Propolis Ointment

[dsquared]

I'm looking for a recipe for propolis ointment to use on cold sores. Anyone heard of one?

[RAlex]

Propolis healing ointment

1 tablespoon beeswax
4 tablespoons mineral oil
1 tablespoon propolis granules
1 tablespoon honey

Melt the ingredients in a microwave or make a small double boiler by placing a can in boiling water. Stir until it cools.

This is from "Super Formulas" by Elaine C White . I bought my copy from Dadants
Rick

[greengecko]

Propolis healing ointment

1 tablespoon beeswax
4 tablespoons mineral oil
1 tablespoon propolis granules
1 tablespoon honey

Melt the ingredients in a microwave or make a small double boiler by placing a can in boiling water. Stir until it cools.

This is from "Super Formulas" by Elaine C White . I bought my copy from Dadants
Rick


Using propolis in the granular form and microwaving the ingredients??? :no: No way!

:thumbsup: Simple Oil-Based Propolis Ointment

Ingredients (in parts by weight):

2 - Propolis ethanol extract, 20%
1 - Beeswax
7 - Lanolin
10 - Butter of palm, cacao, keraté or similar

Melt the beeswax in a water bath, slowly stir in the melted lanolin and mix well. While the mixture is cooling mix in the butter. The propolis extract is best mixed with a small amount of butter and added to the rest of the mixture once the latter has cooled to less than 104°F (40°C).

Alternatively, the propolis extract can be mixed with ready-made benzocaine creams at a rate of 30% of a 50% propolis-ethanol solution. These pastes generally contain no water, so the propolis should be added in the form of a high-percentage alcohol extract.

[dsquared]

Thanks very much my friends!

[Chef Isaac]

why cant you microwave it green?