Making anti inflammatory ointment--input?

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Hi All

I am making an ointment for inflammation---

so far I have an olive oil base with comfrey and calendula flowers that have been melding for about 6 months. I am going to starin and add MSM powder and I have liquid DMSO (it is hard to get here in Canada). I am wondering if anyone has any other ingredients they can think of adding. Also I was thinking to use beeswax to harden it into ointment form. Would all this combine well with the DMSO? Any info would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks

Bea

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Sounds great - I might use the MII cream as a base and that already has the MII minerals in it and is therapeutic on its own and I would add turmeric to your ingredients and for preservative might use Vit E (colloidal silver added to the MSM turns the whole thing black) - or I might use grapefruit seed extract for preservative - yes I would add DMSO too

 

Was thinking of making something a bit like that to encourage healing in a rather large stubborn wound - I thought a drop of DMSO and Magnescent Iodine to some of the MII gel - what do you think?

 

Jane

 

 

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Bea Bernhausen

health_and_healing

Saturday, March 07, 2009 1:19 PM

Making anti inflammatory ointment--input?

 

 

 

 

 

Hi All

I am making an ointment for inflammation---

so far I have an olive oil base with comfrey and calendula flowers that have been melding for about 6 months. I am going to starin and add MSM powder and I have liquid DMSO (it is hard to get here in Canada). I am wondering if anyone has any other ingredients they can think of adding. Also I was thinking to use beeswax to harden it into ointment form. Would all this combine well with the DMSO? Any info would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks

Bea

 

 

 

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Tumeric would be a great addition. Susan Siegel On Mar 6, 2009, at 9:19 PM, Bea Bernhausen wrote:Hi AllI am making an ointment for inflammation---so far I have an olive oil base with comfrey and calendula flowers that have been melding for about 6 months. I am going to starin and add MSM powder and I have liquid DMSO (it is hard to get here in Canada). I am wondering if anyone has any other ingredients they can think of adding. Also I was thinking to use beeswax to harden it into ointment form. Would all this combine well with the DMSO? Any info would be much appreciated. ThanksBea

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I'm taking turmeric internally---but it would stain too much in an ointment. Thanks for the suggestion though---I know turmeric is really good.

Bea--- On Sat, 3/7/09, Susan Siegel <ssiegel5 wrote:

Susan Siegel <ssiegel5Re: Making anti inflammatory ointment--input? Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 7:36 AM

Tumeric would be a great addition.

 

Susan Siegel

 

On Mar 6, 2009, at 9:19 PM, Bea Bernhausen wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi All

I am making an ointment for inflammation---

so far I have an olive oil base with comfrey and calendula flowers that have been melding for about 6 months. I am going to starin and add MSM powder and I have liquid DMSO (it is hard to get here in Canada). I am wondering if anyone has any other ingredients they can think of adding. Also I was thinking to use beeswax to harden it into ointment form. Would all this combine well with the DMSO? Any info would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks

Bea

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I'm doing turmeric internally---would stain too much in ointment. Thanks for the heads up on C silver. What is the MII cream? Is it Miracle II? I have the liquid of that should I add some? Just wondering how to get all this to harden enough. How much Vit E would I have to use? Would Vit C work as preservative? (Asc acid?), Sounds like the iodine/DMSO would work, I have Lugols--but again it would stain too much.

 

Bea--- On Sat, 3/7/09, Jane MacRoss <highfield1 wrote:

Jane MacRoss <highfield1Re: Making anti inflammatory ointment--input? Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 1:41 AM

 

 

 

Sounds great - I might use the MII cream as a base and that already has the MII minerals in it and is therapeutic on its own and I would add turmeric to your ingredients and for preservative might use Vit E (colloidal silver added to the MSM turns the whole thing black) - or I might use grapefruit seed extract for preservative - yes I would add DMSO too

 

Was thinking of making something a bit like that to encourage healing in a rather large stubborn wound - I thought a drop of DMSO and Magnescent Iodine to some of the MII gel - what do you think?

 

Jane

 

 

-

Bea Bernhausen

health_and_healing

Saturday, March 07, 2009 1:19 PM

[Health_and_ Healing] Making anti inflammatory ointment--input?

 

 

 

 

 

Hi All

I am making an ointment for inflammation- --

so far I have an olive oil base with comfrey and calendula flowers that have been melding for about 6 months. I am going to starin and add MSM powder and I have liquid DMSO (it is hard to get here in Canada). I am wondering if anyone has any other ingredients they can think of adding. Also I was thinking to use beeswax to harden it into ointment form. Would all this combine well with the DMSO? Any info would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks

Bea

 

 

 

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Making ointments is a tricky proposition and will be a lot more expensive than buying them. Arnica, calendula, etc are readily available.

 

While topicals may give quicker relief, all antioxidants and fatty acids are excellent anti-inflammatory agents and are more effective internally if used in an ongoing basis.

 

DMSO, all by itself, is effective and quick but OPTI-MSM in large doses (10 gm/day) is even better to effect a "cure" (long-term relief)--- On Sat, 3/7/09, Bea Bernhausen <beabernhausen wrote:

Bea Bernhausen <beabernhausenRe: Making anti inflammatory ointment--input? Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 11:01 AM

 

 

 

 

 

I'm taking turmeric internally---but it would stain too much in an ointment. Thanks for the suggestion though---I know turmeric is really good.

Bea--- On Sat, 3/7/09, Susan Siegel <ssiegel5 wrote:

Susan Siegel <ssiegel5Re: Making anti inflammatory ointment--input? Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 7:36 AM

Tumeric would be a great addition.

 

Susan Siegel

 

On Mar 6, 2009, at 9:19 PM, Bea Bernhausen wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi All

I am making an ointment for inflammation---

so far I have an olive oil base with comfrey and calendula flowers that have been melding for about 6 months. I am going to starin and add MSM powder and I have liquid DMSO (it is hard to get here in Canada). I am wondering if anyone has any other ingredients they can think of adding. Also I was thinking to use beeswax to harden it into ointment form. Would all this combine well with the DMSO? Any info would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks

Bea

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, Bea Bernhausen <beabernhausen

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> Just wondering how to get all this to harden enough.

 

 

 

 

Hi Bea,

 

Don't know if you have any on hand or have tried it, but shea butter is a

wonderfully soothing emollient, and is solid at room temperature. Adding some

to your salve would probably help to get it to harden up, and maybe even add to

its anti-inflammatory properties as well.

 

This site looks to have unrefined shea butter from Ghana (the real deal) at a

decent price:

 

http://www.handmadesoap.ca/sheabutter.html

 

Virgin coconut oil might be another possibility. It's solid at room temperature

too.

 

You might also consider adding some powdered ginger, which is a powerful

anti-inflammatory herb.

 

 

Elan

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Thanks!--looks interesting.--- On Sat, 3/7/09, elan_spire <elan_spire wrote:

elan_spire <elan_spire Re: Making anti inflammatory ointment--input? Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 10:21 AM

 

 

, Bea Bernhausen <beabernhausen@ ...> wrote:>> Just wondering how to get all this to harden enough. Hi Bea,Don't know if you have any on hand or have tried it, but shea butter is a wonderfully soothing emollient, and is solid at room temperature. Adding some to your salve would probably help to get it to harden up, and maybe even add to its anti-inflammatory properties as well.This site looks to have unrefined shea butter from Ghana (the real deal) at a decent price:http://www.handmade soap.ca/sheabutt er.htmlVirgin coconut oil might be another possibility. It's solid at room temperature too.You might also consider adding some powdered ginger, which is a powerful

anti-inflammatory herb.Elan

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Bea I mixed tumeric with bee propolis for an ointment for hubbie.... it worked wonderfully, but I had yellow fingers and he had yellow skin and we had yellow pillowcases! great stuff but does stain badly.

 

Clare in Taz

 

 

 

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have you considered tree oils?--- On Sat, 3/7/09, elan_spire <elan_spire wrote:

elan_spire <elan_spire Re: Making anti inflammatory ointment--input? Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 9:21 AM

 

 

, Bea Bernhausen <beabernhausen@ ...> wrote:>> Just wondering how to get all this to harden enough. Hi Bea,Don't know if you have any on hand or have tried it, but shea butter is a wonderfully soothing emollient, and is solid at room temperature. Adding some to your salve would probably help to get it to harden up, and maybe even add to its anti-inflammatory properties as well.This site looks to have unrefined shea butter from Ghana (the real deal) at a decent price:http://www.handmade soap.ca/sheabutt er.htmlVirgin coconut oil might be another possibility. It's solid at room temperature

too.You might also consider adding some powdered ginger, which is a powerful anti-inflammatory herb.Elan

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I will look out the cream recipe I have for you - it ended up being really stiff - but then in the making one could always add more liquid ingredients - and Jeanne Rose's Herbal Body Book has some great recipes in it too ....

 

Later / Jane

 

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Bea Bernhausen

Sunday, March 08, 2009 3:23 AM

Re: Making anti inflammatory ointment--input?

 

 

 

 

 

I'm doing turmeric internally---would stain too much in ointment. Thanks for the heads up on C silver. What is the MII cream? Is it Miracle II? I have the liquid of that should I add some? Just wondering how to get all this to harden enough. How much Vit E would I have to use? Would Vit C work as preservative? (Asc acid?), Sounds like the iodine/DMSO would work, I have Lugols--but again it would stain too much.

 

Bea--- On Sat, 3/7/09, Jane MacRoss <highfield1 wrote:

Jane MacRoss <highfield1Re: Making anti inflammatory ointment--input? Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 1:41 AM

 

 

 

Sounds great - I might use the MII cream as a base and that already has the MII minerals in it and is therapeutic on its own and I would add turmeric to your ingredients and for preservative might use Vit E (colloidal silver added to the MSM turns the whole thing black) - or I might use grapefruit seed extract for preservative - yes I would add DMSO too

 

Was thinking of making something a bit like that to encourage healing in a rather large stubborn wound - I thought a drop of DMSO and Magnescent Iodine to some of the MII gel - what do you think?

 

Jane

 

 

-

Bea Bernhausen

health_and_healing

Saturday, March 07, 2009 1:19 PM

[Health_and_ Healing] Making anti inflammatory ointment--input?

 

 

 

 

 

Hi All

I am making an ointment for inflammation- --

so far I have an olive oil base with comfrey and calendula flowers that have been melding for about 6 months. I am going to starin and add MSM powder and I have liquid DMSO (it is hard to get here in Canada). I am wondering if anyone has any other ingredients they can think of adding. Also I was thinking to use beeswax to harden it into ointment form. Would all this combine well with the DMSO? Any info would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks

Bea

 

 

 

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