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I get asked about the ingredients in the herbal healing balm that I make and what their purpose is within the balm, so I'm going to give that information here! It took me forever to write it all down, but I did it in a way that you can scroll through without heavy reading. So it's more like a reference.
Ingredients:
COMFREY LEAF
LEMON BALM LEAF
CALENDULA FLOWER
HELICHRYSUM FLOWER
CHAMOMILE FLOWER
Also included:
TEA TREE ESSENTIAL OIL
LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL
GERANIUM ESSENTIAL OIL
VITAMIN E
COMFREY LEAF
I love a good comfrey leaf balm! So simple. So healing. I think every human should grow comfrey leaf! Here's why:
PROPERTIES:
Antioxidant
Astringent
Emollient
Vulnerary
What does all that mean? It means it's got a history of helping with cuts/wounds, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, bruises, sprains, eczema, sunburns, insect bites and overall skincare.
Read more about it here!
LEMON BALM LEAF
This is another one I think we should all grow! It's part of the mint family and grows very easily and can really help you make most days better in some way!
PROPERTIES:
Antidepressant
Antibacterial
Antispasmatic
Antiviral
Anxiety
Aromatic Calm
Cordial
Febrifuge
Hypotensive
Nervine
Sedative
Stress
Vermifuge
Lemon balm is well known for it's calming properties especially used on its own, but here, the purpose is for the antibacterial and antiviral properties. Used for aiding in the healing of herpes/cold sores, among so many injuries that you may get. I definitely want these in a healing balm!
Read more about Lemon Balm here.
CALENDULA FLOWER
This flower is so well known as a skin healer! Almost everyone has heard of it and it has a long history of ways it helps benefit the skin!
PROPERTIES
Analgesic
Anti-inflammatory
Antibacterial
Antifungal
Astringent
Antiscrofulous
Vulnerary
This is such a huge player in the healing balm that I make and I bet you can see why! It has so many more uses, but I only listed the skin benefits. You can check out the extensive list here.
HELICHRYSUM (IMMORTELLE) FLOWER
This flower is really amazing. This is why people say using the balm has reversed the age of the skin on their hands or wrinkles on their necks. But it's also healing. It's primarily used as an essential oil, but it's really expensive.
PROPERTIES
Analgesic
Anti-inflammatory
Cytophylactic
Known for it's anti-inflammatory and regenerative properties, this flower, generally used as an essential oil, is for infection, arthritis, muscle pain and to reduce the signs of aging due to regenerative properties! Read more here.
CHAMOMILE FLOWER
This is a good one! SO MANY helps in a tiny flower! Even small grocery stores generally carry a chamomile tea... so that's pretty easy to get your hands on.
PROPERTIES
Analgesic
Anodyne
Anti-inflammatory
Antidepressant
Antirheumatic
Antispasmodic
Antiviral
Cicatrisant
Vulnerary
Noted for helping with burns, sunburn, inflammation, skin regeneration... there is a lot of reasons for it to be in the healing balm, but also for it to be used regularly. Check out to long list of ways it can help you beyond the skin! Here.
TEA TREE ESSENTIAL
There are a good number of studies about tea tree oil and that's always exciting to see the results of what kind of funky stuff tea tree oil can zap!
Acne is probably the number one thing you'll see if you do a search on the benefits of tea tree oil. It should be diluted so using the healing balm with an extra drop may really give some relief to the redness and swelling of acne. I know it works well on cystic acne because of all the reviews I get!
Here's a basic rundown:
Antibacterial
Antifungal
Antiseptic
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-oxidant
Pest Repellant
FRANKINCENSE ESSENTIAL OIL
My all time favorite tree resin! If you don't have a favorite, maybe you can adopt this one! There's quite a bit of amazing medical research that's been done with Frankincense from Alzheimer's to Cancer. I feel like it's too valuable not to include it.
PROPERTIES
Analgesic
Anti-inflammatory
Antirhuematic
Astringent
Vulnerary
Well known for helping with arthritis, cuts, wounds, skin care, pain relief. Frankincense is often added into face creams to help reduce the signs of aging. Frankincense has so many more qualities! I only listed benefits to adding to the healing balm.
Basic and more Frankincense information here
Frankincense and Inflammation here
Frankincense and Breast Cancer here
LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL
Lavender is another keep on hand favorite of mine! It's amazing for emergencies or quick needs! It's easy to stick a bottle of it in my pocket for bites or stings, cuts and to stop bleeding. It definitely has a place in the healing balm!!
PROPERTIES
Analgesic
Antidepressant
Antifungal
Antioxidant
Antirheumatic
Antiviral
Insect Repellent
Vulnerary
Excellent for assisting in the care of acne, burns, facial care, cuts, wounds, insect bites, all skin problems and relaxes the body to help relieve pain. Lavender is so simply amazing! It smells amazing also! Read much more info here
GERANIUM ESSENTIAL OIL
Known to help skin have a radiant glow when used in facial care. But that's not why it's in the healing balm. I just wanted you to know that fun fact!
PROPERTIES
Analgesic
Antidepressant
Antifungal
Astringent
Coagulant/Hemostatic
Insect repellant
Vulnerary
Quite valuable in a healing balm, in my opinion! Not only does it smell so wonderful like roses, it's been found to help with wounds, abscesses, cold sores and pain relief after a shingles outbreak.
A bit more information about Geranium here
The healing balm that I make is the same stuff I make for myself and my family. It meets so many needs while being convenient.
It also doesn't hurt when applied. No stinging. But it is soothing.
Some common uses, besides cuts, wounds, burns, insect bites are cold sores, chapped lips, diaper rash, other rashes, whatever skin stuff you might be dealing with, try it and tell me how it works so I can share that with others.
It helps calm down cystic acne, soothes cracked heels, prevents dry winter skin cracking, helps with wrinkles, arthritis, dry skin... the list just goes on and on. It's such a simple but valuable balm.
A little goes a long ways, so unless you're eating it, it should last awhile. You can safely eat it, but shouldn't. It's safe to use on your critters also! If they lick it, no worries!
I usually have a tester available with me at Farmer's Markets if you want to try it.
