Are you inspired to make your own CBD creams and salves? With our organic dried hemp, you can do just that.
David Stelzer’s wife, Kimberly Stelzer, and their oldest daughter, Sarah Isitt, couldn’t resist using the hemp grown right here on our farm to create a special salve. They formulated it with joint health in mind, but were told by friends and colleagues that it works great for rashes and acne. Go figure.
Kimberly and Sarah chose to add fresh turmeric for its anti-inflammatory benefits in addition to the homemade CBD oil. Lavender is relaxing and adds a gentle fragrance. Give it a try for stiff joints, arthritic hands and other mystery problems that might benefit from the comfort of a homemade CBD salve.
Ingredients
- 5 cups hemp flowers organic
- 4 cups coconut oil
- 1 cup beeswax
- 1 cup shea butter
- 1/2 cup jojoba oil
- 4 inch piece fresh turmeric (grated) or 4 1/2 droppers of turmeric oil
- 4 tablespoons arnica oil or arnica flower optional
- 4 handfuls lavender dried optional (add more essential oil, if omitting)
- 25 drops lavender essential oils or until desired fragrance is achieved
- 1/4 cup comfrey root or leaves cut and sifted optional
*Most of these ingredients are available from our distribution company, Azure Standard.
Instructions
- While not necessary, you can heat up the hemp for the best infusion. To do this: Preheat the oven to 230F, and separate your hemp into small pieces. Place the hemp spaced out on a cookie sheet, and bake them for 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
- In a large saucepan or double boiler, melt the coconut oil, beeswax, jojoba, and shea butter and add your turmeric, comfrey, lavender, and hemp buds. Melt and simmer in a slow cooker or double boiler on low for 24 hours. Every few hours, lift the lid to allow steam to escape. Do not allow it to scorch. You want the temperature of the oil to stay below 200 degrees.
- Strain oil with cheesecloth. Add essential oils to preference and pour into jars.
- A trick to get professional-looking results: pour the salve into jars using a funnel and put it into the refrigerator without a lid. This aids the setting process so it has an appealing look. After about 30 minutes you can add your lids and enjoy.
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