I've prepared edible rose and mixed oil macerate, which I've mentioned in the last Mixed Herbs and Rose Oil Macerate post.
This time I made oils that I will use as massage oils, because of their medical properties that are good for the skin and relaxing the muscles. Also not all the extracts are safe for internal use, like for example Saint John's wort extract is only safe in very low doses and mostly wouldn't be used internally when extracted.
Also, some of the extracts taste very strong, lavender is one of those and I don't really get a wish to add it in my food.
Both Saint John's wort and lavender massage oils should not be used before getting exposed to the sun, as it can hurt our skin. Because of that we only use these oils in the evening, when we'll be sure we won't get exposed to the sun for a few hours.
Before first time use, make a test of the oil extract on a small area of your skin to see if getting any kind of negative reaction on the skin.
Saint John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) massage oil medical properties:
- cures inflammation
- relieves pain in muscles and joints
- cures wounds, insect bites, skin rashes, bruises
- helps with dry skin
- helps with skin diseases
- helps with frostbite
- helps with burns
- relaxes the muscles
- relaxes swollen lymph glands
- relieves pain in the spine, sciatica, lumbar and rheumatism
- helps with hemorrhoids
Lavender (Lavandula) massage oil medical properties:
- cures wounds, insect bites, skin rashes, bruises
- helps with dry skin
- relaxes the muscles
- cleans the respiratory tract
- the sense of lavender relaxes the mind
- the smell is slightly sedative
- relaxes tired feet
- keeps away the insects
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) massage oil medical properties:
- cures wounds, insect bites, skin rashes, bruises
- anti-septic
- anti-inflammatory
- helps with skin diseases
- helps with dry skin
- helps with hemorrhoids
- protects the skin from external influences
I've made oils with the addition of alcohol this time, for better extraction. I didn't use alcohol in the edible oils, because I wouldn't like alcohol in my food.
I've added 1 tablespoon of 40% vodka to the dried herbs and let it infuse for 12 hours. After that I've mixed it with oil and placed it in a warm and sunny spot. The oils should infuse for 40-45 days. After that I will filter it with a cheesecloth and keep it in a cold dark place.
Make sure you keep the extracted oils away from your pets as they could eat it and it could be very harmful to them.
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I'm glad it was helpful ☺️
Very nice post on this method of making massage oils. And love your photos.
I find them very helpful for relaxing after some hard work.
Thank you 😌
Hi there😉, what oil do you use as the base here.
These oils do not seem to be direct extracts from the flowers...or am i wrong here?
More like the Flowers + what oil...???
I'm using olive oil as the base. No they are not direct extracts, those are made with a distillation process and there called essential oils. These are only excited into any kind of cold pressed oil and we call them macerate. I hope this was helpful...
Ok thank you, Olive Oil, that's all i wanted to know,....it got a strong natural flava already, right? It blends good with the extracts..?
It does mix well with other extracts and it's possible to mix them but that will change color, smell and medicinal effects. If mixing them make a test on a small spot of your skin to see if maybe getting any negative reaction.