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Healing Spruce Pitch Salve: From Tree to Tin

In today's video we head out into the boreal forest of Canada's Yukon to harvest spruce pitch (resin). Spruce pitch is an incredible natural, healing medicine that has been used for millennia to soothe and heal skin, among many other uses. Using spruce pitch, olive oil, coconut oil and beeswax, we make spruce pitch salve. The perfect antidote for dry, rough skin in our cold winter climate. Equipment Needed: • Kitchen scale • Canning jar(s) • Canning jar rings • Wood craft sticks • Cheesecloth • Double boiler • Containers Ingredients: • Spruce Pitch • Olive oil or coconut oil • Beeswax Method: Melt 3 parts oil to 1 part pitch in a double boiler over low heat. Stir occasionally. Continue to heat until the pitch dissolves into the oil. The oil will become cloudy and darken in colour. Approximately 2 hours. Strain mixture through cheesecloth, if necessary. Weigh oil mixture, divide number by 6. Add that amount of beeswax, melt into oil mixture. Pour into containers. Cool completely before adding the lid. Grateful to live in the traditional territory of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun. #wildcraft #resin #pitch #spruce #pine #conifer #borealforest #naturesmedicine #plantmedicine #harvesting #foraging #holistichealth #forest #salve #yukon #north #healing #beeswax #skincare