Making Beeswax Salves and Lip Balms

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Lori Snyder hosted the event to a full house. We learned about how to infuse oils with healing plants. Some plants we touched on included Plantain, Allantoin, Cottonwood, Lemon balm. To make the salves or lip balm, we mix one part beeswax to 3 parts of infused oils for the salves.  Add less oil for the lip balm for a firmer consistency. You can also add essential oils or lavender to them. We all came away with a jar, a lip balm and a whole lot of new information!




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