As an herbalist and ditch-flower forager, we’ve been working with, and chatting about, the current in-season flowers and herbs God is currently gifting us in just the right time, in just the right season. • One of those being the beloved dandelion! • I’ve always loved dandelions and thought it was sad they are considered a weed. • Especially because of those soil-healing, long taproots! • But also for their medncinal properties, and the color alone is incredible and bold and are the picture of sunshine! • They do have a season – spring time - but you can pretty much find them anywhere or grow them on your own anytime! • Since we’ve covered how to forage them, how to preserve them, and how to make an infused oil from them- it’s time to move on (see how herbalism builds?!) to an herbal balm as old as time. • A balm is basically a way of applying herbs and/or oils to your skin to heal it. • They can be used to treat skin irritations, rashes, bites, burns, sore muscles and much, much more, depending on the herb used, and the carrier oil being worked with. • Remember those ratios I gave to you a couple weeks to commit to memory? • You’ll apply it here, no recipe needed! See! • To make a balm, you start with an oil infusion to “brew” certain herbs for specific treatments. (See the last few weeks of posts) • Some infusions can take 6-8 weeks to fully infuse into a carrier oil. • Then you mix the infused oil with beeswax or soy wax, essential oils (optional) and you have your balm! • That ratio I mentioned…4:1! • Just add four equal parts of your dandelion infused oil to one part of beeswax and now you have this balm! • That’s it! • Though you can always get creative and add other herbs or other oil blends or essential oils too! • This balm is great for inflammation, joint pain, and overall hydration and if you don’t want to make this yourself, as always, grab it over at www.wcfmarket.com! • Our restock is tomorrow Friday May 9th at 10am cst! - - - #balm #salve #herbalsim #herbalist #herbalistsofinstagram #dandelions #forage #plantsaremedicine #wildcrafted #herbs #skincare #homestead #plantremedies #remedies