Sore muscles and suffering from a cold Salve Herbs: Agrimony, Arnica, Enchinacea, Calendula Oils: Mint extract

Sore muscles can be caused by a wide variety of circumstances. The same goes for colds. A temperature change can make any number of sore muscles or get someone sick enough to not be feeling quite right. These can all be remedied with this concoction. These four ingrediants work together to stop colds from happening in the first place or if you have not been applying before a cold will end the sickness before it gets worse. If working hard and sore muscles appear this salve can help to reduce the pain caused by hard work.

This herbal infused oil is for a salve to heal and soothe chapped noses. Frequent nose blowing from symptoms of cold, flu, and allergies leaves the delicate skin dry, cracked, and irritated. This balm may also be used to moisturize lips, cuticles, and rough patches. It's very gentle and will provide relief for sore noses. This herbal salve is safe to use on sensitive skin and on the face.

The herbal components of this salve are aloe, calendula, chamomile, schizandra, and vanilla. Aloe is hydrating and refreshing. Calendula promotes tissue repair. Chamomile is anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antiseptic, antibacterial and antispasmodic. Schizandra is highly beneficial to the skin. Vanilla is skin-soothing and antioxidant.

All of the herbs chosen for my salve are proven to be beneficial and non-irritating for the skin. The only essential oil used is vanilla, which imparts a lovely fragrance and flavor without risk of an adverse reaction. Since this salve is meant for the face, the ingredients were chosen especially carefully. This herbal salve makes for an excellent multipurpose balm or lip balm, but has been specifically formulated to aid in the recovery of chapped noses. It's perfect for cold and flu season.

Chapped lips are characterized by cracking and peeling of the skin of the lips. The lips are delicate and can react to changes in weather or to stress (habits such as lip-biting). This lip salve can be used frequently to moisturise and soften lips. It uses several essential oils to nourish the skin and scent the product.

The chosen ingredients will have a positive effect on the condition of your lips. The herbal ingredients of Aloe and Schizandra are used as main ingredients of many skin care products. Schizandra fruit (also known as five-flavour berry) is particularly beneficial to the skin.

The oil-based ingredients listed are valuable additions to the salve. Tangerine Peel Oil, as well as scenting the salve, is a cytophylactic - this means that certain components of the oil stimulate the generation of new cells, which also helps to repair the regular wear and tear damage done to the lips. Coconut Oil is a nourishing product, and studies on individuals with dry skin show that coconut oil can improve the moisture content of the skin. Rosa Canina (Dog Rose) Fruit Oil also bears skin-conditioning properties.

Although designed to repair damaged lips, this salve can be used as a versatile moisturiser for the face and body.

She immediately began to review the essential oils, because she thought finding the right scent for the salve would help her pick out the perfect herbs. After much consideration, Eva decided to use peppermint oil because it can help enhance your mood, mental focus and helps in digestion and also lemon oil because this oil can also aid in digestion and concentration.

As for the herbs, she was quite familiar with them because herbology was one of her favorite classes. She decided to use American ginseng due to its treatment in digestive disorders and ADHD (aka inability to focus), she also decided to use chicory for its known treatment of ingestion and lastly, lion’s mane because it promotes digestive health and it also can help improve memory. Eva got up from her chair and went to the table with all the herbs, looking for the ones she wanted. As soon as she spotted them, she collected them up and brought them back to her table. She then got out a knife in order to chop them up and once they were all chopped up, she then ground up the smaller pieces and then placed them into her jar.

Once she felt she had the jar half-way full, she grabbed the peppermint and lemon oil and cascaded them over the herbs making sure to completely cover them.

Focus & Digestive salve will be useful for people who need help staying focused, especially with an upset stomach, which happens to plenty of people…especially during finals week!

Next he looks at the herbs the professor presented. For his salve which would be a stress relieving salve he will use Cordyceps. Which help with providing more oxygen to the blood. It also helps with asthma, coughs and bronchitis. It also helps boosting the immune-system.

He then proceeded to cut the mushrooms into smaller pieces and mixed everything with the cedarwood and chamomille oil and the beewax. The salve will be stress-relieving. It will be called "Thane´s anti-stress salve"

Tolerance Salve For those who have difficulty working with others.

Beech Tree Buds - dried Impatiens (Jewelweed) - fresh and roughly chopped Water Violets - fresh wilted

Beech Tree is helpful in dealing with stressful situations and relieves feelings of intolerance. Impatiens and Water Violets are both known stress-relievers. With this blend, working with multiple people as a team becomes easier for those who prefer to conquer tasks alone and become irritable when faced with the perceived 'slowness' of others.

For scent, add refreshing Lemon and anger-relieving Ylang Ylang.

Montgomery's Marvellous Moisturizer (for short MMM )

This salve is made especially for the face, but can be used on the whole body to keep the skin moist and clear. It's contents are freshly chopped lemongrass, likewise fresh cut aloe and dried, then powdered Schizandra berries. MMM consists of two essential oils - carrot seed and a bit of geranium. It's a salve for everybody who strives to achieve the look of fresh, clear and young skin. The fresh lemongrass makes MMM appealing to men, while the geranium essential oil attracts women as it has a great floral scent.

Lemongrass is a natural treat for a variety of skin problems, making it a good base for the salve. It also keeps the skin moist and clear, which is the main intention of MMM. Aloe has similar effects as lemongrass, but it is more commonly used in skin products. With its high amount of water inside the thick leaves, it soothes skin irritations. Schizandra berries are kind of an all-rounder. The Chinese refer to this fruit as 'five flavor fruit' (Wu Wei Zu) because the berries contain all of the five tastes: salty, sweet, bitter, pungent and sour. According to traditional chinese medicine, Schizandra is capable of entering all 12 meridians, which makes it kinda superior to other herbs. Still being a famous 'beauty tonic', it has a rejuvenating effect on the skin.

Carrot seed essential oil supports the rejuvenating effect. It helps to smooth the skin, assists with cell regeneration and even helps to fade scars. Geranium improves the skin elasticity and tightens the skin, reducing the appearance of wrinkles.

All of these herbs have been chosen for their anti-anxiety properties, as my salve is meant to used during the oh-so-stressful times of O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s!

The Ashwagandha helps boost the immune system as well as relieve stress - both of which are very important during test-taking time. Chamomile also has calming effects, to help students focus on the material at hand rather than the stress around them. Passionflower adds anxiety management boosters and stomach-calming effects. The benefit of the Valerian Root is to help with any insomnia that crops up during exams, in addition to being a general stress/anxiety breaker.

The passionflower adds a pleasant fragrance when combined with the chamomile, negating the need for the addition of further essential oils.

For the infused oil I have chosen to use arnica, boswelia, and cinnamon to prepare an oil good for inflammation, pain in joints, and sore muscles mostly but it will have other possible benefits. The flower of the arnica is used to treat sore muscles, sprains, and bruises but it also contains anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and anti-septic properties which are all perfect qualities for my infusion. Although boswelia have been used for many years to treat different symptoms, today I chose it for its benefits to treat inflammation and pain of the joints. As for cinanmon I not only chose it for the fragrance but also for its benefits as an anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, antibacterial and antispasmodic properties.

For an essential oil I would choose neem-oil not because of its smell but for the many benefits it posses. The fatty acids and vitamin E found in neem oil are easily absorbed into the skin without leaving the skin greasy. Once absorbed, these powerful properties work to rejuvenate the skin’s cells and restore elasticity. Benefit-rich vitamin E acts as a free radical scavenger, by hindering the oxidizing processes in the skin. It promotes soft and supple skin, helps in reducing old scars and promotes healing. Neem oil also help to reduce inflammation, reduce infections, and even serves as an insect repellent.

Those that would benefit the most from this salve would be anyone that suffers from pain in joints, athletes with muscle soreness, and anyone with skin irritation or inflammation. People with conditions such as arthritis, neuropathy, and diabetes -among others- can also use this balm to help cope with the natural symptoms of the illness.

"Chamomile should be great for soothing angry skin," she muttered under her breath as she chopped it into small pieces. The next herb she had recognised instantly - Agrimony was used by the Ancient Egyptians after all, and her parents had instilled an interest in the history of the area when she was younger. She knew it had antibacterial properties, and would be perfect for keeping the affected skin clean. The olive oil they would be using would give enough grease to the salve so it would be easy to apply smoothly regardless of how her skin was, but at the moment the herb mixture smelt somewhat nasty, so Niamh figured it needed a few drops of essential oil to make it more appealing. She decided on two drops of peppermint essential oil as she liked the smell, and one small drop of Patchouli oil, as according to her herbology book, it was said to be good for skin cell regeration. Adding the chopped Chamomile to the jar, she crushed the Agrimony and tipped that in as well. The jar wasn't quite half full, so she chopped a little more Chamomile before pouring olive oil over the herbs.

Powdered Cordyceps, said to contain a substance that can open your lung airways so you can take in more oxygen. Crushed Rhodiola, a popular stress reliever in Russia known for its ability to enhance one’s endurance. And shavings of Fo-ti, used in China to strengthen muscles and bones are combined together to create the ultimate salve.

The recipe that Ebele followed was one she’d learned from her grandmother about a year ago. Her grandmother had found a new ingredient with fascinating potential in longevity, Jiaogulan, which is supposed to help the body rejuvenate. Her grandmother added it to their top notch immortality potion; the remaining ingredients are a closely guarded family secret.

All of the other students had already gathered several oils, herbs, and other items for their oil infusions. Ebele got up and walked over to the cabinet that housed the collection of ingredients and pulled several down and placed them on her wooden preparation tray. Once back at her desk she quickly wrote down all the ingredients that she intended to use.

Clove oil, dragon’s blood sap, and vanilla bean paste were the first three essential oil-type ingredients. All of which add a high level of antioxidants to the salve. Antioxidants were highly useful for cellular rejuvenation and protection against free radicals in the blood which can cause genetic mutations. The next two ingredients were all adaptogens, which meant that they were highly useful in a variety of ways. Adaptogens adapt to any need required, helping almost anyone regardless of their ailment. The next ingredients were American Ginseng root powder, which would energize ad rejuvenate the skin and body as it absorbed into the blood stream; and Cordyceps (Caterpillar fungus), which would balance the energies of the body with plenty of vigor and vitality.

These particular ingredients were chosen because Ebele wanted to create an ointment that would rejuvenate, energize, and restore the body. This salve would be most beneficial if used every morning and evening to any area of skin that needed revitalization and youthful appearances restored.

She wrote further instructions down for the salve, that it was supposed to be formed with one part beeswax and 4 parts coconut butter in order for full effectiveness. Ebele shook the ingredients of her jars and hoped that she might be present for when the oil infusions were finished, so she could add her finishing touches. She knew that creating powerful ointments was more of an art than most would ever appreciate, and Ebele took pride in her work.

The essay portion of the assignment was finished as her infusions sat in front of her. She looked down at her concoctions and smiled, knowing that her grandmother would be quite p[leased with Ebele’s work.

He had decided to use Bee Balm because it is commonly used in poultices for skin infections or irritations such as sunburn or dry, itchy skin. It also is useful for healing minor wounds. The leaves contain thymol which is an antibiotic. Echinacea can be ground into a fine powder and used externally as an ointment to treat wounds and even snakebite. It has antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antibiotic properties, making the two herbs very similar. Bran had decided to also add lemongrass oil as the final ingredient when the salve was done. Lemongrass oil is known for its skin healing properties. It relieves muscle pain, can ward off insects, and when used externally helps kill bacteria making it a perfect addition to an antibiotic salve.

Pouring the ground herbs into his jar, Bran added olive oil to the half-full jar until the herbs were completely covered. He took jar to Professor Bishop-Hermann and said, “When the time comes, Professor, I’d like lemongrass oil to be added to my salve mixture. Not only will it amplify the lemony scent from the Bee Balm, but it will also add to the healing element since it is antiseptic like Bee Balm and Echinacea. And it has the added bonus that the clean, tangy scent reduces anxiety, helps alleviate headaches, and promotes sound sleep by overpowering mental fatigue and promoting a positive outlook. And everyone needs that.” He smiled at the professor. “I might even need some myself before this tournament is through.”