Comfrey Infused Oil and hand balm recipe

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To make Comfrey-Infused Olive Oil

 

1 ounce comfrey leaf, dried and coarsely ground1 ounce comfrey root, dried and coarsely ground6 ounces cold-pressed olive oil

 

 

Place powdered leaf and root in a jar with a tight-fitting lid.Pour olive oil over herbs, stir, close the jar. Allow jar to sit 2 to 6 weeks as the comfrey infuses into the oil. Turn jar every day.After steeping, place a strainer lined with a thin cloth over a bowl and pour in oil to filter out the comfrey.

Then for a great hand balm:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balm

 

 

1 ounce plus 1 tablespoon jojoba oil2 ounces plus 1 tablespoon shea butter1 ounce beeswax3â„4 teaspoon lavender essential oil

 

Place all the balm ingredients (except lavender oil) in a large Pyrex measuring cup. Add 2 ounces of the Comfrey-Infused Olive Oil. Set the cup in a hot-water bath and stir until ingredients melt. Remove from heat and stir for a few minutes to cool, but not thicken. Pour into a wide-mouth jar, add the lavender oil, and quickly cap the jar with a tight-fitting lid to prevent oil from evaporating.Allow butter to cool overnight.

 

Enjoy!

 

Kim S.

 

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i will tell you Kim, that I did an experiment last fall, I made 4 different comfrey tinctures, dried for 6 weeks and also the heated version and fresh both ways. The dried non heated version was the absolute weakest oil that I've ever seen, the fresh left for 6 weeks was awful as comfrey is very moist and the oil molded. I find the best comfrey oil that I made is in the crock pot set on warm on and off for 5 days.

 

Bonnie Rogers