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Special Topics
Supplementation
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Iodine Salve
Olsson L
Ingredients:
1 oz. extra virgin coconut oil
1 oz. shea butter
1 oz. jojoba oil
1/2 oz. sesame oil
1/2 oz. castor oil
1 oz. beeswax
44 drops Lugol's solution of iodine
Fill a pot with water 4-5" high, place on stove over medium heat.
Pour liquid oils (jojoba, sesame & castor) into glass measuring cup
with oz. measures (total volume - 2 oz). Add solid oils next- add
coconut to bring total volume to 3 oz. Add shea butter to bring total
volume to 4 oz. Stir mixture (I use a chopstick) as solid oils melt
into the liquid. Add beeswax next...a good way to do that is to heat a
knife over an open flame and cut off small chunks. A gas range is
perfect for this, or use a candle. Add chunks of beeswax to bring
total volume to 5 oz. Stir to melt the beeswax into the mixture.
Remove from heat, add Lugol's and stir like mad to disperse into the
oil mixture. This salve begins to solidify quite quickly, if that
happens while stirring in the Lugol's it's ok to place the mixture
back into the hot water bath to reliquify. Decant into container of
choice - a wide-mouth glass jar is perfect for this. You can place in
fridge to hasten solidification, but that's not necessary as this
salve is solid at room temperature.
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