Homemade "Neosporin"

I have been super impressed by this recipe and how well it works, I was SUPER skeptical when I first came across it. It seemed a "far stretch" for how simple it was and a little more "hippish" than I was used to. But like most of the recipes I come across, I will give anything a shot :) 

Homemade "Neosporin"
Ingredients:

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup dried comfrey
1/4 cup dried calendula 
1/2 cup coconut oil
2 oz beeswax
2 Tablespoons honey
optional- 10 drops of lavender essential oil  
cheesecloth

Ok so there are 2 ways of doing this:

Option 1 QUICK way: On the stove on low heat, melt olive oil and coconut oil. Then put in your dried flowers, let this steep for about 20-30 minutes. This will draw out the medical properties of the flowers. Do not let these get too hot or you will end up "deep frying" your flowers which is what we don't want.  

After time is up,  strain into a pyrex measuring cup using your cheese cloth to capture your flowers. You will probably have a few particles slip through, which is OK...it happens with homemade things!

Then mix in your beeswax, if it doesn't melt...pop it in the microwave for a min or two. Once beeswax is melted, you can add in your optional essential oil. Pour into your containers and let set for a couple of hours to cool. Again, if your impatient like I am sometimes...put in the fridge :)

Option 2 perferred method: Get a mason jar or glass container, put your dried flowers in and pour just the olive oil in, put a lid on and set them aside. Let them sit for 4-6 weeks. Then strain into pyrex measuring cup with cheese cloth. Try to squeeze out as much of the oil as possible cause that's where the good stuff is. Then in your measuring cup add your coconut oil and beeswax, microwave until beeswax melts (about 2 min), then take out and add in your optional essential oil. Put in containers and your done! :)
*This method is a lot easier and I feel like you get more medical properties out this way.

*Just a heads up....the greener the better :)  
 
 I got this recipe from http://www.mrshappyhomemaker.com/2012/11/healing-boo-boo-salve-a-k-a-homemade-natural-neosporin/

Here is her copy of the recipe and explains the properties of each:

• 1/2 cup coconut oil (proven to help heal burns - plus it’s anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, & a great moisturizer – read more here)
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (full of vitamins & a great moisturizer – read more here)
• 1/4 cup dried comfrey (a herb for healing woulds – read more here)
• 1/4 cup dried calendula (a herb for healing woulds & skin irritations – read more here)
• 2oz beeswax (equals out to 2 of the 1oz bars or 4 tablespoons)
• 2 tablespoons of honey (natural moisturizer with anti-microbial properties – read more here)
• 10 drops lavender essential oil (anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, & analgesic – read more here) (optional)