sassenach Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Do any of you have an easily absorbable liniment good for achy joints and muscles that is made from natural ingredients? If so , could you please share? Like Absorbine Jr, as an example. Not greasy. Quote Link to comment
Ambergris Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 http://therockwhisperer.blogspot.com/2014/02/homemade-liniment.html Quote Link to comment
sassenach Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Thanks Ambergris! That should help! Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) Very cool! Especially tonite when I can barely MOVE..... garden harvesting/processing today. Shoot! I thot "liniment" was for old people....... ......oh yeah, I IS old people. MtRider Edited October 26, 2014 by Mt_Rider Quote Link to comment
sassenach Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Yeah, the lady's blog recipe makes a pint and a half so that should last a while. Quote Link to comment
lovinit Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Sass - you might also like to peek into Pinterest under Essential Oils. You will find all kinds of combinations of oils to mix as anti inflammatory aid. You may use the oils by themselves in some cases but for your use you might wish to invest in a carrier oil like almond or coconut oil. The coconut oil is so useful in many other applications as well. Let us know if you find more interesting /useful prep/everyday ideas along this line. I personally, love my oils, and when dh benefits so much from their use my prep money is going first into purchasing more of them, then learning about the herbs and growing/dehydrating same for my prep pantry. Quote Link to comment
sassenach Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) I can't stand coconut oil for much usage, but almond would be fine. It can be used in soaps and lotions too. I was trying to find nothing with oil or greasy ingredients as a matter of fact so original recipe /blog posted was exactly what I wanted. Have you ever gotten the brand name Absorbine, either for equine use or the Jr for human use. I have. It has no real high amount of oil to it and absorbs into skin fast . ( Since you are in Canada, not US, where the product is common. ) Maybe its available , its been around for years but I get tired of paying extreme prices and also the junk they tend to put in such things is very different than the more original ingredients when they came out decades ago, so I was trying for something simple and pure enough and would work. One can use the equine version on humans too but , I wanted a small quantity. Plus the feed store went out of business some years ago. Edited October 26, 2014 by sassenach Quote Link to comment
lovinit Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Ah yes I remember the Absorbine Liniment well, my dad used it quite a lot. Dh's family and he used what they called "Red". I don't know if it is the same thing or not though. I always want a more pleasant smell to my stuff. Dh even used to take a swig of the Red liniment when he was feeling poorly. I never thought it to be a good idea. Quote Link to comment
sassenach Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 hmm, yes, some of those old recipes really did stink badly, but they did the job. It makes you wonder that they survived at all using some of it! LOL. Quote Link to comment
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