DIY Cracked Foot Salve Recipe (get your feet ready for spring and summer)!
Ingredients
- Beeswax – 1 oz (sustainably-sourced beeswax)
- Cocoa Butter – 1 oz (raw, organic, unrefined cocoa butter)
- Avocado Oil – 1 oz (this is a great quality avocado oil)
- Tamanu Oil – 1 oz (my very favorite raw, organic, unrefined tamanu oil)
- Coconut Oil – 3 oz (nothing compares to this hand-pressed, organic coconut oil)
- Vitamin E – 1-2 t (non-GMO vitamin E oil like this)
- Essential Oils – Max of 10 total drops
My favorite EO combination for this recipe (for both scent & healing effects) – 2 drops German (blue) Chamomile, 3 drops Sandalwood, & 5 drops Lavender
Instructions
Tools
- Double-boiler (I always make my own with a pot and glass bowl on top)
- Kitchen scale (like this fantastic glass-top scale)
- Glass jar(s) &/or tins for salve (simply recycle an old glass jar at least 8 oz in size)
Make It
- Combine all ingredients in your lightly simmering double-boiler (EXCEPT the Vitamin E and Essential Oils).
- Melt everything down; the beeswax will be the last to melt. You can encourage melting with a wooden spoon.
- Remove glass bowl from heat and wipe down the HOT outside to remove moisture…you don’t ever want water getting into your DIY skincare creations, as this can contribute to and encourage bacterial growth. Now, add the Vitamin E and Essential Oils.
- Carefully pour mixture into your clean, sanitized containers.
- Let cool for a while (at least 30 minutes), but you’ll be surprised at how quickly this actually cools (it’s the beeswax).
Use It
- Apply to your feet at bedtime and (if you can stand it) wear socks over the top. As Marybeth mentioned, this salve works quickly, with only a treatment or two you should start to see improvement.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: Approximate 7oz
Recipe by Scratch Mommy at https://scratchmommy.com/diy-cracked-foot-heel-salve-recipe-get-your-feet-ready-for-spring-and-summer/