Jojo Cameron

Hello,

I harvested the petals about 6 weeks ago, dried them, then let the oil extract stand for a month before making this salve.

Cheers,

-- Jojo

I harvested rose petals locally, extracted the goodness for a month in organic extra virgin olive oil, then decanted the oil and labelled the jar.

I'd forgotten that I finished this one a couple of weeks ago.  The oil extract turned red in the fridge, which was a surprise, but I haven't read anything about colour changes affecting the properties of the thing.  The blossoms were air-dried in the little glass cup, in a hot room with air extraction.

I harvested thyme from my windowsill (not too much, because it's a small plant), air-dried it in a hot room wuth air extraction, steeped it in vinegar for a week or so, then filtered it and labelled it up.

I kept some St. John's Wort blossoms in extra virgin olive oil for 4 weeks, then strained it and added approx. 1/3 the same weight in beeswax, following one of the recipes linked to on the arnica salve page.  This is my first salve, and for some reason making salves feels like the real deal, as opposed to, say, teas and vinegar extracts!