Cottonwood Tallow Salve
A darn-near all-purpose, great-smelling moisturizer for workin’ hands. Doubles as a first-aid salve to help skin cells regenerate quickly, reduce swelling, prevent infection, and help with cold sores.
The addition of tallow is the shepherd’s spin on a classic cottonwood bud salve (aka “Balm of Gilead”). This healing balm is made with the resinous buds from wild crafted Cottonwood trees right here in Whatcom County. Made in the traditional method by infusing the buds in organic olive oil for several weeks. The buds are then strained from the oil and combined with beeswax and my own pasture-raised lamb tallow to make a salve. The intoxicating smell is as close as you can get to bottling spring!
Cottonwood buds are pure magic: they’re full of the salicylates that make aspirin do its pain-relieving/anti-inflammatory thing, so they’re a great place to turn when you feel achy and sore.
A darn-near all-purpose, great-smelling moisturizer for workin’ hands. Doubles as a first-aid salve to help skin cells regenerate quickly, reduce swelling, prevent infection, and help with cold sores.
The addition of tallow is the shepherd’s spin on a classic cottonwood bud salve (aka “Balm of Gilead”). This healing balm is made with the resinous buds from wild crafted Cottonwood trees right here in Whatcom County. Made in the traditional method by infusing the buds in organic olive oil for several weeks. The buds are then strained from the oil and combined with beeswax and my own pasture-raised lamb tallow to make a salve. The intoxicating smell is as close as you can get to bottling spring!
Cottonwood buds are pure magic: they’re full of the salicylates that make aspirin do its pain-relieving/anti-inflammatory thing, so they’re a great place to turn when you feel achy and sore.
A darn-near all-purpose, great-smelling moisturizer for workin’ hands. Doubles as a first-aid salve to help skin cells regenerate quickly, reduce swelling, prevent infection, and help with cold sores.
The addition of tallow is the shepherd’s spin on a classic cottonwood bud salve (aka “Balm of Gilead”). This healing balm is made with the resinous buds from wild crafted Cottonwood trees right here in Whatcom County. Made in the traditional method by infusing the buds in organic olive oil for several weeks. The buds are then strained from the oil and combined with beeswax and my own pasture-raised lamb tallow to make a salve. The intoxicating smell is as close as you can get to bottling spring!
Cottonwood buds are pure magic: they’re full of the salicylates that make aspirin do its pain-relieving/anti-inflammatory thing, so they’re a great place to turn when you feel achy and sore.