[Sca-cooks] Tiger Balm Question

[Siegfried Heydrich]

    Just remember that it does NOT make a good lube . . .

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>> Hello !
>> My question for you  is do you have to use a paraffin wax or beeswax? Can
you
>> use an oil or butter such as cocoa butter or such?
>
>Theoretically, you could. Maybe I missed the beginning of this: what
>herbs/oils are you using and what method are you using to make [homemade
>tiger balm, I guess]?
>
>I make a fighter massage oil that got ok reviews when tested on a nearby
>fighter:
>
>Fighter Massage Oil
>Contains essences considered to be beneficial for sore or strained
>muscles.
>Ingredients:
>Base: (~3 oz) Sweet Almond Oil. Essential Oils: 10 or so drops Peppermint,
>3 drops camphor, 8 drops rosemary, 6 drops thyme, 3 drops clove,  4 drops
>cajeput, 1-2 drops tincture of benzoin
>
>External use only-
>don't use on broken/sensitive skin, mucous membranes or anywhere else not
>suitable for Tiger Balm!
>
>I don't think cajeput is period though.