Eucalyptus Pine Chest Rub | Mother Nature's Vapor Rub Let the Trees Help Open Your Airways | 2 oz Jar 🌲 While Supplies Last 🌲 This chest rub is a penetrating yet pleasantly fragrant balm that is absorbed through the skin and airways. This chest rub contains the whole raw pine resin (pine pitch) harvested sustainably from trees in Ontario, Canada - not just the synthetic compounds found in most commercial products. This natural oleoresin contains a broad range of healing botanical compounds. Spruce, pine and fir have been used as traditional medicine for hundreds if not thousands of years across a wide range of cultures in the northern Hemisphere. The aromatic oils in pine are traditionally used to open the airways. The resin can be harvested sustainably year-round. Most of us can remember someone slathering Vicks VapoRub on our chests as children, and how the aroma helped us breathe a little easier when we were sick. Same idea here - but for those who prefer a more natural ingredient profile. I have included a table comparing my ingredients with Vicks, in the images, for those you would like a comparison. How It's Made I start with the raw - incredibly gooey and sticky - pine resin (see photo). I combine that with organic sesame oil (for maximum penetration) in a Mason jar, and allow it to slowly infuse in a warm water bath on the stove for several hours. Once it is completely melted, I strain it to remove the insoluble fraction of the resin, as well as little bits of pine bark. To the strained pine-oil blend all of the other ingredients are added. What results is a lovely, smooth, aromatic ointment that is soft and melts easily into the skin! Be sure to wash your hands after applying it, as it can be irritating to the eyes and other sensitive body parts. 🌿 Ingredients Canadian pine resin, organic sesame oil, organic beeswax, organic menthol crystals, organic eucalyptus essential oil, organic ravintsara essential oil, organic niaouli essential oil, organic black spruce essential oil, organic tea tree essential oil, organic honey myrtle essential oil, organic rosemary oil
