Balms can be used as an independent drink, or in combination with vodka, white wine, mineral water. Tea or coffee with balm not only has a pleasant taste and aroma, but also has a tonic and restorative effect on the body.

For making balms are mainly used for various medicinal herbs who insist on alcohol or vodka.

In order to give balms a more pleasant taste, they are often added sugar, honey and various liqueurs.

We offer you several balm recipes, the preparation of which does not require special efforts and costs.

BALM "OLD COTTAGE"

Required: 10 g of dry St. John's wort, 10 g of dry herb oregano, 10 g of dry sage (flower and herb), 30 g of mint, 0.5 l of vodka.

Cooking method. Fill the herbs with vodka, leave for 1-2 weeks. Then strain, squeeze the grass through cheesecloth. If desired, 0.5 cups of syrup of any jam can be poured into the balm.

BALM "SEA BUCKTHORN"

Required: 300 g of sea buckthorn berries, 0.5 l of vodka, 2 tbsp. l. honey.

Cooking method. Rinse and dry the berries, fill with vodka and insist in a sealed container for 2-3 weeks. After this, strain the balm, add honey and leave for another week.

BALM "BITTERNESS"

Required: 30 g of fresh wormwood flowers, 30 g of almonds, 10 g of parsley root, 30 g of tansy flowers, 1 liter of vodka.

Cooking method. Parsley root wash and dry, clean, finely chop. Pour all the components with vodka and leave for 3-4 weeks. Then strain and filter through cheesecloth.

BALM "FOESTER"

Required: 20 g of herb oregano, St. John's wort, chamomile, mint, lemon balm, 0.5 l of vodka, 100 g of cognac, 10 g of honey.

Cooking method. Fill the grass with vodka and leave for 2 weeks in a dark place. Then add cognac and honey and infuse for another 2 weeks. After that, strain the balm.

BALM "MALE POWER"

Required: 10 g of marigold flowers, 10 g of immortelle flowers, 20 g of lemon balm herb, 10 g of valerian root, 10 g of oregano flowers, 20 g of red and black currant leaves, 1 liter of vodka, 50 g of honey.

Cooking method. Put all the ingredients in the bowl in which you will prepare the balm, and fill with vodka. Infuse for 3 weeks, then strain and add honey.

BALM "NUT"

Required: 200 g young walnuts(in green peel), 50 g of walnut partitions, 10 g of dandelion root, 0.5 l of vodka, 20 g of sugar.

Cooking method. Pour vodka over nuts and partitions of nuts and infuse for 2 weeks. Wash the dandelion root, finely chop and dry in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Add it to the balm and leave for another week. After that, strain, add sugar.

BALM "COFFEE"

Required: 100 g of coffee beans, 50 g of chicory root, 200 g of thick coffee liqueur, 0.5 l of vodka, 10-20 g of sugar.

Cooking method. Wash the chicory root, dry in the oven until it becomes brittle. Pour coffee beans and root with vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Then strain, add liqueur and sugar.

BALM "ON HEALTH!"

Required: 50 g of St. John's wort, oregano, lime blossom, raspberry, red and black currant leaves, mint, lemon balm, 1 liter of vodka, 50 g of sugar, 5 g of ginger.

Cooking method. Pour all herbs with 2 cups of boiling water and keep in a water bath for 10-15 minutes. Then strain through cheesecloth. Mix this infusion with vodka and add sugar and ginger.

BALM "PINE NEEDLE"

Required: 100 g of young pine needles, 50 g of birch buds, 10 g of mint and lemon balm, 0.5 l of vodka, 10 g of honey.

Cooking method. Pine needles and birch buds pour vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Sprinkle mint and lemon balm with 1 cup hot water and boil until the volume of liquid is reduced by half. Strain and pour into the balm (after it has been infused). Then add honey and leave for another week.

BALM "GOLDEN AUTUMN"

Required: 100 g of red and chokeberry, 100 g of viburnum berries, 50 g of juniper berries, 100 g of lingonberries, 100 g of rose hips, 0.5 l of vodka, 50 g of honey.

Cooking method. Rinse the berries, crush with a mortar so that they give juice, mix. Then wrap this gruel in gauze, put in a bowl and pour vodka. Infuse for 3-4 weeks, then remove the gauze, wring it out. Add honey.

BALM "SECRET OF LONGEVITY"

Required: 50 g ginseng root, 10 g chicory root, 4 tbsp. l. immortelle flowers, 30 g of red rowan berries, 30 g of rose hips, 1 liter of vodka, 30-40 g of sugar.

Cooking method. Finely chop the ginseng and chicory roots and dry in the oven for 5-10 minutes (make sure not to burn). Pour all the components with vodka and insist in a dark place for 2-3 weeks. Then strain and filter through cheesecloth. Heat the sugar over low heat until it turns brown, and pour it into the balm.

BALM "TEA"
Required: 100 g of green and black leaf tea, 50 g of mint and lemon balm, 50 g of lime blossom, 50 g of orange and lemon peel, 30 g of oregano flowers, 0.5 l of vodka, 100 g of cognac, 50 g of honey.

Cooking method. Put all the ingredients in a bowl and fill with vodka. Insist 2 weeks. Then strain, add cognac and honey and infuse for another 2 weeks.

BALM "VOLZHSKIY"

Required: 20 g of hop cones, 20 g of oak bark, 20 g of sage, 20 g of St.

Cooking method. Grind all the ingredients, pour vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Then strain, filter through several layers of gauze. Add cognac and infuse for another 2 weeks. Then add honey.

BALM "HANGover"

Required: 50 g of sorrel root, 50 g of burdock root, 30 g of motherwort herb, mint and horsetail, 0.5 l of vodka, 100 g of cognac, 30 g of honey.

Cooking method. Wash the roots of burdock and sorrel and dry in the oven. Pour all the ingredients with vodka and leave for 3 weeks in a dark place. Then strain, add cognac and honey.

BALM "EROFEICH"

Required: 50 g of ginger, 50 g of sage, 50 g of anise, 100 g of red rowan berries, 30 g of mint, 1 liter of vodka, 50 g of strawberry or raspberry syrup.

Cooking method. Pour all the components with vodka (pre-ceil the mountain ash in a mortar) and leave for 3 weeks. Then strain and add syrup.

BALM "YOUR HEALTH"

Required: 30 g of calendula flowers and chamomile, 20 g of yarrow herb, 40 g of rose hips, 30 g of nettle leaves, 30 g of sage herb, 20 g of motherwort herb, 0.5 l of alcohol, 40 g of honey.

Cooking method. Place all herbs in a thermos, pour boiling water over it and leave for 24 hours. After that, strain, filter through cheesecloth and mix with alcohol. Add honey. The balm should be infused for a week, after which it can be consumed.

BALM "RUSSIAN"

Required: 30 g of hop cones, 100 g of sea buckthorn berries, 50 g of oak bark, 30 g of dandelion root, 50 g of viburnum fruits, 0.5 l of vodka, 100 ml of cognac, 50 g of sugar.

Cooking method. Hop cones, oak bark, dandelion roots pour vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Crush the fruits of viburnum and sea buckthorn so that the berries give juice. After the balm has been infused, strain it and add viburnum juice, sea buckthorn, cognac and burnt sugar.

BALM "CALM"
Required: 50 g of valerian root, 25 g of motherwort grass, 10 g of mint and lemon balm herbs, 10 g of hop cones, 20 g of chamomile flowers, 0.5 l of vodka, 50 g of sugar.

Cooking method. Pour all the components with vodka and insist in a sealed container for 3 weeks. After that, strain, filter through cheesecloth. Sugar, pour 0.5 cups of water and boil until the syrup thickens. Pour the finished syrup into the balm.

BALM FOR EVERYONE

Required: 300 g of rose hips, 100 g of viburnum and lingonberries, 30 g of oregano, St. John's wort, yarrow, linden blossom, 1 liter of vodka, 50 g of honey or syrup of any jam.

Cooking method. Wash and dry the berries of viburnum, lingonberries and rose hips. Then pound in a mortar, mix with the rest of the ingredients and fill with vodka. Infuse for 2-3 weeks, then strain, add honey or syrup.

BALM OF SAINT PAUL

Required: 20 g of dandelion root, 20 g of anise fruits, 20 g of dry herb yarrow, St. John's wort and mint, 50 g of raisins, 0.5 l of vodka, 20 g of honey.

Cooking method. Finely chop the herbs and raisins, pour in vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Then strain and add honey.

BALM "STRONG NERVES"

Required: 50 g of motherwort herb, 50 g of valerian root, 50 g of sage herb, 50 g of lemon balm, 25 g of oak bark, 0.5 l of vodka, 10 g of honey.

Cooking method. Pour all the components with vodka and insist in a sealed container for 3 weeks. Then strain, filter through cheesecloth, add honey and leave for another week.

BALM "WINTER"

Required: 100 g of orange and lemon zest, 100 g of coffee beans, 3-4 black tea bags, 50 g of lime blossom, 0.5 l of vodka, 100 g of cognac, 50 g of honey.

Cooking method. Lemon and orange zest, coffee beans, Linden blossom fill with vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Then strain, add honey, cognac and put tea bags. Hold on for another week.

BALM "DESSERT"

Required: 50 g of raisins, dried apricots and prunes, 100 g of lemon peels, a few drops of mint or menthol oil, 100 g of any sweet liquor, 0.5 l of vodka, 5 g of vanilla.

Cooking method. Dried fruits and lemon peels pour vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Then strain, add liquor, mint oil and vanilla and leave for another 2 weeks.

And cooking them at home. Today, your attention is the second portion of recipes, from which you can choose the most suitable for you. By the way, as already mentioned, therapeutic effect of these alcoholic beverages is due to the properties of their medicinal herbs and other plant materials. You can learn about the properties of herbs in herbalists, one of which I suggest you download at the following link:

This book also contains a calendar for collecting medicinal raw materials - in case you prefer to procure them yourself - and detailed description, what properties which herb has, and an index of plants by their therapeutic effect.

And we move on to recipes.

Homemade balm “Volzhskiy”

We carefully grind all the necessary for homemade balm herbal ingredients, and this is twenty grams oak bark, hop cones, St. John's wort and sage, thirty each - lemon balm, mint and linden flowers. Pour the mixture with a bottle of vodka and insist for two weeks. Then we filter, filter several times and pour in one hundred milliliters of cognac. We gain patience for another two weeks, and then add thirty grams of honey.

Homemade balm “To your health!”

To prepare this strong alcoholic drink, you need alcohol - half a liter. And still needed medicinal plants: chamomile and calendula flowers, nettle leaves, sage grass - thirty grams each, motherwort and yarrow grass - twenty grams each, crushed rose hips - forty grams. In a thermos, pour all vegetable raw materials with boiling water and insist for a day. We filter, filter, add alcohol and forty grams of honey - as much as possible, homemade balm it will get sweeter. We insist on it for a week, and then - “To your health!” 🙂

“For everyone” - another homemade balm

Berry-herbal homemade balm Let's cook this recipe. We take one hundred grams of cranberries and viburnum berries (you need to take a fresh berry, so we are waiting for the harvest), three hundred grams of wild rose. We wash these fruits, dry them, knead them and fill them with a liter of vodka. There we also add thirty grams of such vegetable raw materials: St. John's wort, oregano, yarrow and lime blossom. After three weeks of infusion, we filter, squeeze and pour either honey or thick syrup of any jam - about fifty grams.

Russian homemade balm

The name of this homemade balm does not mean that representatives of other nations cannot prepare it, it is also for everyone - for everyone who wants to make delicious, healthy products on their own. alcoholic drinks and use them in accordance with the main rule of our site - . 🙂

Pour a bottle of vodka with hop cones, dandelion root and oak bark - all crushed and only thirty grams each. Raw materials are infused for half a month. We filter and pour in the juice just extracted from viburnum berries and sea buckthorn: fifty grams of the first and one hundred grams of the second are carefully kneaded, squeezed out the juice. Also in Russian homemade balm add two glasses of cognac and fifty grams of burnt brown sugar. Remember how to do it? In a dry skillet over low heat, stirring constantly.

Well, now it’s logical after the recipe for Russian balm to give a recipe for a homemade drink called “Hangover” 🙂

homemade hangover balm recipe

We need fifty grams of sorrel roots and the same amount of burdock roots. We thoroughly wash them, dry them in the oven, grind them. We mix with herbs: thirty grams of mint, motherwort, horsetail. And, filling the whole thing with a bottle of vodka, we insist for three weeks. If the dishes are glass, you need to place it in a dark place. Then we filter, pour in one hundred milliliters of cognac and add fifty grams of honey.

They say this homemade balm good after too wrong "drinking" behavior, if added to tea in the morning. But it's always better, of course. .

Several Yet interesting recipes wait for homemade balms in the near future - until I just can’t “decipher” handwritten notes from a couple of them. But never mind, let's break through!

By the way, look at what a cool video sequence for the song of the same name “Lube” is selected from the movie “Red Heat” (or “Red Cop”). Schwarzenegger as a Soviet policeman in this film is simply incomparable, especially when the question: “How do you Russians cope with stress?”, Laconically answers “Vodka”.

And we'll add " And homemade balm!” 🙂

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"Recipes for making balms at home".***


Balms can be used as an independent drink, or in combination with vodka, white wine, mineral water. Tea or coffee with balsam has not only a pleasant taste and aroma, but also has a tonic and tonic effect on the body. For the preparation of balms, various medicinal herbs are mainly used, which are infused with alcohol or vodka.

In order to give the balms a more pleasant taste, sugar, honey and various liqueurs are often added to them.

We offer you several recipes for balms, the preparation of which does not require much effort and expense.

BALM "OLD COTTAGE"

Required: 10 g of dry St. John's wort, 10 g of dry herb oregano, 10 g of dry sage (flower and herb), 30 g of mint, 0.5 l of vodka.

Cooking method. Fill the herbs with vodka, leave for 1-2 weeks. Then strain, squeeze the grass through cheesecloth. If desired, 0.5 cups of syrup of any jam can be poured into the balm.

BALM "SEA BUCKTHORN"

Required: 300 g of sea buckthorn berries, 0.5 l of vodka, 2 tbsp. l. honey.

Cooking method. Rinse and dry the berries, fill with vodka and insist in a sealed container for 2-3 weeks. After this, strain the balm, add honey and leave for another week.

BALM "BITTERNESS"

Required: 30 g of fresh wormwood flowers, 30 g of almonds, 10 g of parsley root, 30 g of tansy flowers, 1 liter of vodka.

Cooking method. Parsley root wash and dry, clean, finely chop. Pour all the components with vodka and leave for 3-4 weeks. Then strain and filter through cheesecloth.

BALM "FOESTER"

Required: 20 g of herb oregano, St. John's wort, chamomile, mint, lemon balm, 0.5 l of vodka, 100 g of cognac, 10 g of honey.

Cooking method. Fill the grass with vodka and leave for 2 weeks in a dark place. Then add cognac and honey and infuse for another 2 weeks. After that, strain the balm.

BALM "MALE POWER"

Required: 10 g of marigold flowers, 10 g of immortelle flowers, 20 g of lemon balm herb, 10 g of valerian root, 10 g of oregano flowers, 20 g of red and black currant leaves, 1 liter of vodka, 50 g of honey.

Cooking method. Put all the ingredients in the bowl in which you will prepare the balm, and fill with vodka. Infuse for 3 weeks, then strain and add honey.

BALM "NUT"

Required: 200 g of young walnuts (in green peel), 50 g of walnut partitions, 10 g of dandelion root, 0.5 l of vodka, 20 g of sugar.

Cooking method. Pour vodka over nuts and partitions of nuts and infuse for 2 weeks. Wash the dandelion root, finely chop and dry in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Add it to the balm and leave for another week. After that, strain, add sugar.

BALM "COFFEE"

Required: 100 g of coffee beans, 50 g of chicory root, 200 g of thick coffee liqueur, 0.5 l of vodka, 10-20 g of sugar.

Cooking method. Wash the chicory root, dry in the oven until it becomes brittle. Pour coffee beans and root with vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Then strain, add liqueur and sugar.

BALM "ON HEALTH!"

Required: 50 g of St. John's wort, oregano, lime blossom, raspberry, red and black currant leaves, mint, lemon balm, 1 liter of vodka, 50 g of sugar, 5 g of ginger.

Cooking method. Pour all herbs with 2 cups of boiling water and keep in a water bath for 10-15 minutes. Then strain through cheesecloth. Mix this infusion with vodka and add sugar and ginger.

BALM "PINE NEEDLE"

Required: 100 g of young pine needles, 50 g of birch buds, 10 g of mint and lemon balm, 0.5 l of vodka, 10 g of honey.

Cooking method. Pine needles and birch buds pour vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Pour mint and lemon balm with 1 cup of hot water and boil until the volume of liquid is halved. Strain and pour into the balm (after it has been infused). Then add honey and leave for another week.

BALM "GOLDEN AUTUMN"

Required: 100 g of red and chokeberry, 100 g of viburnum berries, 50 g of juniper berries, 100 g of lingonberries, 100 g of rose hips, 0.5 l of vodka, 50 g of honey.

Cooking method. Rinse the berries, crush with a mortar so that they give juice, mix. Then wrap this gruel in gauze, put in a bowl and pour vodka. Infuse for 3-4 weeks, then remove the gauze, wring it out. Add honey.

BALM "SECRET OF LONGEVITY"

Required: 50 g ginseng root, 10 g chicory root, 4 tbsp. l. immortelle flowers, 30 g of red rowan berries, 30 g of rose hips, 1 liter of vodka, 30-40 g of sugar.

Cooking method. Finely chop the ginseng and chicory roots and dry in the oven for 5-10 minutes (make sure not to burn). Pour all the components with vodka and insist in a dark place for 2-3 weeks. Then strain and filter through cheesecloth. Heat the sugar over low heat until it turns brown, and pour it into the balm.

BALM "TEA"
Required: 100 g of green and black leaf tea, 50 g of mint and lemon balm, 50 g of lime blossom, 50 g of orange and lemon peel, 30 g of oregano flowers, 0.5 l of vodka, 100 g of cognac, 50 g of honey.

Cooking method. Put all the ingredients in a bowl and fill with vodka. Insist 2 weeks. Then strain, add cognac and honey and infuse for another 2 weeks.

BALM "VOLZHSKIY"

Required: 20 g of hop cones, 20 g of oak bark, 20 g of sage, 20 g of St.

Cooking method. Grind all the ingredients, pour vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Then strain, filter through several layers of gauze. Add cognac and infuse for another 2 weeks. Then add honey.

BALM "HANGover"

Required: 50 g of sorrel root, 50 g of burdock root, 30 g of motherwort herb, mint and horsetail, 0.5 l of vodka, 100 g of cognac, 30 g of honey.

Cooking method. Wash the roots of burdock and sorrel and dry in the oven. Pour all the ingredients with vodka and leave for 3 weeks in a dark place. Then strain, add cognac and honey.

BALM "EROFEICH"

Required: 50 g of ginger, 50 g of sage, 50 g of anise, 100 g of red rowan berries, 30 g of mint, 1 liter of vodka, 50 g of strawberry or raspberry syrup.

Cooking method. Pour all the components with vodka (pre-ceil the mountain ash in a mortar) and leave for 3 weeks. Then strain and add syrup.

BALM "YOUR HEALTH"

Required: 30 g of calendula and chamomile flowers, 20 g of yarrow herb, 40 g of rose hips, 30 g of nettle leaves, 30 g of sage herb, 20 g of motherwort herb, 0.5 l of alcohol, 40 g of honey.

Cooking method. Place all herbs in a thermos, pour boiling water over it and leave for 24 hours. After that, strain, filter through cheesecloth and mix with alcohol. Add honey. The balm should be infused for a week, after which it can be consumed.

BALM "RUSSIAN"

Required: 30 g of hop cones, 100 g of sea buckthorn berries, 50 g of oak bark, 30 g of dandelion root, 50 g of viburnum fruits, 0.5 l of vodka, 100 ml of cognac, 50 g of sugar.

Cooking method. Hop cones, oak bark, dandelion roots pour vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Crush the fruits of viburnum and sea buckthorn so that the berries give juice. After the balm has been infused, strain it and add viburnum juice, sea buckthorn, cognac and burnt sugar.

BALM "CALM"
Required: 50 g of valerian root, 25 g of motherwort grass, 10 g of mint and lemon balm herbs, 10 g of hop cones, 20 g of chamomile flowers, 0.5 l of vodka, 50 g of sugar.

Cooking method. Pour all the components with vodka and insist in a sealed container for 3 weeks. After that, strain, filter through cheesecloth. Sugar, pour 0.5 cups of water and boil until the syrup thickens. Pour the finished syrup into the balm.

BALM FOR EVERYONE

Required: 300 g of rose hips, 100 g of viburnum and lingonberries, 30 g of oregano, St. John's wort, yarrow, linden blossom, 1 liter of vodka, 50 g of honey or syrup of any jam.

Cooking method. Wash and dry the berries of viburnum, lingonberries and rose hips. Then pound in a mortar, mix with the rest of the ingredients and fill with vodka. Infuse for 2-3 weeks, then strain, add honey or syrup.

BALM OF SAINT PAUL

Required: 20 g of dandelion root, 20 g of anise fruits, 20 g of dry herb yarrow, St. John's wort and mint, 50 g of raisins, 0.5 l of vodka, 20 g of honey.

Cooking method. Finely chop the herbs and raisins, pour in vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Then strain and add honey.

BALM "STRONG NERVES"

Required: 50 g of motherwort herb, 50 g of valerian root, 50 g of sage herb, 50 g of lemon balm, 25 g of oak bark, 0.5 l of vodka, 10 g of honey.

Cooking method. Pour all the components with vodka and insist in a sealed container for 3 weeks. Then strain, filter through cheesecloth, add honey and leave for another week.

BALM "WINTER"

Required: 100 g of orange and lemon zest, 100 g of coffee beans, 3-4 black tea bags, 50 g of lime blossom, 0.5 l of vodka, 100 g of cognac, 50 g of honey.

Cooking method. Pour lemon and orange zest, coffee beans, lime blossom with vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Then strain, add honey, cognac and put tea bags. Hold on for another week.

BALM "DESSERT"

Required: 50 g of raisins, dried apricots and prunes, 100 g of lemon peels, a few drops of mint or menthol oil, 100 g of any sweet liquor, 0.5 l of vodka, 5 g of vanilla.

Cooking method. Dried fruits and lemon peels pour vodka and leave for 2 weeks. Then strain, add the liqueur, mint oil and vanilla and leave for another 2 weeks.

Balm it alcohol tincture various medicinal herbs. Balms were known even before our era. Over the years, balms have become more widespread and expanded their recipes.

This article provides recipes for easy-to-make balms, all the ingredients for them can be purchased without problems in any city.

Volzhsky balm recipe

The recipe for this homemade balm is very simple:

It is necessary to prepare an equal amount (20 g each) of oak bark, sage herb and St. John's wort, hop cones.

Also, in equal parts (30 gr each), linden flowers, mint grass and lemon balm will be needed.

All of the above ingredients that make up this fragrant homemade balm must be crushed and mixed together.

After that, fill the finished base of a home-made balm with vodka or double-cleaned moonshine (0.5 liters).

The Volga balm is infused for 14 days.

After this time, the liquid must be drained and filtered. To improve the taste, add 100 ml of cognac to the base of the Volga balsam. With cognac, put the balm in a dark place for another 14 days. To finish making the Volga balm with your own hands, add 30 grams of honey, and after aging for two days, you can start enjoying the homemade balm.

Balm recipe Russian

Russian balm home cooking made on moonshine or half a liter of vodka.

Alcohol is placed in one container with hop cones, oak bark and dandelion root. These plants will need 30 gr. everyone.

We leave to infuse for 2 weeks.

After that, we combine the strained infusion with berry juices: sea buckthorn (100 gr.) And viburnum (50 gr.). They must be freshly pressed. For flavor, add 100 gr. to the mixture. cognac and 50 gr. sugar, previously burned in a dry frying pan.

As you can see, making homemade balms is very simple procedure, any interested person can handle it!

Walnut balm recipe

The video above shows the preparation of Walnut Balm from green walnuts.

Balm Recipe Hangover

For this recipe, you need to prepare 50 gr. burdock root and sorrel. The rhizomes must be washed, slightly dried (preferably in the oven), and then finely chopped.

Add 30 grams of horsetail herb, motherwort and mint.

Fill everything with half a liter of moonshine or a bottle of vodka. Hangover balm is infused for 3 weeks in a dark and cool place.

As in previous balms, after filtering it is necessary to supplement the drink with a small amount of fresh honey (about 50 grams).

Balm recipe for everyone

Delicious balm For everyone is a pleasant balm based on a cocktail of herbs and berries.

To prepare it, you will need freshly picked berries of viburnum, lingonberries (100 gr each), and rose hips (300 gr.).

They need to be washed, then allowed to dry, turned into gruel and add a liter of double-cleaned moonshine or, at worst, vodka.

In the container to the existing composition, add 30 gr. St. John's wort, oregano, linden flowers and yarrow.

The infusion process lasts 3 weeks, then filtration is performed.

As in the Volga balm, you need to add 50 grams of honey, however, if you do not like the honey taste, then honey can be replaced with any jam syrup of your choice.

Recipe balm To health!

Balm for health! prepared on the basis of alcohol or moonshine with a strength of at least 60 degrees. To prepare a homemade balm, you need 0.5 liters. In addition, you need to prepare medicinal plants.

For such an amount of alcohol or moonshine, take 20 grams. yarrow and motherwort herbs, 30 gr each of nettle leaves, marigold flowers, chamomile, sage herb. In addition, you need 40 gr. pre-shredded rose hips.

All plant components are placed in a thermos, poured with boiling water and left to infuse for a day. After that, the infusion is filtered, mixed with alcohol and honey (40 grams or more depends on the sweetness). Before use, the balm must be insisted for at least a week.

For lip care, you can use a variety of masks and balms. Learn how to make your own natural lip balm.

In order to preserve the natural beauty and natural shade of the lips, it is necessary to try to reduce the amount of decorative cosmetics used and use natural and completely natural lip care products. safe means prepared by yourself. At home, you can easily make a balm that will provide gentle and high-quality care for the delicate skin of the lips.

If you carefully examine the composition of store-bought hygienic lipstick, you will notice the presence of synthetic paraffin, as it is much cheaper than natural wax. It is this substance that provides a dense coating on the surface of the skin of the lips, creating the thinnest protective film, but the lips do not receive proper care.

A hygiene product should not only care, but also moisturize, nourish and saturate valuable substances lip skin. Of course, if you set a goal, you can find a quality product among ready-made store products, but it would be much better to cook it yourself, using only natural ingredients.

Advantages of home cosmetics

A self-made lip balm has a lot of advantages over ready-made store products. The main advantages of home cosmetics include:

• only natural ingredients are used during production;
• the finished product has a low cost;
• you can completely exclude the possibility of adding components to the balm that can provoke allergies;
• you can independently not only select, but also combine various ingredients;
• the delicate skin of the lips receives the necessary nutrition and hydration;
• such funds can be used every day.

Mixing the various ingredients to make a homemade lip balm is easy enough and anyone can do it. But it's important to keep certain rules and recommendations that will be useful to beginners in the field of home cosmetology:

1. In a water bath, you need to dissolve the wax, but for this purpose it is strictly forbidden to use a microwave oven. If the wax is crushed, it will be much easier and faster to melt it.
2. Add liquid ingredients to solid ingredients. First of all, it is necessary to prepare the wax and only after that oils will be added to it. Almost at the very end of the preparation of homemade lip balm, food coloring (this is not a required ingredient) and essential oils will be added.
3. If the lip balm will be prepared according to a recipe that contains all odorless substances, if desired, you can add a little cinnamon or vanillin, but only in small quantities.
4. Before proceeding directly to the preparation of lip balm, you need to check that the recipe does not contain components that can provoke a severe allergy.
5. The finished balm can be poured into an empty lipstick tube, but it must be perfectly clean and dry. It is also important that the container in which the homemade lip gloss will be stored has a tight lid.
6. IN without fail the composition of the balm should include various nourishing oils and glycerin, as they create on the surface of the skin of the lips the thinnest film which protects from cold, wind and heat.
7. You should always pay attention to the strict observance of the dosages indicated in the recipes. It is important to be very careful when using beeswax, as its mass fraction should not exceed 30% of the total mass. finished product. If you add too much wax, the balm will be very hard and it will be difficult to apply it on the lips. If there is not enough wax added, the finished balm will be too liquid, so it will simply start to drain from the lips.

Lip Balm Ingredients

The composition of caring lip balms necessarily includes the main ingredient - beeswax. This component is also used in the production of store cosmetics. It is beeswax that gives the balm the desired solid consistency. If you do not add wax, the balm will remain liquid and will simply spread on the lips. Also, natural beeswax has a strong antifungal, bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effect.

You can buy beeswax in specialized stores to be completely sure of high quality product. Quite often, wax can contain a variety of impurities, which are easy to remove on your own. First, the substance is dissolved in a steam bath, after which all the specks are carefully removed and the product is filtered, poured into any molds.

Another popular lip balm ingredient is natural honey. This product perfectly nourishes the delicate skin of the lips and gently cares for it, as it has excellent softening properties. But you need to use honey with extreme caution, as it can cause severe allergies.

Oil vitamins E and C. Retinol perfectly moisturizes the skin, helps to get rid of peeling and irritation. Tocopherol acetate prevents premature aging lip skin and helps to increase its tone. Greatest Benefit these substances exert during joint work, which is why it is recommended to use them in a complex.

Essential and base oils. If you add them to the lip balm, the skin is saturated with valuable vitamins and minerals, the product acquires a pleasant light aroma. To prepare homemade lip balm, it is recommended to use olive, almond, peach and Coconut oil, including cocoa butter and shea butter.

Homemade Lip Balm Recipes

For the preparation of home cosmetics, if there was no experience in this area before, it is recommended to use simple recipes.

Chocolate balm

• essential orange oil - 4-6 drops;
• black natural chocolate - 1 cube;
• grape seed oil - 1 tsp;
• beeswax - 2 tsp;
• castor oil - 1 tsp;
• olive oil - 1 tsp;
• cinnamon powder - 0.25 tsp

Prepare lip balm in the following way:

1. On a steam bath, you need to melt the beeswax, then add the dark chocolate chopped on a grater.
2. Castor and olive oil are introduced, grape seed oil is added.
3. Cinnamon powder is introduced into the composition, and all components are thoroughly mixed.
4. The mixture is removed from the water bath and left for a while until it cools down and becomes slightly warm, but not more than 40 degrees.
5. At the end, orange essential oil is added, and the product is left to cool completely.
6. The finished balm is poured into pre-prepared containers and placed in the refrigerator for several hours so that it completely hardens, after which it can be used.

Lip balm prepared according to this recipe can be stored for some time in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator, but not longer than six months. If the product will be stored for a long time, two, and not one, tablespoon of wax should be added to its composition.

Balm with almond oil

To prepare the balm you will need to take:

• beeswax - 25 g;
• oil tea tree- 1 drop;
• almond oil - 30 g;
• vitamin E - 12–15 g;
• solid cocoa butter - 12–16 g;
• solid shea butter - 22–26 g.

Lip balm is prepared as follows:

1. The beeswax softens in the steam bath.
2. Cocoa butter is introduced into the resulting composition, and all components are well mixed until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
3. Shea butter is introduced and the product is left in the steam bath until all the oils are completely dissolved.
4. Added to the mixture almond oil. Again, all the ingredients are mixed, and the mass is removed from the steam bath.
5. Without ceasing to interfere, you need to give the mixture some time to cool down and add vitamin E.
6. The mixture is stirred until it cools completely, so that the finished balm will have a uniform consistency and no lumps will appear.
7. Once the balm has cooled, tea tree essential oil is added to give the product a pleasant, light fragrance and antiseptic properties.
8. The finished balm is poured into containers and left to cool and solidify completely.

Balm with honey and lemon

To prepare the balm you will need to take:

• natural beeswax - 22–25 g;
• honey - to taste;
• lemon oil - 4-5 drops;
• avocado oil - 12–16 g.

To prepare a lip balm, you must follow the following instructions:

1. The wax is placed in a water bath and left until completely dissolved.
2. Avocado essential oil is added to the melted wax, the composition must be stirred for several minutes.
3. As soon as the mass acquires a homogeneous consistency, it is removed from the water bath and a little honey is added. All components are mixed.
4. Lemon oil is introduced into the composition, mixes well.
5. The balm is poured into pre-prepared containers and placed in the refrigerator until it completely hardens.

This tool includes a large number of vitamin E, D and B, its regular use helps to strengthen and refresh the skin of the lips, protecting it from the negative effects of external factors. This balm will help you forget about the problem of dry and chapped lips forever.

Using and storing lip balm

Homemade lip balm is completely natural, so it can be used every day. A small amount of the product is applied to the skin and evenly distributed over its surface.

It is convenient to pour the finished solution into small jars and tubes, but they cannot be stored in the sun or near heat sources. The composition of home cosmetics does not include preservatives, so it tends to deteriorate quickly. The ideal option for storing lip balm would be the refrigerator, but not in the freezer, otherwise the product will lose all its useful qualities. With proper storage, such a balm can be used for 6-12 months.

Making a lip balm at home is very simple and the whole cooking process will not take much time, and besides, quite affordable ingredients will be used. If desired, you can add to the composition of the balm a small amount of essential oils to give it pleasant aroma. Regular use this tool will help protect the delicate skin of the lips from the cold wind and hot sun.

An effective, restorative lip balm you can prepare yourself after watching this video: