Turmeric & Menthol Pain Salve

Turmeric & Menthol Pain Salve

This salve recipe combines anti-inflammatory turmeric with pain relieving menthol to create an effective salve that can be rubbed into sore or achy joints, backs, feet, or wherever you have pain that’s relieved by a deep cooling sensation. Today I’m delighted to share a recipe that my daughter created! For many months, we’ve been working…

Aches & Pains Balm Recipe

Aches & Pains Balm Recipe

This herbal balm recipe offers relief from general aches and pains, arthritis, bursitis, and sore muscles. I originally designed this Aches & Pains Balm specifically for my dad, who has bursitis and arthritis. He’s worked hard his whole life – often so much that his hands would crack and bleed, so I wanted to make…

Dandelion Magnesium Lotion {relieve leg & back aches, growing pains, restless legs}

Dandelion Magnesium Lotion {relieve leg & back aches, growing pains, restless legs}

Dandelions & magnesium oil combine in this powerful dandelion magnesium lotion that helps relieve leg cramps, back aches, growing pains, restless leg syndrome, & nerve pain. I’m so excited to share this dandelion magnesium lotion recipe with you today! I first created it for a print book, but it was an instant hit with everyone who…

Lotion Bar Sticks for Pain Relief {Arthritis and Achy Muscles}

Lotion Bar Sticks for Pain Relief {Arthritis and Achy Muscles}

This recipe was inspired by newsletter subscriber Bonnie, who was seeking a lotion bar in a deodorant stick container for achy muscles and arthritic pain. It features a trio of herbs: (Sources: Making Plant Medicine, by Richo Cech; PubMed: here, here, here, here, here, here.) The lotion bar stick format is especially handy for products made with cayenne, since…

Elder Leaf Salve

Elder Leaf Salve

This all-natural DIY elder leaf salve is easy to make and useful for treating bruises, strains, old injuries or wounds. The idea for this elder leaf salve came from one of my all-time favorite books, Making Plant Medicine, by Richo Cech. He states that oils and salves made from fresh elder leaves “make a useful…

Bumps and Bruises Balm

Bumps and Bruises Balm

This balm is part of a basic first aid trio I put together for my kids to use while traveling. They spent the summer adventuring and camping across the country and I wanted them to be prepared for any first aid needs they might run into. So far, I’ve shared the recipes for: Boo Boo…