Learn How to Make a Super Soothing Healing Balm

Tools and materials: 

• ½ cup of extra virgin olive oil
• ½ cup of coconut oil
• ⅓ cup dried lavender (or 20 drops of lavender essential oil)
• 5 drops of lavender essential oil (if using dried lavender flowers)
• ⅓ cup of dried calendula
• 4 TBSP of beeswax pellets
• 1 TBSP of honey
• 10 drops of tea tree essential oil

1. Make a double boiler

To make a double boiler, just fill a pot with water and place a bowl over the top of it.

Turn the stove on low heat, not high, as you want the oils to infuse together as you start adding in the other ingredients. 

2. Add the main oils to the bowl

Add ½ cup of coconut oil and ½ cup of extra virgin olive oil to the bowl.

Allow the coconut oil to melt and then mix it together with a spoon until the oils are well combined.

3. Add the herbs (or corresponding oils) to the bowl 

Add in ⅓ cup of dried calendula and ⅓ cup of dried lavender flowers to the bowl and let that infuse for 30 minutes.

If you’re not using dried herbs, you can go ahead and add the corresponding oils and let that infuse for five minutes instead. I have calendula oil already made, so I’m going to use that instead of the herbs.

You can choose to let the oils infuse on or off the heat. I decided to take it off as I thought that heating it might take away some of the properties. Just remember to put it back on when you add the other ingredients.

4. Strain your oils (optional)

If you used the dried herbs, before moving on to the next step, strain your mixture through a fine mesh sieve before putting it back on the heat. 

5. Add beeswax pellets to the bowl

Add 4 TBSP of beeswax pellets and stir until the pellets are completely melted.

6. Add honey to the bowl (optional)

Add 1 TBSP of honey to the bowl and stir for a minute.

This is an optional ingredient, but honey has many healing properties, so I’m using it. Make sure it’s fully dissolved before adding other ingredients.

7. Add essential oils to the bowl

Remove the mixture from heat and add in the essential oils.

Add in 20 drops of lavender oil (or 5 if you used dried lavender herbs) and 10 drops of tea tree oil. Stir until well combined.

8. Jar

Pour your mixture into either one large glass jar or two small glass jars. Use a funnel if necessary.

Once you pour them into the glass jars, they’ll begin to immediately solidify, and it’ll take around 12-15 minutes to completely solidify.

If you use honey, you’ll need to stir it every two minutes to prevent it from settling at the bottom of the jar. 

DIY healing balm

This healing balm will keep at room temperature for about 12 months which is a year’s worth of cream to use on any cuts or abrasions.

It smells amazing and it’s so moisturizing and soothing on your skin. To use, you’ll only need a tiny bit as it is quite oily, so you don’t want to smother your skin.

Let me know what you think about this DIY skincare recipe down below!