🌿 Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Green & Herbal Magick

[MeganB]

@Phoenix_Rose

You can do it in conjunction

That’s true! I’m always forgetting to take my vitamins anyway lol I need one of those reminder things.

[Susurrus]

My 2nd son & my daughter both had eczema as toddlers. My son I guess grew out of it, or that’s what I was told. My daughter for years could take a full shower or bath every other day or would get patches on her arms & the backs of her knees & legs. Now she takes them & she uses Aquaphor or Eucerin… I have a calendula salve, but what do I know she is like that won’t work Um honey, just humor me & try it first would ya?

I love my daughter the teenager, I love my daughter the teenager, I love my daughter the teenager…

I’m going to have her try it, I know sometime soon she will be letting me know that she is out of the 2 she does use… I honestly think it is out of habit for her because they worked when she was younger & still clear it up when it flares, which is usually the summer or winter when we have really dry air… or when she is doing a lot of swimming so showering afterward… which was basically every day from the day after Thanksgiving until this past Saturday

She actually just said last night that she can still feel the chlorine &/or salt water in her hair from swimming so much on her trip… I bought her a shampoo & conditioner for all hair types that are made with all-natural ingredients including aloe.

[MeganB]

Hopefully she uses it maybe when I use mine and she sees that it works she’ll use hers!

[Mistress_Of_Herbs]

@Phoenix_Rose it took me a hot minute to use it, mainly based on its name. But once i actually found out about its benefits, i changed my mind

@MeganB i understand completely. My oldest brother has horrible eczema and psoriasis when i was growing up. He also uses my salve for both aswell as for his poison ivy allergy

Calendula is great for treating, eczema, psoriasis, poison ivy/oak/sumac, hives, mild cuts and burns, mosquito bites, chigger bites, etc. Pretty much if it itches calendula will offer relief.

[Susurrus]

@Mistress_Of_Herbs

poison ivy/oak/sumac

I am dangerously allergic to one of these… my son is allergic to 2 of them & got them both at the same time a few months ago… I didn’t even think of using the Calendula Salve… but… he did have to go to Urgent Care for oral medication & then a wash he used in the shower for about 2 weeks along with a spray. Now he keeps Benadryl & Calamine lotion & spray in his truck.

[Phoenix_Rose]

@Mistress_Of_Herbs

Hello, if i may, I have a question.

I have been shaking my herbs and oil. The oil is darker and I opened it to smell it and it does not smell great. It does not smell bad or moldy.
I out in lavender, calendula, a bit of rosemary and some rose petals. Mostly I put these in for their properties and did not think of how they would be together. I put in the same amount of lavender and calendula, and lesser of rosemary and rose petals as I don’t like a strong rose scent.

When the oil is ready which should be soon, I am assuming it is ok to add EO to the salve with this oil. Is this correct?
I would like to improve the scent of the salve so I am thinking of adding in lavender EO or maybe I will see if just the beeswax itself will improve the oil.
What have you done if your oils didn’t smell as nice as you would like?

[Mistress_Of_Herbs]

@Phoenix_Rose yes u can add EO to it.

Mixing all those herbs can make it smell “bad”. Also depending on your carrier oil can alter the scent. Its why i wont use sunflower oil ever.

I typically dont add all of those herbs at one time bc while infusing u are melding all those scents as one. I do each herb individually then blend them once the infusion process is over, for less contamination.

[Phoenix_Rose]

Ahhhh. I was trying to be efficient. Oh well. Next time I will do it differently. This time I will just suck it up and use it only for myself and not as give always for Christmas.

[Phoenix_Rose]

Thanks for letting me know!