This Homemade Lavender Rosemary Rash Ointment works great for all sorts of rashes, including heat rash and diaper rash. My husband uses it all summer long to treat the heat rash he gets from working in the heat welding. He works in an un-air-conditioned shop and with Texas summers, it gets really hot in there. This Homemade Lavender Rosemary Rash Ointment is cooling and soothing to the terrible heat rash he gets. I find that it really works well on all sorts of rashes, scrapes, and scratches that my fellas bring home. It is also very comforting for chafing. We find that we use this ointment all summer long and absolutely love it. It’s super easy to make and costs only pennies to make. It costs about $2.00 per batch and lasts a long time. It works and it’s frugal…gotta love that!
Lavender essential oil is widely used as an analgesic. It is known for it’s antibacterial attributes and it often used straight on burns, scrapes and cuts. Rosemary is also known for it’s analgesic properties and is also antibacterial. So these two essential oils pack quite a pain-killing/healing punch! Coconut oil is also extremely healing as well. It’s a natural antibiotic, as well as being antibacterial. It’s very soothing and feels so good going on. The arrowroot is drying, so it helps to keep the area affected dry–which is important to keeping the rash from returning.
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This looks real useful. I like the idea of the arrowroot used as a healing agent and as a thickener, makes me want to experiment with some of my salve recipes thanks 🙂
we really like it and it works so well for my husband. I also have a hankering for playing around more with salve recipes 🙂
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Would this work for chapped skin(from winter cold) or eczema?
Sommer, yes it would work well for chapped skin and eczema.
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Anna Wilkinson – the arrowroot works really well in this recipe 🙂
Sommer Sorenson – Yes it would work just fine for chapped skin or eczema.
This is such a great idea! It’s simple, but everything you’d need to calm fiery skin. Thanks for sharing this at the Hearthfelt Hopes linky party!
Thanks Susan! Both my hubby and son deal with chapped skin during the winter and my eldest girl occasionally has eczema issues. I will definitely be trying this out with my new oils 🙂 I have another question: I noticed in the instructions you mention cornstarch…is that where you use the arrowroot?
I love lavender. When I was a kid and staying at my grandma’s house I remember that her sheets smelled like lavender! I have to be careful of smells now but some smells I can tolerate if they aren’t too strong. Thanks for linking up to Making Your Home Sing Monday today!
yes, the original recipe I created used cornstarch, but because arrowroot is better (nearly all corn products are GMO) I changed to using arrowroot. Just missed that on the recipe when I typed it up.
Awesome! Thanks Susan…can’t wait to try it out 🙂
Awesome love it, sharing on my facebook page Natural & Frugal: raising 6 kids
We use small amounts of beewax for thickening our chest rub salves.. nut my mom uses arrowroot in her deodorant.. we will have to give this a try! Please consider sharing your post with us at Eco-Kids Tuesday! http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/2013/02/bunnys-bento-box-eco-kids-tuesday.html
My son has sensitive skin, and this works wonderfully when he gets diaper rash.
Super nifty! We are bookmarking it!
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Love this! I have been fascinated in learning all about healing herbs, tinctures, salves, etc. Would love it if you shared on my blog. My blog is all about learning from our mothers and grandmothers. http://rediscovermom.blogspot.com/2013/02/tried-and-true-recipes-party-2.html
Thanks for sharing! Pinning!
Thanks for explaining how each of the ingredients heals and repairs the skin. Thanks again for linking up with Tuesday Greens.
Love that you used arrowroot as a thickener instead of beeswax. What a novel idea!
Thanks for sharing.