Winter Salve
Winter Salve
ABOUT WINTER SALVE
Winter Salve is an all-natural intense moisturizing treatment to take care of your hands/nails during cold wintery months. It is concentrated with a rich blend of calming peppermint and nourishing white pine-infused oil and essential oils to comfort extremely dry skin and help alleviate muscle stiffness and pain. Apply this multipurpose salve directly to the chest to assist in clearing bronchitis and congestion due to cold and flu.
WINTER SALVE INGREDIENTS
- Mayernik Garden Peppermint Leaves
- Mayernik Garden White Pine infused Organic Olive OilÂ
- Organic Beeswax
- Organic Peppermint Essential OilÂ
WINTER SALVE USAGE
Warm the salve between your clean and dry hands before application.
For dryness: Apply a thin layer to the area of extreme dryness.
For pain: Apply generously at the site of pain.
*For external use only.
ABOUT THE INGREDIENTS
White Pine
White pine (Pinus strobus) is a needled-evergreen plant, also recognized as the tree of peace. It has a tall straight trunk while its leaves can usually be seen in the cluster of 5, 4, or 3 which normally fall at maturation. The leaves are serrated, bluish-green, and 2-5 inches long. The tree is marked by slender cones that contain seeds for the propagation of white pine through the wind. The cone is scaled with a resinous tip and rounded apex.
It acts as rubefacient, diuretic, antiseptic, and anthelmintic. White pine is also fruitful in the treatment of urinary tract infections and rheumatic conditions. The inner bark of the white pine presents itself as a perfect expectorant and demulsifier. Topical application of its poultice aids in healing the cuts, wounds, and sores.
PeppermintÂ
Peppermint (Mentha x Piperita) is a natural hybrid of watermint (Mentha aquatica) and spearmint (Mentha spicata). This rhizomatous herbaceous perennial has serrated leaves, marked by red veins with light pink to mauve flowers growing in a cone shape.
Since 1500 BC, peppermint has been imparting its sprightly, fresh coolness to sweet and savory dishes. Medicinally, it helps with bacterial infections, chest congestion, muscular spasms, fever, pain, wet cough, and inflammatory conditions. It is a great ally of the gastrointestinal tract as it helps with various digestive ailments, including flatulence, bloating, nausea, heartburn, hiccups, stomach/intestinal cramps, irritable bowel syndrome, and other digestive ailments that erupt due to the colonization of bacteria.
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Winter Salve is safe for children to use. It can be applied to the undershirt of your little one for relieving chest congestion and at the sole of their feet to reduce fever. For children older than 5 years of age, you can directly apply Winter Salve to their chests.
Winter Salve contains white pine and peppermint, which are excellent decongestants and expectorants. It is recommended to apply Winter Salve on the chest and throat area to soothe airway inflammation and congestion.
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Winter Salve contains peppermint essential oil that has a cooling effect on achy, sore muscles. It imparts antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic effects which makes it perfect for the management of arthritic pain too.
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Given its route of administration, i.e. topical, Winter Salve is safe to use during pregnancy.
There arenât any side effects reported regarding daily usage of Winter Salve. It is safe to apply daily to your stiff and painful joints/muscles. Stop using the product if you come across any sort of allergic reaction.Â
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MAYERNIK KITCHEN EST. 2015
Mayernik Kitchen was created in 2015, by husband and wife, Matt and Shannon, and since has grown with the offering of 75+ plant medicine products, workshops and classes held monthly, and an online community of eager learners. We invite you to join the community via social media and through our bi-weekly newsletter, where we share our gardens, harvests & medicines with you.
Nestled in the suburbs of Passaic County, Matt and Shannon grow over 100 species of plants in their backyard garden, which then turn into the plant medicine they hand-craft and sell in the Mayernik Kitchen Market. With over 10+ years of herbal experience between the couple, they thrive on making products for their community, as well as those across the country, to encourage a natural, healthy lifestyle.
Herbalism has shaped the lives of Matt and Shannon and is incorporated into their everyday lives. Both avid creators in the kitchen, the couple try to incorporate plant medicine into their meals by cooking with the herbs, preserving them for the cooler months, or fermenting the gardens bounty.