There are many situations that require first aid.
When dealing with minor cuts, scrapes, and other minor skin injuries, it is important to have a good ointment to facilitate speedy healing and minimize the chance of infections. For burns, see the previous post on sunburn.
In this case, we are going to add to a well known OTC product that is wonderful by itself, but becomes miraculous when essential oils are added. The oils that I use in this preparation are selected for their individual characteristics. Synergetically, they come together as a powerful healing force.
Always use pure essential oils, as fragrance oils are mostly synthetic. Essential oils are super concentrated oils derived by distillation. They can be expensive, but they are used only drops at a time so you can get away with getting smaller bottles.
For this Any pharmacy or dollar store has their own brand of a popular brand name product, in this case, Neosporin. What you want to look for is one that contains Bacitracin, Neomycin, and Polymyxin B. This gives you a good, broad spectrum base to start with.
Recipe for WitchDoctor First Aid Ointment
Start by emptying two .5 oz tubes of the antibacterial ointment mentioned above into a clean medicine bottle or other clean plastic or glass container with a tight fitting lid. Remember you will need enough room to thoroughly mix the contents. To this, you will add:
1 tsp pure emu oil
30 drops lavender essential oil
20 drops rosemary essential oil
10 drops chamomile oil
5 drops balsam fir oil
5 drops tea tree oil
5 drops clove oil
Mix thoroughly with a butter knife or fork, until you cannot see any oils on the surface or the sides. Check the bottom too, because oils have a tendency to get trapped at the bottom during stirring. This is why it is helpful to use a bottle you can see through.
Apply several times a day with or without a bandage, depending on the need for one. This can also be used for bug bites, and other itchy rashes.
This is safe to use on children over four, but younger than that I would only use Lavender, Chamomile, Emu, and Vitamin E oils. You can mix that combo for babies into diaper rash ointment as well.
As always, anything more than a minor injury should be seen by and treated by a medical doctor first.
