How to Make Comfrey Eye Cream

If you suffer with dark under-eye circles, fine lines around eyes or eye puffiness, there is a soothing, effective natural remedy. Rather than use cosmetic creams loaded with chemicals and preservatives, you can make your own rich eye cream with comfrey (Symphytum officinale), also called boneset, knitbone and blackwort. It's an herbaceous perennial plant with healing astringent and anti-inflammatory properties. Once you've used comfrey for your under-eye problem areas, you'll want to make extra cream to keep handy and give as gifts.

1/2 cup fresh comfrey roots and leaves
1/4 cup bees wax
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Essential oil, orange blossom, spearmint, lemon, almond or vanilla
Sterilized blender or food processor
Sterile cosmetic jars with lids

Instructions

- 1
  Cut up the comfrey roots and leaves, using only clean fresh plant parts without mildew, mold or fungus.
- 2
  Warm the oil in a saucepan on medium heat. Do not boil or scorch the oil.
- 3
  Add the comfrey root and leaf pieces to the saucepan and stir constantly over low to medium heat for 50 minutes. Do not boil or scorch the comfrey pieces.
- 4
  Remove the oil from the heat and set aside to cool.
- 5
  Melt the bees wax in a pan inside a larger pan filled with water and heated. Do not get water in the wax. Remove from heat when melted.
- 6
  Strain the comfrey plant parts from the warmed oil and discard.
- 7
  Blend the melted bees wax and warmed herbal oil in a blender or food processor until smooth and creamy, adding a few drops of essential oil for light fragrance.
- 8
  Spoon fresh comfrey eye cream into cosmetic jars and seal jars with lids.
- 9
  Label the jars with the name of the product and the date it was made.
- 10
  Store eye cream jars in the refrigerator or in a cool, dry place out of sunlight. Eye cream keeps for a couple of months in the refrigerator and in cool, dark conditions.

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