Mastitis Udder Balm Essential Oil Salve Recipe (2024)

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Proper care of a goats teats is important and an important aspect of goat health care as far as I am concerned.

I raise my goats organically so a natural udder balm essential oil salve recipe was the only option for me especially after I ran into a problem I thought was mastitis.

Here is my story – and recipe.

The Problem

My three dairy goats – Sugar, Spice and Darla – werenine years old.

They were still having babies andproducing an abundance of milk, but I noticed some congestion in their udders.

I immediately ordered a mastitis test kit – I gave the test three times and all three times it came up negatitive.

I decided mastitis was not the problem.

I believe it was just abit of congestion – possibly because were are so full of milk.

I get a half gallon or more per day from Spice alone.

Sugar is producing around 1/4 gallon per day.

The Solution

I also ordered a mastitis udder massage salve from Molly’s Herbals because I wanted something natural.

I had always keptudder balm from the farm store on hand, but felt I needed something with the power of herbs.

The salve I received from Molly’s Herbals was wonderful – and oh, so fragrant.

I ordered two containers of it, then decided – since I was going through it so quickly – to try and make my own.

Mine is different from hers, but it seems to work and the goats enjoy it.

Best off, Imake it using ingrdients from my own garden that I know are grown organically and it works great alongside my homemade goat teat spray.

Here is my recipe:

Mastitis Udder Balm Essential Oil Salve Recipe

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Author: Sheri Ann Richerson

Ingredients

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8 ounces olive oil
8 ounces fresh comfrey leaves
1 ounce beeswax
10 drops peppermint essential oil
10 drops tea tree oil
10 drops eucalyptus oil
10 drops lavender oil
1 Tablespoon Vitamin E oil

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Instructions

I made mine using the quick, stovetop method because I was in a hurry.
I first tore up the comfrey leaves into small pieces and covered them with the olive oil. I used a heat proof glass jar. A measuring cup or canning jar works great.
I sit the glass cup that contained the olive oil and comfreyin a pan of water andbrought it up to a temperature of 140 degrees F. I kept it at this temperature for about 3 1/2 hours.
I then strained the oil, removing the comfrey leaves.
I added the beeswax (pre-measured) to the oil and let it melt. The larger the chunks of beeswax, the longer it takes to melt. I did stir the mixture continually while waiting for it to melt.
Once the beeswax was melted, I removed it from the heat, added in the essential oils and the vitamin E and stirred the mixture to make sure everything was well combined.
I quickly poured the liquid salve into containers. The small 4-ounce canning jars work great or you can buy metal containers with lids if you prefer.
I set the containers aside without lids to allow the salve to harden.
Once it was hard, I labeled it, put a lid on it and use it daily after milking. I simply scoop out a small amount (around a half aTablespoon) and massage it all over their udders.

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