Recipe/ingredient amounts for healing surgery wounds & Scars

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If it were me I'd start with using an Echinacea decoction as a

fomentation. Maybe some time after the deep surgical wound was healed

I'd use something like comfrey, but starting that too soon is no good

cause it will cause the skin tissue to heal too quickly, healing the

outer layers before the deeper layers have a chance to heal properly,

and that can cause problems.

 

How would I make or where could I buy (and have shipped quickly) an

Echinacea decoction?

 

Also, how would I use comfrey.

 

Also, would I have him use this in a bath or would I put a cloth

soaked in the decoction on the wound? I am new at this. I have

wanted to learn more about EOs and herbal remedies but it seemed

like sooo much information to learn. Now I am being gently pushed

into it, since I will do anything for my family, even get a headache

stuffing my brain full of new info, lol.

 

>The best oil blend I can think of for preventing/fading scars is:

>helichrysum and lavender in rose hip seed oil and maybe some cocoa

>butter. That'd be used after the skin is healed and sealed.

 

> *Smile*

> Chris (list mom)

> http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

What type of a recipe would this call for percentage wise. I

purchased some organic rose hip seed oil today and am looking at

Nature's Gift site for the helichrysum since

www.alittleolfactory.com seems to be Out of Stock or I would get it

from there. I wanted to make him something that will hold together.

 

I figured the cocoa butter will be good for that, but will be easy

for him to apply after his wound heals so he will keep up with it. I

will use the rose hip seed and the helichrysum but since both are

really expensive, but I do want to use enough to do him good, what

amounts would I use?

 

And can any of these ingredients be affected badly from heat, should

I use the microwave or double boiler?

 

Would I use beeswax in this mix or will that keep the mixture from

penetrating the skin as well as it could? (I saw info on beeswax not

working on another site)

 

Sorry if this seems like a lot of questions but I don't want to

waste ingredients this expensive and I get nervous about new things.

I want to be sure it works. If I wait too long his scar might not

react to the oils as well as it could.

 

Thanks for all the info so far. And I will appreciate all the info I

get in the future.

 

Annette

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Hi Annette,

 

> >The best oil blend I can think of for

> preventing/fading scars is:

> >helichrysum and lavender in rose hip seed oil

> and maybe some cocoa

> >butter. That'd be used after the skin is

> healed and sealed.>

> > *Smile*

> > Chris (list mom)

> > http://www.alittleolfactory.com

>

> What type of a recipe would this call for

> percentage wise. I

> purchased some organic rose hip seed oil today

> and am looking at

> Nature's Gift site for the helichrysum since

> www.alittleolfactory.com seems to be Out of

> Stock or I would get it

> from there. I wanted to make him something that

> will hold together.

 

Once the wound is completely healed - then this

blend is what Chris is talking about.

 

1 oz Rosehip Seed Oil

1.5% Helichrysum Italicum from Corsica.

 

Instructions:

 

Add the Helichrysum to the 1 oz bottle (amber

glass or dark colored PET Plastic) then add the

Rosehip seed oil. Roll gently in your hands to

mix them together. Rub small amount where the

scar is and the surrounding area.

 

Do a skin patch test before using it to make sure

it is okay for him -

 

Cheryl

 

 

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Cheryl Smith

A Heavenly Body

204 Muldoon Road

Anchorage AK 99504