The following recipe is for HUMANS and ANIMALS. If it's good enough for us, you might as well use it on your animals too.
I have now made too many batches of this to count. I added mango butter, sweet almond oil, and coconut oil to this one so that it would help chapped skin as well as be healing.
Over the course of a year or two gather your ingredients. This way, the cost doesn't overwhelm you. :o)
Infuse comfrey leaves in olive oil or castor oil - I set mine in a sunny window for about 4 weeks. (Note that that link says not to do it for more than 2 weeks. I added Grapefruit Seed Extract to mine as a preservative.) But, you can heat it over low heat instead and vastly speed up the process.
Strain your comfrey leaves out of the olive/castor oil.
Add several heaping Tablespoons of beeswax and about 1/2 cup of Mango butter to the pot and heat over low heat until it's melted in. You can also add shea butter, coconut oil, or whatever you have on hand.
Adding the comfrey root powder.
Recently I bought some chopped pices of comfrey root. I prefer this to the powdered root. I infuse it in the oil, along with the comfrey leaves.
Then, to test the thickness of the cooled mixture, just drop a tiny drop on a cold plate. Give it a minute to cool and then see if it is thick enough for your liking. If not, add more beeswax. (How's that for scientific?) I'm not giving exact measurements because I did not use exact measurements!
Then add:
Peppermint Essential Oil - pain relief, circulatory system, anti-inflammatory, supports muscles and bones
Lavender Essential Oil - relieves pain, enhance blood flow, rejuvinates skin, soothes burns and sunburns, protects against cancer
Fennel Essential Oil - helps in milk production, anti-inflammatory, good for the skin
Tea Tree Essential Oil - antibacterial
Oregano Essential Oil - good for acne, anti-viral, antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti parasitic, helps heal psoriasis, excema, athletes foot, relieves congestion
Cayenne Pepper - improves blood flow
GSE - antibacterial
Vitamin E Oil - natural preservative
Comfrey Root Powder - healing
Sweet Almond Oil - improves complexion, softens skin
Coconut Oil - good for dry skin
Pour it into sterile jars. Do not put the lids on until it has cooled.
Color will vary...
