[Herbalist] bruise salve

[tegan@pop-server.houston.rr.com]

I was told a bit of tincture of benzoin(sp).  But if I'm wrong, someone
please correct me.

Tegan



Original Message:
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From: Jenne Heise jenne at mail.browser.net
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:45:06 -0500 (EST)
To: herbalist at ansteorra.org
Subject: RE: [Herbalist] bruise salve


> Has anyone actually ever made this concoction?

Yes, I know some people who make it and swear by it.

>What makes the oil and the
> alcohol stay mixed together - I don't see an emulsifier.  I also don't see
> any preservative to keep the mixture from going bad (oil and water make a
> wonderful bacterial soup - my research doesn't support alcohol as a
> reliable buggie killer).

*blink* I missed something here.... Alcohol is a very good preservative,
well known for killing 'buggies'. Mixtures of either vinegar or alcohol in
sufficient quantities with oil are quite well known for NOT going bad...

Now, the recipe in question is not period at all, and I don't know what
accounts for the popularity-- I'm much more in favor of Iasmin's bruise
balm.

Does anyone have any good tips for additives to solid (beeswax) balms?
Some of the ones I have made have developed dark/grey spots in them, which
probably means they are spoiled. But I'm not sure what to add to keep this
from happening, and I can't give away the stuff until I'm sure I can
stabilize it!

Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise	      jenne at mail.browser.net
"I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by
giving, by losing." -- Anais Nin

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