I made a magic potion

I'm a bad blogger, I know.  But this entry should make up for the long post drought. I recently made up a concoction to hopefully treat a recurring skin irritation.  I worked like a charm.  A week later, our pup - Napoleon - had a nasty skin reaction to the topical flea/tick treatment from the vet.  I decided to put some of my concoction on the giant 'pustules' and they immediately began healing. QUICKLY.  A week later, my husband had a skin thingy pop up on his cheek that usually takes a week to heal up...same story.  And now, friend came over last night with a swollen poison ivy patch on his arm.  He texted this morning asking if he could have some more of the concoction because it's "working great".  It also makes a FANTASTIC salad dressing base. SO, here is the recipe:

• 1 cup of EV olive oil
• 1 TBSP of turmeric root, shredded (Natural Grocers carries it)
• 1 clove of fresh garlic, minced
• 1 sprig of fresh oregano, chopped
• a few turns of freshly ground black pepper

The longer it sits, the more potent it becomes.  All of these ingredients have some sort of skin benefit when applied topically. I don't know if dried oregano or turmeric powder will be as effective, but I'm sure it's better than nothing.  (add a 1/2 tbsp of each if using dry ingredients). 

The salad dressing is pretty simple too..I only make enough for each salad that serves 4 people.  I've never actually measured the ingredients out, but this is my best guess:

• 1 TBSP of miso (i used 18 month aged barley miso)
• 1 TBSP of water to mix into miso before adding remaining ingredients
• 1 TBSP of oil concoction
• 1 TBSP of Veganaise (or mayo...yogurt might work)
• 1 TBSP of balsamic vinegar

One thing to note:  turmeric can stain things yellow and will leave a slightly yellow tint to your skin where applied.  Just sayin.  If you make this recipe and it speeds healing for somthing, I would LOVE to hear about it!