Pine Salve
Pine salve is a healing salve used for minor cuts and abrasions. It is made from pine resin, a base oil, and beeswax (as a binding agent). Pine resin has been used medicinally for thousands of years if not longer. there are many articles available on the internet about its uses so I will not elaborate on them here. I decided to make some pine salve so I could compare it to the Sticky Salve I made a while back. I prefer using natural salves to modern triple antibiotic ointments, because when i make them I know exactly what is in them, and I can always make more of them when needed without supporting pharmaceutical companies. For anyone looking to be more self sufficient I definitely recommend looking into making some of this for yourself. The recipe is simple; 1/2 cup oil (I prefer olive oil myself) 1/4 cup pine resin 1/4 - 1/3 cup beeswax (roughly 1 ounce) Heat the oil in a double boiler that is simmering but not quite boiling. Allow the oil to come up to temperature for roughly 5...