Bee Propolis for skin repair

[Stew]

I really should shout about this stuff!

100% Natural Propolis Balm (+20% Propolis)

Buy 100% Natural Propolis Balm for only £12.99 at Ultrabee!

www.ultrabeehealth.co.uk

There’s a mix of all sorts in there so it might be something else or it might be the propolis but this cream has blown me away!

In summary, bad skin issues on one ankle has left me battling pain and repeated infection for a few years. If I had been offered foot amputation I would have taken it up 100 times! I remembered propolis from using it on eczema as a kid and found this.

Amazingly the skin has healed over in a week where other treatments haven’t managed to just go that final step of getting it to fully heal. There are all sorts of other options as to why it has finally healed so it may not be this but I would recommend any with a persistent issue to try it.

The tub looks pricey for the size but you barely use any per application and will last a long time.

 

[SaraR]

Glad to hear that you've finally found something that works!

 

[slowworm]

Interesting, I've wondered if I can use the propolis our bees produce. I also have a patient/victim to try it out on. Any chance you can list out or photo the ingredients?

As a side note I planted some hybrid poplar as a wind break a few years back and the our bees really love them as a source of propolis. Down side is they love to stick down their hives, frames and anything else they can with the stuff.

 

[Stew]

The ingredients are all listed in the link. Quite a few bits in there!

 

[SaraR]

Interesting, I've wondered if I can use the propolis our bees produce. I also have a patient/victim to try it out on. Any chance you can list out or photo the ingredients?

As a side note I planted some hybrid poplar as a wind break a few years back and the our bees really love them as a source of propolis. Down side is they love to stick down their hives, frames and anything else they can with the stuff.

It’s (apparently) quite easy to harvest propolis from your own hives and then you can make tinctures or whatever you want with it.

 

[Toddy]

Interesting, I've wondered if I can use the propolis our bees produce. I also have a patient/victim to try it out on. Any chance you can list out or photo the ingredients?

As a side note I planted some hybrid poplar as a wind break a few years back and the our bees really love them as a source of propolis. Down side is they love to stick down their hives, frames and anything else they can with the stuff.

Simplest base I know to use propolis is to melt beeswax, doesn't matter if there's some honey in it, in a bain marie (wee pot over a big pot full of hot water) and when it's melted just add in the propolis. Stir until it's all melted together, then strain quickly through a bit of cloth. That catches all the debris, and you're left with a kind of mushroom coloured liquid that hardens up.
If it's too hard, melt it down again and add some oil. I like almond (Prunus dulcis) but olive's good too. Just something clean and good on your skin.

Folks add in all sorts of things, like VitE capsules, essential oils, etc., but personally I find KISS works fine for most things like this.

 

[slowworm]

The ingredients are all listed in the link. Quite a few bits in there!

I missed the ingredients tab when I looked, so propolis and various veg oils. I would be interested to hear how you get on over time as well.

 

[slowworm]

It’s (apparently) quite easy to harvest propolis from your own hives and then you can make tinctures or whatever you want with it.

I'm forever scraping the stuff off! Actually I was a bit unsure what to use, things like the queen excluder has brittle stuff which I think is more pure propolis and the frame ends and box runners have a more waxy propolis mix. As the balm seems to use wax I could use either.

 

[Stew]

I missed the ingredients tab when I looked, so propolis and various veg oils. I would be interested to hear how you get on over time as well.

Yep - for all I know it might be the avocado oil that has fixed the problem as I hadn’t tried that before!

 

[SaraR]

I'm forever scraping the stuff off! Actually I was a bit unsure what to use, things like the queen excluder has brittle stuff which I think is more pure propolis and the frame ends and box runners have a more waxy propolis mix. As the balm seems to use wax I could use either.

I think either would be fine. You can get like a queen excluder like thing for harvesting propolis, but some people say to just put a cotton tea towel on top and then put that in the freezer and the propolis will flake off.

 

[Tengu]

Dads taken a tumble, and got a cut.

Shame its on his shin. (We know what shin injuries are like).

(He has had X rays; dont worry, as I was doing).

Do you think this propolis will help?

 

[Stew]

Dads taken a tumble, and got a cut.

Shame its on his shin. (We know what shin injuries are like).

(He has had X rays; dont worry, as I was doing).

Do you think this propolis will help?

I can’t give any specific medical advice but if it’s being slow to fully heal then I would give it a try. I’m certainly planning to keep it in my arsenal.

I’m still quite amazed at the transformation. I could show pics but I don’t think anyone really wants to see!

 

[slowworm]

Well I made a small batch using the propolis I kept from cleaning a super. My recipe was a bit more rustic, I substituted the filtering stage for picking out the squished bees. (Actually, I saved the propolis as it seemed very clean so the mix didn't need filtering).

So I've ended up with a dark mushroomy balm and trying it out on my patient.