Thursday, July 14, 2016

The Finished Homemade BF&C Ointment


Home made BFC Ointment    I thought I would share the finished product of my homemade BFC Ointment that I made a few weeks ago. I'll put the directions below so that it is all together in one post if you want to give it a try. These jars are 42 ounces each. The one on the left I put in the fridge to solidify and the one on the right is the liquid form. Coconut oil is white when it is hard and clear when it is liquid, so you can see the difference with the herbs infused into it solid and liquid. This amount will last my husband and I three years or so. We use it liberally on our joints daily. I use it on my face, neck and upper chest at night as a beauty regime. We'll use it on bruises and other problem areas, overworked muscles or anywhere we are feeling pain. I make my own because I am allergic to the beeswax that is in ointments. BFC stands for Bone, Flesh and Cartilage - the most amazing wonderful ointment that heals about anything that might happen. 

    You get so much more for your money when you make it yourself. The 84 ounces of ointment that I made would be equal to 21 of the 4 oz. jars of Complete Tissue and Bone Ointment, that in 2016 retail for $23.75, and we sell them for $15.44 each. Retail for 21 bottles is $498.75 and our discounted price is $324.24. That is a lot of money and I wouldn't recommend buying that many because it would go rancid before you could use that much! A bag of BF&C cut costs $28.44 and add in the cost of the oil and you can see that you are way under $100.00 to make your own ointment adding in what you pay for your oil. If you are worried about using that much, get together with a few friends and split it. It is worth it!

Making BFand C OIntment    It is easy to make your own BFC Ointment  All you need is  Dr. Christopher's cut BFC formula and the oil of your choice. I like to use Coconut oil because it has its own medicinal value and has a long shelf life. The 16 oz. bag of cut BF&C fills a little less than half of this gallon bottle. Sorry, it is hard to see in the photo - but the rule of thumb is to fill the bottle 1/3 to 1/2 with herbs and then fill the rest of the bottle with oil. I was able to use about 3 1/2 quarts of coconut oil and then I put it into my dehydrator at 105 degrees. I stir it about three times a day and keep it heated for about 48 hours. You can go
making BF&C Ointmentanywhere from 12 to 48 hours.  I do the maximum to extract everything I can out of the herbs. If I lived in a warm climate I would just leave it outside for a few days, but since we are in Utah and the nights are below 76 degrees I find it best to use my dehydrator.  I strained it after it cooled a bit and bottled it into the two jars. I keep it in my basement which is cool.  Coconut has a long shelf life and I have never had a batch of my home-made BFC ointment go rancid, so I highly recommend using Coconut oil!

You can find Dr. Christopher’s bulk formulas at Herbs First.


Order online at Herbs First, phone in your order 801-228-1901, or email me with an questions.

Have a great month!
Kathryn

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Make Your Own BF&C Ointment with Christopher's bulk herbs and more!

    Many people are not aware that Dr. Christopher’s Formulas are available in bulk. We sell quite a bit of the bulk formulas and often people will email saying, “I just bought _____ formula, what do I do with it?” It is always best to have a plan when you buy any bulk herbs.

empty capsules    Powdered herbs can be capsulized, mixed into juice or water, or made into a poultice. 1/2 tsp. is about equal to two ‘0’ sized capsules. Some formulas taste ok in juice, but many are strong and people find them hard to get down. Capsulizing would be the thing to do if '0' sized capsule machineyou can’t handle the taste of herbs. A 16 oz. bag of powdered herbs will make 1500 ‘0’ sized capsules, which is equal to 15 bottles and is the common size in majority of the Christopher products. If you have a hard time with the smaller capsules the 16 oz. bag will make 1000 ‘00’ sized capsules. We sell empty capsules as well as a handy capsulizing machine. Be sure to order the capsules that fit the machine you have or are going to buy, as they are not interchangeable.

    Cut herbs are used to make extracts, syrups, teas, ointments and oils. I make my own BF&C oil/ointment using coconut oil as the base because I have problems with the ointments that have bees wax in them. Coconut oil is healing in itself, so making BF&C ointment (Complete Tissue & Bone Formula) with it makes it even that much better! The downside is that it is liquid over 76 degrees, so we have to remember to be careful not to spill
when we open the jar it in the warmer weather.

making BF&C Ointment    It is easy to make the ointments, oils, extracts and syrups. I am making BF& C Ointent here, and Dr. Christopher's cut BF&C formula 16 oz. bag fills a little less than half of this gallon bottle. Rule of thumb is to fill the bottle 1/3 to 1/2 with herbs and then fill the rest of the bottle with oil. I was able to use about 3 1/2 quarts of coconut oil and then I put it into my dehydrator at 105 degrees. I will stir it about three times a day and keep it heated for about 48 hours. You can go anywhere from 12 to 48 hours.  I do the maximum to extract everything I can out of the herbs. If I lived in a warm climate I would just leave it outside for a few days, but since we are in Utah and the nights are below 76 degrees I find it best to use my old dehydrator. This amount of ointment will last my family about three years using it liberally.
I strained it after it cooled a bit and bottled it into two jars. I keep it in my basement which is cooler.  Coconut has a long shelf life and I have never had a batch of my home-made BF&C ointment go rancid.

Herbal Preparations DVD and book set    BF&C cut is commonly used to make a fomentation, which is a concentrated tea that is soaked in a flannel cloth and wrapped onto the area that needs healing. Some people opt to use the ointment or oil vs going through the work and mess of making a fomentation, both work well.

    Learn how to make all kinds of herbal preparations in the Herbal Preparations and Natural Therapies book and DVD set, it makes a great gift.

You can find Dr. Christopher’s bulk formulas at Herbs First.


Order online at Herbs First, phone in your order 801-228-1901, or email me with an questions.

Have a great month!
Kathryn