Creating Natural, Healing Salves and Soaps for Your Skin
Creating Natural, Healing Salves and Soaps for Your Skin
At Swan Soap and Such, I am passionate about crafting natural, healing products that you and your family can trust. Before introducing any new product, I spend 6 to 12 months researching to ensure I’m offering only the best and most effective ingredients.
One of my favorite creations is the Jewelweed and Plantain Salve — a product that has received rave reviews from everyone who’s tried it! I’m excited to share more about how I make it and why it works so well for your skin.
Jewelweed & Plantain Soap: Nature’s Healing Touch
I take great care in creating products that support your skin's health, especially when it comes to Jewelweed Soap and Jewelweed and Plantain Soap. Many crafters use dried jewelweed in their products, but I take a different approach. Instead, I make a Jewelweed Tea the same day I harvest the jewelweed. This allows me to infuse the strongest possible jewelweed into the soaps, ensuring they’re as effective as possible.
Jewelweed is most known for its ability to help remove Urushiol oil, the oil from poison ivy, from your skin. It’s also antifungal and antimicrobial, making it great for treating other skin issues like dermatitis, bug bites, stings, and athlete’s foot. What makes it so special is that it thrives in moist, shaded areas — usually near poison ivy — which is where I harvest it fresh for my products.
Plantain: A Versatile Skin-Healing Herb
Alongside jewelweed, I use plantain in my salves and soaps. Often mistaken for a common “weed,” plantain is a perennial that grows in many yards. It has a thick taproot that allows it to survive through winter, and its leaves contain compounds that help reduce inflammation and promote wound healing.
Plantain is dried before being included in my salve, ensuring that its beneficial properties are preserved. When combined with jewelweed, it creates a powerful, natural remedy for your skin.
How I Make My Jewelweed Products
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Jewelweed Soap:
To create the Jewelweed Soap, I first make a concentrated jewelweed tea, which I then freeze into ice cubes. These Jewelweed Tea Ice Cubes replace the water needed in the soap-making process. This helps keep the infusion fresh and strong. -
Jewelweed and Plantain Soap:
For the Jewelweed and Plantain Soap, I infuse olive oil with both the fresh jewelweed and the dried plantain. This infusion is used as a base for the soap, making it an all-natural, soothing product for your skin.
I’m proud to offer these handcrafted products that support your skin’s health naturally. Whether you’re looking for relief from poison ivy, eczema, bug bites, or just want to treat your skin to the best nature has to offer, my Jewelweed and Plantain Salve and soaps are perfect for the job.
If you have any questions or want to know more about my process, feel free to reach out. I’m always happy to share more about the ingredients I use and the benefits they offer!
Disclaimer
The information provided in this blog is for educational purposes only. Swan Soap and Such does not claim that sulfur soap is a cure for any skin conditions or diseases. Our products are not FDA-approved for treating, diagnosing, or preventing any medical conditions.
Always consult your doctor or dermatologist before using any new skincare product, especially if you have concerns about the ingredients or any existing skin conditions. If you experience irritation or an adverse reaction, stop using the product and seek medical advice immediately.