Making Homemade Healing Ointment

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  The olive oil should be at room temperature when added to the base mixture.aceite oliva image by pistacho from Fotolia.com
  
  Fill the lower part of your double saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add ¼ cup of beeswax to the upper part of the saucepan. Once the wax has melted, reduce the heat and add 1 cup of olive oil, creating the base for your healing ointment. This will yield 1 cup of ointment.
  
  
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  Comfrey is used in homemade healing ointments because it promotes fast healing.comfrey plants image by Paula Gent from Fotolia.com
  
  Combine 1/2 ounce of dried chamomile and 1/2 ounce of comfrey. Add the dried herbs to the base mixture and heat on low for approximately two hours.
  
  
• 3). Fit a piece of muslin fabric around the rim of a bowl, using a large rubber band to hold it in place. Pour the mixture into the bowl.
  
  
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  Rubber gloves will protect your hands, as the ointment will still be hot.rubber gloves image by AGphotographer from Fotolia.com
  
  Put on rubber gloves. Remove the rubber band from the muslin fabric and begin to squeeze the mixture through the muslin into the bowl.
  
  
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  Tea tree essential oil is a natural anti-septic.spa stones, oils and candles image by MAXFX from Fotolia.com
  
  Add 1 teaspoon of tea tree oil to the base mixture. Do not add tea tree oil to mixture until it has been removed from the stove and transferred into the bowl. Exposure to heat will cause the tea tree oil to evaporate. Tea tree oil is important for homemade healing ointment because it is a natural antiseptic.
  
  
• 6). Transfer the ointment into the storage jars while it is still warm. Allow the ointment to fully cool before putting the lids on the jars to avoid condensation. Explicitly label your ointment jars so they aren't mistaken for food and store them in the refrigerator once the ointment has reached room temperature.
  
  
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  5 colourfull jars on a white background image by Ramona smiers from Fotolia.com