[Herbalist] bruise salve

[Maggie MacDonald]

At 05:45 AM 2/6/03,Jenne Heise said something like:
>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

Would tincture of benzoin help? That's supposed to be a
preservative/fixative from what I've read.

And .. i've worked with anhydrous lanolin. How on earth do you get rid of
that horrid stink?!?!?

Regards,
Maggie