DIY Antibiotic Ointment

This homemade DIY antibiotic ointment is great for minor cuts, scrapes, and burns. It is not just antibiotic, it also has antiviral, antifungal, antimicrobial, analgesic, antiphotoaging, photo-protective, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. It is a pretty fantastic list right?

Just how hard is it to make your own antibiotic ointment?

Surprisingly it is pretty easy to make this at home. It only takes about 10 – 20 minutes to make. Allow it to cool and then call it done. It is just that simple. You don’t have to have a whole bunch of fancy supplies to make it either. A double broiler or an insert will work just fine. I also use a medicine dropper to dispense the hot liquid into a container of your choice. I will show you those later on in the post.

There is a recipe below if you are interested in making it for yourself. I am first going to break down the ingredients and what benefits they bring into this wonderful ointment.

Explanation of Terms

Antiviral – prohibits the growth of viruses
Anti-fungal – prohibits the growth of fungus
Antibacterial – prohibits the growth of bacteria
Antimicrobial – prohibits the growth of microorganisms
Anti-photoaging – prohibits damage to the skin from wrinkles, lines, UV rays, and spots
Antioxidant – protects against oxidation (damage) from free radicals
Anti-inflammatory – reduces swelling, tenderness, fever, and pain
Photo-protective – protects against UV rays

Stop using immediately if a rash appears and get medical care. Speak with medical professional before applying to skin. External use only. Some people have very sensitive skin and may have a bad reaction. Make and use at your own risk. This is not meant to cure, treat, or prevent any disease or disorder. This product has not been evaluated by the FDA.

Ingredient Benefits:

Virgin Coconut oil – has anti-fungal, antiviral, antibacterial, and analgesic properties. I love coconut oil. It has a great natural scent, and has many useful properties for this ointment.
Vitamin E Oil – is anti-photoaging , antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and photo-protective.
Castor oil – This oil is antimicrobial, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic. Castor oil is quite often overlooked, most people do not understand how awesome it really is. It has so many useful properties, I actually use this oil alone on bug bites, spider bites, rashes, and more. See my post on Castor oil for more uses!
Beeswax – is antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory. Beeswax has such a wonderful scent, and is very moisturizing for the skin.

Tools that are needed

I chose to to use a lip balm container. It is small, and portable. A great size for your purse, first aid kit, or bug out bag.

I use this melting pitcher. I just place it in an old pan and put water in the bottom of the old pan, and this is how I melt the wax and oils. Or you could get a double broiler pan or an insert like this.

I use a medicine dropper. You may already have some of these laying around. If you have bought any liquid medicine, one of these probably came with it. You will need one to put the hot wax/oil into the little containers.