredients
Step Three: Begin melting beeswax in double boiler.
Melting Beeswax
Step Four: When beeswax is almost melted, add in calendula and carrot infused oils.
Adding Calendula and Carrot infused oils
Step Five: Stir well.
Stir well.
Step Six: Remove from heat and add in Rosehip seed oil and Vitamin E oil. Continue stirring.
Adding in Rosehip seed and Vitamin E oil
Step Seven: I add drops of the essential oil synergy into each jar I will be making. This is to avoid having the essential oils exposed to heat if I need to reheat the salve mixture.
Adding essential oils into jars first before pouring salve mixture in.
Step Eight: Pour salve mixture into individual jars. Be sure to cap immediately so the heat of the salve does not reduce the essential oil concentration (from evaporation).
Pouring salve mixture into jars.
Step Nine: Place cap on jars, then shake. **You will want to do this while the salve is warm.
Shaking salve to combine essential oils and salve mixture
Step Ten: Allow salve to harden.
Salve complete: Just smoothing out the top next.
Step Eleven: To smooth out top, turn on your stove: boiler to high. Place save jars on cookie tray. Place in oven for about 1-2 minutes to melt top, then remove. This does not take long! Allow salves to cool.
Step Twelve: Once cooled down, label and the salve is ready to use!
Finished Salve
First, thanks! Now, regarding the carrot infused oil – is that carrot tops? Or carrots? Or seed?
Hi Kim, That would be carrot infusion. I just posted the instruction link. Here you go: http://theida.com/essential-oils/daucus-carota-macerated-oil
This recipe looks great and I am looking forward to trying it. I am confused about the percentage of essential oils. I thought if this recipe makes 4 ounces then at 2% the drops would be about 48 drops. i want to make sure I am clear on this before I make it.
Thanks again!
Hello Betty, Yes, you are correct. For 4 ounces of base a 2% dilution would be approx. 48 drops.
Let me know how it comes out for you!
Jade
I have yet to make the carrot salve but I extensively use a salve made with calendula/comfrey infused olive oil, beeswax and EO’s of lavender and tea tree. It’s like an all purpose salve. Have also made a plantain salve, and a plain salve that I use with I drop of ginger EO, as needed, fro upset stomach issues. Always amazed how wonderfully these work.
making this also<3
Ok…starting to make this salve this weekend. Glad I revisited your blog, because I forgot about how enticing this one sounds. :)
Let me know how it goes Kim!
Thank you for this recipe. I make a basic calendula/comfrey salve with Lavender, Tea Tree and Helichrysm EO’s for skin repair and post-surgery. I am looking forward to changing that up a bit. Also, I appreciate your article on making carrot infused oil. Not as simple as comfrey!
Love this recipe! Can’t wait to try! Thank you.