Chickweed-Calendula Salve

As the warm weather finally sets in here in the northeast, the garden is beginning to offer up its gifts.

One of the first “weeds” to pop up in the spring is chickweed. The Latin name for chickweed is Stellaria media because of it’s adorable white star-shaped flowers. Chickweed is a delicious and nourishing herb that can be eaten, but it is also a soothing and moisturizing herb for hot, itchy skin conditions such as bug bites and rashes. (It is also beloved by chickens, hence it's common name!)

This chickweed salve was made with wild chickweed harvested from my own garden and infused into olive oil. I combined it with calendula oil—another incredible skin healing herbal oil—and some lavender essential oil. The lavender oil not only makes the salve smell good but it also acts as an additional healing agent and a natural preservative that helps to extend the shelf-life of the product.

Reach for this cooling salve and when you have bug bites, dry chapped hands, clean and closed wounds, or inflamed and itchy skin. It also works as a nice petroleum-free butt balm for diaper rash!

The Chickweed-Calendula Salve comes in a 2 ounce tin and should last about a year if kept in a cool, dry place.

Full ingredients list for Chickweed-Calendula Salve:

olive oil infused with chickweed, olive oil infused with calendula, beeswax, lavender essential oil