@peace
Well-known member
Hello,
I would like to share a topical cannabis cream recipe that I have tweaked over time. This is good for people who have joint pain or surface pain, i.e. a stiff shoulder or a bruise. I tend to give this out to people. My grandma just turned 80 and she uses this to help with joint pain. My aunt who has rheumatoid arthritis also finds this useful (she also finds that tincture applied to the area that hurts also helps for anybody reading that has RA). I only use peppermint oil as I am not big on most smells, but I am sure that other normal people would like lavender oil or others like that in this recipe as well. This is a simple recipe and you only need a few supplies.
Tools - You will need a double boiler. If you don't have one you can look online to see how you can make one by putting a standard kitchen pot into another pot that has water in it. You will also need a pyrex dish, and a mesh strainer or cheese cloth. I got my double boiler at Wal-Mart.
Ingredients:
20g Cannabis
500ml Coconut Oil
40g Beeswax
170g Shea Butter
10 drops Peppermint Oil
6 x 125ml Mason Jars
1) Infuse the oil. To do this pre-heat an oven to 220F. Break up the cannabis by hand, removing stems, and put all of the broken up buds in a large pyrex dish that is oven safe. I use a pyrex bread pan. Then cover the buds with the coconut oil. Cover the container in tinfoil and place it in the oven for 1 hour at 220F. Remove and allow the oil to cool a bit so that it doesn't burn you before straining it through a mesh strainer and into another container (mixing bowl, pyrex, anything really). Note that you can also use cheese cloth in lieu of a strainer.
2) Put water in the bottom of a double boiler and then place the top pot on. Turn the heat to medium low and place the beeswax in the top pot. Allow the beeswax to melt fully, then add the infused oil. Stir this well and then add the shea butter and peppermint oil. Allow shea butter to melt and again, stir well.
3) Once the mixture is fully mixed, start transferring it into the mason jars. I just tip the pot and dump it directly into the mason jars. This should roughly make 6 x 125ml mason jars. During the transfer process return the pot to the heat as needed to keep it in liquid form. If the cream starts to go solid when you are transferring, then heat the mixture and stir again before continuing to fill jars.
*Note- I store this in a fridge but I am sure it is ok to sit out. Cutting beeswax that comes in block form is a big pain, to solve this put the beeswax block in the freezer. After a day remove it from the freezer and put it in a bag, and then smash it with a hammer so that it makes shards. This makes portioning much easier and less dangerous than cutting your thumb off trying to get through one of those blocks lol.
I would like to share a topical cannabis cream recipe that I have tweaked over time. This is good for people who have joint pain or surface pain, i.e. a stiff shoulder or a bruise. I tend to give this out to people. My grandma just turned 80 and she uses this to help with joint pain. My aunt who has rheumatoid arthritis also finds this useful (she also finds that tincture applied to the area that hurts also helps for anybody reading that has RA). I only use peppermint oil as I am not big on most smells, but I am sure that other normal people would like lavender oil or others like that in this recipe as well. This is a simple recipe and you only need a few supplies.
Tools - You will need a double boiler. If you don't have one you can look online to see how you can make one by putting a standard kitchen pot into another pot that has water in it. You will also need a pyrex dish, and a mesh strainer or cheese cloth. I got my double boiler at Wal-Mart.
Ingredients:
20g Cannabis
500ml Coconut Oil
40g Beeswax
170g Shea Butter
10 drops Peppermint Oil
6 x 125ml Mason Jars
1) Infuse the oil. To do this pre-heat an oven to 220F. Break up the cannabis by hand, removing stems, and put all of the broken up buds in a large pyrex dish that is oven safe. I use a pyrex bread pan. Then cover the buds with the coconut oil. Cover the container in tinfoil and place it in the oven for 1 hour at 220F. Remove and allow the oil to cool a bit so that it doesn't burn you before straining it through a mesh strainer and into another container (mixing bowl, pyrex, anything really). Note that you can also use cheese cloth in lieu of a strainer.
2) Put water in the bottom of a double boiler and then place the top pot on. Turn the heat to medium low and place the beeswax in the top pot. Allow the beeswax to melt fully, then add the infused oil. Stir this well and then add the shea butter and peppermint oil. Allow shea butter to melt and again, stir well.
3) Once the mixture is fully mixed, start transferring it into the mason jars. I just tip the pot and dump it directly into the mason jars. This should roughly make 6 x 125ml mason jars. During the transfer process return the pot to the heat as needed to keep it in liquid form. If the cream starts to go solid when you are transferring, then heat the mixture and stir again before continuing to fill jars.
*Note- I store this in a fridge but I am sure it is ok to sit out. Cutting beeswax that comes in block form is a big pain, to solve this put the beeswax block in the freezer. After a day remove it from the freezer and put it in a bag, and then smash it with a hammer so that it makes shards. This makes portioning much easier and less dangerous than cutting your thumb off trying to get through one of those blocks lol.
I'll be following along!
