If you can't find the product that you want, why not try to make
it yourself? Check out this recipe from James Wong on BBC's Grow
Your Own Drugs, I haven't tried it but reckon it's worth giving it a go!
This will make you one 150 ml pot:
2 tbsp (20 g) viola flowers, stripped from their stems
2 tbsp (20 g) Roman or German chamomile, dried
1 tsp beeswax
2 tbsp almond oil
1 tsp vitamin C powder
1 tsp glycerine
2 tsp emulsifying wax
1. Place the violas and chamomile flowers in a glass bowl. Pour over the water to cover. Leave to infuse for 10 minutes. Put the infusion into a medium-sized pan (this will form the bottom of your double boiler or bain-marie).
2. In another glass bowl, add the beeswax, almond oil, vitamin C powder, glycerine and emulsifying wax. Place on top of the infusion pan, and warm over a gentle heat, stirring until melted. This takes about 10 minutes.
3. Strain the infusion, then slowly whisk it into the oil mixture a little at a time until incorporated - the texture should be smooth, like mayonnaise. If this is done too quickly the mix will split, so take your time and add only a splash at a time & it will work every time.
4. Pour the mixture into a sterilized dark glass ointment pot, then seal.
Apply to affected areas morning and night. Ideally, apply within a few minutes of bathing, to keep moisture in the skin. Keeps for up to 6 months in the refrigerator.
www.jameswong.co.uk
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| Viola tricolor |
This will make you one 150 ml pot:
2 tbsp (20 g) viola flowers, stripped from their stems
2 tbsp (20 g) Roman or German chamomile, dried
1 tsp beeswax
2 tbsp almond oil
1 tsp vitamin C powder
1 tsp glycerine
2 tsp emulsifying wax
1. Place the violas and chamomile flowers in a glass bowl. Pour over the water to cover. Leave to infuse for 10 minutes. Put the infusion into a medium-sized pan (this will form the bottom of your double boiler or bain-marie).
2. In another glass bowl, add the beeswax, almond oil, vitamin C powder, glycerine and emulsifying wax. Place on top of the infusion pan, and warm over a gentle heat, stirring until melted. This takes about 10 minutes.
3. Strain the infusion, then slowly whisk it into the oil mixture a little at a time until incorporated - the texture should be smooth, like mayonnaise. If this is done too quickly the mix will split, so take your time and add only a splash at a time & it will work every time.
4. Pour the mixture into a sterilized dark glass ointment pot, then seal.
Apply to affected areas morning and night. Ideally, apply within a few minutes of bathing, to keep moisture in the skin. Keeps for up to 6 months in the refrigerator.
www.jameswong.co.uk
