A Botanical Healing Salve for Cuts, Burns, Eczema, Psoriasis, and Everyday Skin Emergencies
By Hannah | Biochemist Natural Healer
There are a few formulas that become staples in a home. The kind that live in your bathroom cabinet, your bag, the kitchen drawer, and your car — because you never know when you will need them.
I created Super Nature Neosporin as a biochemist and as a solo mom. I needed something I could reach for without hesitation — for myself, and for my child coming to me with a scrape, a bug bite, a burn, or a rash at 10pm. Every ingredient had to be safe, effective, and completely clean.
Over the years I began sharing it with my soul siblings. Burns calming within hours. Eczema flares quieting after years of struggling. Psoriasis plaques softening. Toddler diaper rash gone overnight. One soul sibling noticed new hair growth along her hairline after applying it to her scalp.
When you give the skin what it biologically needs to heal, it often remembers exactly how to do it.
What It Helps With
Safe for all ages — babies, kids, and adults. No synthetic preservatives, no hormone-disrupting chemicals, nothing you would hesitate to put on a small body.
- Cuts, scrapes, and minor wounds
- Burns — including kitchen burns
- Bug bites and insect stings
- Bruises and swelling
- Diaper rash and infant skin irritation
- Eczema flares — redness, itching, barrier breakdown
- Psoriasis — scaling, inflammation, and irritation
- Dry, cracked, or sensitized skin
- Childhood rashes, heat rash, cradle cap
- Scalp irritation
Why It Works for Eczema and Psoriasis
Eczema is a skin barrier breakdown combined with immune dysregulation. The protective lipid barrier fails, moisture escapes, and an inflammatory cascade causes the characteristic redness, itching, and weeping. Conventional steroids suppress the response — but do not rebuild the barrier.
The herbs in this formula do both. Calendula, comfrey, plantain, and chamomile contain compounds that directly repair the skin barrier and restore lipid integrity, while calming the immune overactivation at the surface — without suppressing the body's broader immune function. For eczema, the infused oil penetrates broken skin best and is the form I recommend most.
Psoriasis is an autoimmune condition that accelerates skin cell turnover, creating thick, scaly plaques driven by elevated TNF-alpha, IL-17, and IL-23 signaling. Gotu kola regulates abnormal cell proliferation. Myrrh reduces cytokine signaling. Chamomile and rosemary interrupt the oxidative stress loop keeping the cycle active. Consistent application reduces scaling, calms redness, and eases discomfort alongside conventional care.
This formula supports the skin's healing environment — it does not replace medical treatment for severe cases. Work with your healthcare provider for anything moderate to severe.
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The 14 Herbs — What They Do
Each botanical was chosen for a specific role in the skin healing cascade. Here is the short version:
🌿 Repair and Regeneration
Calendula stimulates collagen formation and reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines at the wound site. Comfrey contains allantoin — a compound that directly accelerates cell proliferation and tissue regrowth (hence its nickname, knitbone). Gotu kola drives collagen synthesis and is clinically studied for scar remodeling. Plantain draws out irritation and speeds cellular regeneration simultaneously.
🛡️ Antimicrobial Protection
Thyme contains thymol — one of the most potent plant antimicrobials known, effective against Staphylococcus aureus commonly found in infected wounds and eczema flares. Sage, myrrh, lavender, and echinacea provide overlapping antimicrobial coverage that protects the wound without disrupting the skin's own protective microbiome.
🔥 Inflammation and Immune Regulation
Chamomile's apigenin and yarrow's azulene calm inflammation and reduce redness. St. John's Wort soothes irritated nerve endings in damaged skin — critical for the burning and stinging of wounds and eczema. Arnica accelerates reabsorption of bruising and swelling. Rosemary's rosmarinic acid protects newly forming tissue from further oxidative damage.
Oil or Salve — Which to Use
This formula comes in two forms — and both are effective for different needs.
The Infused Oil
Penetrates deeper. Better for eczema, psoriasis, large areas, scalp application, baby skin, and dry or cracked skin. Apply a few drops and massage in gently. Can be used multiple times daily on chronic conditions.
The Salve
Protective barrier — seals the botanical compounds in and keeps moisture locked. Better for cuts, burns, bug bites, cracked heels, and carrying on the go. Stays put on the wound and creates the occlusive environment that accelerates healing.
The oil penetrates. The salve protects. Use both for the deepest results.
For Moms — and the Little Ones
As a solo mom and a biochemist, I made this formula with two questions in mind: does it work, and is it completely safe for my child? Every herb in this blend has centuries of documented safe use with children. No antibiotic resistance. No hormone disruption. No microbiome damage. Nothing you need to wonder about.
Babies and Toddlers — Use the Oil
- Diaper rash — calendula and chamomile calm inflammation, plantain heals tissue
- Cradle cap — massage a few drops into the scalp
- Dry skin patches, heat rash, and contact irritation
- Bug bites — lavender and chamomile stop the itch quickly
School-Age Kids — Use the Salve
- Scraped knees and elbows — the daily currency of childhood
- Sports bruises — arnica does the same thing here it does in professional sports medicine
- Bug bites and bee stings — swelling and itch gone fast
- Eczema flares — consistent use reduces frequency and severity without steroid side effects
- Kitchen and craft burns — lavender, calendula, and St. John's Wort have been used for burns for centuries
Every product you replace with something clean reduces your child's total chemical load. The skin is the largest organ and one of the most direct routes of exposure. This is intentional medicine — and your family deserves it.
You deserve to heal your children with something you fully trust. This is that thing.
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Make It at Home
Use equal parts dried calendula, plantain, comfrey, yarrow, lavender, chamomile, echinacea, sage, thyme, rosemary, gotu kola, St. John's Wort, myrrh resin, and arnica. Carrier oil: a blend of olive oil and almond or jojoba oil.
The Infused Oil
- Fill a glass jar halfway with dried herbs
- Cover completely with carrier oil, at least one inch above the herbs
- Slow method: sunny windowsill for 4–6 weeks, shaking daily
- Fast method: slow cooker on lowest heat with jar in water for 48–72 hours
- Strain through cheesecloth, pressing herbs thoroughly
- Bottle in dark glass — ready to use immediately
The Salve
- Gently melt beeswax in a double boiler — 1 oz per cup of infused oil for a medium-firm salve
- Stir in the infused oil until fully combined
- Test firmness: drop on a cold plate — too soft, add beeswax; too firm, add oil
- Pour into small glass jars and cool completely at room temperature
- Keeps for 12–18 months stored away from heat and light
Sourcing note: the antimicrobial and healing potency of this formula depends entirely on the quality of the herbs. Organic, properly dried botanicals from regenerative sources carry significantly higher levels of the active compounds. This is not a place to use old herbs from the back of a cabinet.
What My Soul Siblings Say
"I have not bought conventional antibiotic cream in two years. This lives in every room of my house."
"My daughter's eczema has been the best it has ever been since I started using this."
"I burned my hand cooking and this took the sting away and didn't bubble or leave a mark I could not believe it."
"My son gets Fire Ant bites constantly in summer. This is the only thing that actually stops the scratching and immense pain."
"I put it on my toddler's diaper rash overnight and it was completely gone by morning."
Want Me To Craft It For You ?
Every batch is slow-infused for the full 4–6 weeks using organic, regeneratively sourced herbs — no shortcuts, no synthetic fillers, no compromises. Available as the infused oil, the salve, or both.
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Handcrafted in small batches. Not sure whether oil or salve is right for you? Reach out — I am always happy to help.
These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. For moderate to severe skin conditions, consult a qualified healthcare provider.
Hannah is a biochemist, plant medicine practitioner, and founder of WildSynergy Apothecary. She specializes in root-cause healing through custom botanical formulations for body, skin, and nervous system health.