Essential Oil Healing Salve (2024)

If I had to choose only one skin-care DIY, this would be it.

The reason why? Not only does it work, it works for so many different things. It’s an all-purpose essential oil healing salve. It’s like a natural Neosporin, but even better.

It stops itchy skin from bug bites, rash, or bee stings.

It helps heal scrapes and small cuts.

It moisturizes and protects chapped skin, cracked heels, and dry skin. It works as an intense hand lotion or overnight foot cream.

It soothes razor burn and inflamed pimples.

It helps heal minor burns.

And best of all, it helps calm my eczema symptoms. While it doesn’t cure the underlying causes of eczema, it does amazing things to help with the dry, reddened and cracked skin that I sometimes get on my knuckles, behind my knees, and even on my face.

Yep, this stuff is amazing.

And while I hope I never have to choose just one skin-care DIY item, if I did, this would definitely be it.

Ways I use this essential oil healing salve

1 – eczema

2 – scrapes and small cuts

3 – minor burns

4 – dry skin

5- rash

6 – itchy skin

7 – bug bites

8 – dry, cracked heels

9 – pimples

10 – razor burn

11 – dry chapped hands (and other chapped skin)

What’s in homemade healing salve?

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coconut oil (kind I use) – Coconut oil has so many great benefits for helping moisturize and heal skin. It’s naturally antibacterial and antifungal. It’s quickly absorbed and penetrates skin better than other oils. Plus it acts ascarrier oil to dilute the essential oils. Diluting essential oils when used topically is beneficial because it both (1) makes it safer (less risk of skin reactions and overuse sensitivity) and (2) increases the effectiveness of the essential oils by slowing evaporation and improving absorption.

shea butter (find my favorite here)- Shea butter is an intense moisturizer for dry skin plus it’s high in vitamins A and E as well as essential fatty acids.

jojoba oil (find here) –Unlike other oils and butters, the wax structure of jojoba oil is very similar to the natural oils of our skin. It has antibacterial properties. Plus it’s full of antioxidants and nutrients that help soothe and calm inflammation.

beeswax (find here)- Beeswax performs two functions in this salve:(1) it soothes, protects, and nourishes skin and (2) raises the melting temperature – coconut oil melts at 76 degrees F, so without the beeswaxon a warm day, this salve would completely liquefy. Beeswax has a much higher melting temperature (144 degrees F), so adding a little beeswax helps to keep the salve at least somewhat solid in warm weather.

frankincense essential oil – Frankincense helps protect, regenerate, and repair skin cells. It has antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties that may help speed healing of minor wounds, insect bites, and rashes.

lavender essential oil – Lavender helps improve blood circulation, is anti-inflammatory, calms and soothes skin, and provides temporary pain relief.

helichrysum essential oil – Helichrysum is a super power for skin! It’s anti-inflammatory, helps improve circulation, inhibits microbial growth, helps fight infection, helps lessen the appearance of scars, and maintains cell health.

tea tree essential oil – Tea tree is great for skin healing and repair. Its antibacterial, antifungal, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties work to relieve itching, redness, and inflammation.

adorable mini mason jars (find them here)

convenient tubesthat I use to keep healing salve in my purse and travel with(find them here)

bamboo sticks to stir (find them here)

How to make essential oil healing salve?

click here to get a free printable of this recipe

step 1: add 2 tablespoons beeswax to a heat-safe glass bowl or measuring cup

step 2: melt the beeswax is the double boiler method

Put the heat-safe glass bowl/measuring cup into a pot of simmering water. Melt beeswax over medium heat. Stir occasionally. It will take about 15 minutes to melt beeswax. Make sure beeswax is completely melted, otherwise the beeswax might partially re-solidify, making thesore musclerubgrainy.

step 3: add2 tablespoonscoconut oil to the melted beeswax

step 4: add 1 tablespoon shea butter

step 5: add 1/4 cup jojoba oil (or substitute sweet almond oil)

step 6: after everything is completely melted, remove from heat and let it cool slightly before adding essential oils

step 7: add the following essential oils (75 drops in total)

15 drops frankincense essential oil

25 drops lavender essential oil

15 drops helichrysum essential oil

20 drops tea tree essential oil

note: this is a 3% dilution.

step 8: pour into jars

I like these adorable mini mason jars (find them here)

step 9: I also pour my healing salve into these convenient tubes (find them here).

I keep one of these in my purse so that I always have it handy.

They’re made from PET plastic which is safe to use with diluted essential oils like this healing salve.

step 10: let the healing salve cool completely before you put the lid on

Here’s my essential oil healing salve recipe one more time

click here to get a free printable of this recipe

1) add 2 tablespoons beeswax (find here) to a heat-safe glass bowl or measuring cup then melt the beeswax is the double boiler method

Put the heat-safe glass bowl/measuring cup into a pot of simmering water. Melt beeswax over medium heat. Stir occasionally. It will take about 15 minutes to melt beeswax. Make sure beeswax is completely melted, otherwise the beeswax might partially re-solidify, making thesore musclerubgrainy.

2) addthe following tothe melted beeswax and continue heating in double boiler until everything is melted

2 tablespoonscoconut oil (kind I use)

1 tablespoon shea butter (this is my favorite kind)

1/4 cup jojoba oil (find here)

3) after everything is completely melted, remove from heat and let it cool slightly before adding essential oils

4) add the following essential oils (75 drops in total)

15 drops frankincense essential oil

25 drops lavender essential oil

15 drops helichrysum essential oil

20 drops tea tree essential oil

note: this is a 3% dilution.

5) pour into containers

I use theseadorable mini mason jars (find them here)

and

I also use these convenient tubes (find them here). I keep one of these in my purse so that I always have it handy. They’re made from PET plastic which is safe to use with diluted essential oils like this healing salve.

6) let the healing salve cool completely before you put the lid on

How to use homemade essential oil healing salve

• clean and dry skin before using salve
• apply thin layer one to three times a day as needed
• for minor burns, first apply a drop or two of lavender essential oil. Wait to apply healing salve until the minor burn is no longer emitting heat. (if you use salve when the minor burn is still giving off heat, the salve could trap the heat in and slow healing)

Where to get supplies?

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mini mason jars – find here

empty tubes (PET plastic that’s safe for diluted essential oils like this salve) – find here

beeswax – find here

coconut oil – find here

jojoba oil – find here

shea butter – find here

click here to get a free printable of this recipe

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Disclaimer: Please know that this website contains affiliate links. This means that should you click on certain links, and then subsequently purchase a product, I will receive a small commission. The price is exactly the same for you as it would be without the affiliate link.