{"id":3753,"date":"2016-10-17T09:42:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T14:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homesteaderdepot.com\/?p=3753"},"modified":"2016-10-17T09:42:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T14:42:28","slug":"dandelion-balm-for-aches-and-pains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/2016\/10\/17\/dandelion-balm-for-aches-and-pains\/","title":{"rendered":"Dandelion Balm for Aches and Pains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping your homestead in working order is bound to give you sore muscles, joint pain, and irritated skin from time to time.\u00a0 Luckily you probably have the cure outside in your lawn.\u00a0 Dandelions can be used in a balm to help treat soreness and skin irritation.\u00a0 All you need other than dandelions are some oil (olive, coconut, almond, or sunflower will work), bee\u2019s wax, and some canning jars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Make Dandelion Balm<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Gather up all the dandelions that you have available.<\/li>\n<li>Next, you want to dry them out so that your balm isn\u2019t watered down.\u00a0 Spread them out in a single layer on some cardboard, lay some paper towels over them, and put them somewhere they won\u2019t be disturbed.\u00a0 Preferably where they can get some light from a window to speed the drying.<\/li>\n<li>Once they have dried out (this could take a day or even two depending on the moisture in your environment) you can infuse the oil.<\/li>\n<li>Fill a canning jar no more than \u00be of the way up with your dry dandelions.\u00a0 Then pour your oil over them until it is an inch or two higher, or near the top.<\/li>\n<li>Place the filled jar in a pot with a few inches of water in it, and bring it to a low heat.\u00a0 You will need to continue to heat the oil for several hours.\u00a0 The color of the dandelions should bleed out and change the color of the oil.\u00a0 If you want your balm to be stronger, you can let the infused oil sit for a few days in the dark, or if you have more dandelions you can strain out the used ones and redo the process with new dried dandelions.<\/li>\n<li>Now you need your wax, you will need about 1 part wax for every 7 parts infused oil.<\/li>\n<li>Put the oil and the wax in a container(s) that can hold both of them and be heated, like a canning jar, and put these into a few inches of water to heat just as before.\u00a0 This time, you only need to heat it until all of the mixture has melted together.\u00a0 Then while it is still liquid, pour it into smaller jars.\u00a0 If you leave it in a quart jar you will have a hard time getting it out with your fingers to apply when it gets lower than 20 ounces since it will be out of reach.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Don\u2019t let aches and pains keep you from getting work on your homestead done when the cure is right outside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you liked this, you might also enjoy\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a 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soreness and skin irritation.\u00a0 All you need other than dandelions are some oil<\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-grid-button\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/2016\/10\/17\/dandelion-balm-for-aches-and-pains\/\">Read More <i class=\"fa 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