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[shadowtemplepdx]

This is a great time of year to start thinking about making infused herbal oils as you hopefully have some dried herbs laying around that you’ve collected throughout the harvest season.

The first thing you need to make an infused oil is dried herbs. It is very important that the herbs are totally dry before you combine them with oil, as they can cause rancidity otherwise.

Many different types of herbs work well for making infused oils, especially lavender, rosemary, calendula, plantain, yarrow, comfrey, and mullein.

If you don’t already have your own dried herbs, Mountain Rose Herbs (a local herb business for me ) has a great selection of medicinal herbs to choose from.

Then you will need to choose the oil that you want to use. I usually use a high quality, light sunflower oil, but there are many types of carrier oils that you can choose from.

Once you have those two simple ingredients, there are several ways of making infused herbal oils.

While making an infused oil sounds like it could be complicated, it really is as easy as putting two ingredients together and letting them sit in the sun for a few weeks.

INFUSED HERBAL OIL: WINDOWSILL METHOD

The first one is probably the easiest, but it does take the most time.

This method is best when using oils that don’t go rancid quickly, like coconut or jojoba, as exposure to sunlight can degrade some oils more quickly.

Simply put the dried herbs of your choice into a jar and cover them with oil.

Stir the mixture gently with a spoon to get as many of the air bubbles out as possible.

Then put in a sunny windowsill for several weeks to steep.

Alternatively, you can put the jar in a cool place out of direct sunlight. This will help to preserve the quality of more light sensitive oils, like sweet almond oil.

When you feel it’s ready, simply strain the herbs from the oil.

Cap with a lid and use as soon as possible. Once oils have been infused they have a shorter shelf life, so I try to only make as much as I’ll use within a few months.

Any extra you might have should be stored in the refrigerator for future use.

INFUSED HERBAL OIL: HEAT METHOD

There are quicker ways of making infused herbal oils, as well.

You can use a double boiler by putting the herbs and oil in a metal bowl over a pot of simmering water.

Make sure that the oil doesn’t get too hot as to fry the herbs, and it should be done in a matter of hours.

I’ve also used a mini slow cooker on the warm setting to make calendula oil with good results.

A box style dehydrator would also work well, especially if you are already using it for something else.

INFUSED HERBAL OIL: OVEN EXTRACTION METHOD

The last method is oven extraction.

Put the dried herbs in oil, cover, and put in a low temperature oven for several hours, making sure not to cook the herbs.

[dancingwithdoom]

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[housederiva]

Im curious why you did not get into trouble by sharing pdfs? I assume youre what they say BNF... or is your cat really one hell of a charmer people instantly forgot there are pdfs in proximity?

Dear listener I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about. I simply have shared a picture of my adorable spherical roommate Caduceus that just so happens to be in a folder with a few non-consequential files that have absolutely nothing to do with anything I post about that I have expressly asked people not to open and to ignore

[aristoteliancomplacency]

A charm to restrain anger, for your dash (guaranteed to work against enemies, accusers, brigands, phobias, and nightmares).

[mylittleredgirl]

prescription drug prices in these united states are so bizarre. each single dose of my migraine meds is over $100. like it’s 5 mg. that much gold would cost 31 cents.

[sagescented]

Scenting [with Incense] is just as everything else concerning magick: The more you can create by your own hand, the more pure the item will be for use in your circles, and the less chance there is of any outside [… contamination] or [influence].

From Incense Formulary: How To Create and Blend Your Own Incenses, published 2010; S. M. Brennan (My Ko-Fi Here)

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Kurt Saxon - Keeping Score On Our Modern Prophets - Atlan Formularies - 1974 (cover photo of Bonnie Benzonelli Gool by Peter Palmquist)

[wickedhawtwexler]

y'all why do i even pay for insurance when they refuse to cover anything lmao

[darlenicy]

that's the right spirit, stella!

[3-aem]

Ima burn the whole country an go to every state border thing and take a huge shit right in the middle of the highway an then a huge shit at every city hall cus why they hell can they give you an inhaler ima bouta put you on my insurance to get you one cus FUCK

I got a lot of asks re my inhaler issue and I'm kind of in the process of dying and crying tn so I'm not going to get to reply to everyone but this is so fucking hilarious to me I'm actually sobbing and wheezing and coughing it hurts but I've read this 50 Times

Thank you for brightening the night 💜💜

[shadowtemplepdx]

Making pine oil is really easy and can be done with fresh or dried pine needles.

Follow these steps:

Place your pine needles into a 4-oz / 115 ml mason jar. You need approx. 1/8 cup of needles.

Fill the jar with 1/4 cup carrier oil. Any carrier oil will work. I used jojoba oil.

Place the jar into a small saucepan filled 1/2 in / 1 cm with water.

Bring the water to a mild simmer.

Let infuse for 20 minutes, check regularly, and add more water as needed.

After 20 minutes, strain the pine oil through a fine-mesh sieve. Discard the needles.

You can prepare infused oil with the needles of other conifer trees, such as spruce, fir, or juniper.

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[shodansbabygirl]

Yaaaay time to play inhaler roulette with the shit my insurance will cover because the inhaler I got prescribed is one they won't cover

Turns out my ability to breathe has a maximum monetary value of $250 retail

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[aristoteliancomplacency]

Love the level of snark in this footnote.

[yeeclaw]

The prescription I couldn’t afford a couple weeks ago was $200 for a 90-day supply, but today when I had $200 for it, it was $275 for 30 days. Here’s hoping it doesn’t take another two weeks for the preauth to be sent and approved, because who knows how much it might cost by then! 🙃

[imlebsian]

pharmaceutical reps will spend an hour of your time talking up their meds (ignoring the fact that you don't even make prescription decisions) then finish out with "oh btw it's only covered on one very specific and obscure plan and for everyone else it's $700. ok byeeeee go make those sales 😘" leave me alone