I'd like to share a quick DIY for making your own Hypericum oil. If you're not familiar with it, hypericum (St. John's Wart) is a plant that grows in the wild and is used a lot in homeopathic medicine. Although there are many many different uses for it, my in-laws and husband have been using it for years as sort of a homeopathic neosporin.
Hypericum oil has antibiotic properties and because it's made with olive oil, it's incredibly moisturizing and soothing as well. Making it is super easy and requires only a couple of ingredients and less than 15 minutes of your time.
First, you need to pick the flowers. You probably have them growing in your yard during the late spring or early summer. They look like this:
Cram those yellow beauties in your blender and press down to compact them. Add enough olive oil to cover them about half way, put the lid on and hit puree.
When it's all chopped and blended, it will look like this:
You'll want to secure the blender base a little better than I did.
Next, pour it into a jar with a lid and seal it tightly. I used a mason jar.
Put it outside in the garden, under a plant or wherever else it can sit undisturbed for a while. you'll want to let it steep in the sunlight for about 6 weeks. When that time has passed, pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer to remove all the bits of the flower and you're good to go. You can use the oil on burns, scrapes, cuts or anything else that you would normally put neosporin on. It's also safe for use on pets since it's all natural.
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