1 bottle Olive Oil (first press, high quality)
Herbs – dried & cut, or fresh
Beeswax (I was able to get local beeswax – yay!)
Canning jars, sanitized
Pour the entire bottle of olive oil into a pyrex measuring cup.
Put in an equal amount of herbs.
Put the mixture into the oven on the lowest setting possible, for eight hours.
After eight hours, melt beeswax in a double boiler.
Strain the olive oil through cheese cloth or linen towel into another measuring cup and pour into the melted beeswax in the double boiler.
Drop a drop of the mixture onto a cutting board to make sure it is the consistency you desire. If it is too thin, add more beeswax. If it is too thick, add more infused oil.
Pour mixture into sanitized canning jars and cover with sanitized canning lids.
When the jars cool, label with the name of the ointment, your name, and the date.
Store in a cool place or in the refrigerator.
Directions by Pamela Priest, Master of Herbology
