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Time 🕐

• Preparation: 30 minutes
• Cooking: 5h

Ingredients

• 10 g Bay leaf (Laurus nobilis)
• 100 ml olive oil
• 15 g 90° food grade alcohol

Preparation

• Grind the plant into powder or chop it finely
• Place the finely chopped leaves in a glass or stainless steel container
• Add the 90° food grade alcohol
• Mix and cover the container with a clean cloth
• Let stand for 24 hours
• Add the olive oil and stir well
• Cook in a bain-marie for 5 hours
• Strain the oil and compost the bay leaves
• Bottle and seal tightly
• Label and store in a dry, dark place

Usage

• Shake before use
• Apply the oil as needed and gently massage the affected area

Approximate costs

• Bay leaf: 0.90
• 90% food-grade alcohol: 7.65
• Olive oil: 1.40
• Total: 9.95 euros

Source

Pierre, M. (1982). Les plantes de l’herboriste: recettes vertes, recettes douces pour mieux vivre. Robert Jauze.

And who is this author? Michel Pierre, a pharmacy technician by training, began his career in a pharmacy that manufactured its own medicines, he then managed the Herboristerie du Palais Royal in Paris, and has done so since 1972.