Lavender salve is extremely versatile because lavender has pain-relieving, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, relaxing, and nervine effects. This recipe is just three ingredients: lavender-infused oil, beeswax, and essential oil. Enjoy!
- Lavender relaxes muscle tension (common migraine trigger)
- Reduces inflammation
- Calms the nervous system
- Improves circulation slightly
- Provides aromatherapeutic relief
To use: At the first sign of headache, apply a pea-size amount to your temples, neck, base of skull, jaw hinge and massage for one minute. If possible, lay down in a dark room for ten minutes.
Reapply every 2-3 hours as needed.
- Lavender calms the nervous system
- Relieves physical tension
- Provides gentle nervine sedation
To use: Apply a pea-size amount of salve to wrists, back of neck, bottoms of feet. This is especially helpful before laying down in a dark room to sleep.
- Lavender relaxes muscle spasms
- Reduces inflammation
- Improves local circulation
- Provides natural pain relief
To use: Apply a pea-sized amount to achey muscles, lower abdomen for menstrual cramps, TMJ area, back of neck.
- Lavender is antimicrobial (helps to prevent infection)
- Anti-inflammatory (reduces redness and swelling)
- Speeds tissue regeneration
- Reduces pain and itching
To use: Clean your wound and wash your hands first first to prevent infection. Apply a thin layer of salve and either leave uncovered or cover with a bandaid. Reapply 2-3 times per day.
Lavender Salve
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Weigh your oil and beeswax into a small 4 oz heat-proof jar, or if you are using little metal tins, you could also do this in a small heat-proof jar/measuring cup to pour later.
- Melt beeswax & oil together in a double boiler.
- Remove from heat and drop in your lavender essential oil.
- If using a decorative sprig on top, wait until your salve starts to set to lay your sprig (about ten minutes) to make sure it doesn't get lost under the surface.Label and enjoy!
I have been prone to migraines since adolescence. Starting an egg retrieval for IVF, I am anticipating many upcoming ones. My clinic is overbooked so instead of starting the classic 10-day Estrace protocol, me and all the other patients are being put on an extended 30+ day one, to override our cycles and batch schedule stimulations and ERs without worry of cancelation. Which is not what our doctor, my husband, and I had previously talked about, and is taking my resting level of moderate anxiety to new peaks. Can you tell I already started the Estrace? 4mg/day is certainly delivering the advertised mood swings, my poor husband.
Anyways, making this lavender salve was my “do something positive.” I wanted to make something beautiful that also prepares me for any upcoming headaches and migraines. ♡
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