Monthly Archives: August 2016
New Tea Tree oil salve at the Knivsta market Thursday, August 18th
It is time to put our feet back into shoes again so I felt inspired to make a strong calendula salve with tea tree oil. Â This is great for keeping away or addressing any fungal issues lingering between the toes and healing up blisters and cuts from a summer of outdoor play. Â Of course it’s great for many other applications as well because Tea Tree is an anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and anti-viral essential oil that is highly tolerated by almost everyone. Â If we use an organic and sustainable source then we have highly effective medicine to work with. Â Calendula is also an effective, non toxic, herbal medicine. Â I hand pick and process this organically grown flower in several different ways and for this salve I used two different preparations in oil in order to give it a double impact. Â The first is a 4 week midsummer sun infusion into Safflower and Jojoba oils and the second is a 24 hour warm infusion of fresh flower into Safflower oil. Â These are blended with a small amount of lavender essential oil and a strong (20%) amount of Tea Tree oil. Â Â Apply this salve to minor cuts and scrapes.
I will have this salve at the market Thursday in Knivsta and Saturday in Uppsala along with many other great herbal preparations grown and produced here in Sweden.
Uppsala Market
I will be at the Uppsala Market again this Saturday morning for some hours. Â I will have the dried tea blends, dried herbs and the products I make from plants I grow. Â Also a few veggies, mainly Sungold tomatoes and Jalapeno peppers. Â It is a good time to get free shipping on any products ordered as I can deliver them in person.
2016-08-12 Lavender distillation
I really appreciate Lavender and wanted to do a solo distillation when it was at its peak. Harvesting in the early morning sun when about half the flowers are open brought the most essential oil that I have seen yet, especially from a small distillation (about 1 litre of plant material).
Here is the oil in the separator.
………………….and the Lavender before distillation.
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