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Salve: Goldenseal & Myrrh

Name: Salve: Goldenseal & Myrrh
Brand: Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve
SKU: vgolden
Price: 12.75 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (55 reviews)

A traditional, herb‑rich salve crafted with goldenseal, myrrh, echinacea, and tea tree — a classic apothecary blend made to comfort skin that needs a little extra attention. Slow‑infused botanicals and resinous plant extracts come together in a protective balm inspired by old‑world herbal care.

Size:

2 fl oz Tin

1 fl oz Tin

$12.75

Product Overview

Soothing Botanical Care for Minor Skin Irritations

Life happens — small burns in the kitchen, scrapes from everyday activity, rough patches, irritated skin, and the countless minor mishaps that leave skin feeling tender and in need of extra care.

This salve — one that feels like it came straight from an old‑world apothecary — was created for those moments.

Our Goldenseal & Myrrh Salve begins with organic olive oil slowly infused with goldenseal root and leaf, echinacea, calendula, black walnut leaf, eucalyptus, and myrrh. These botanicals have been used for generations in folk herbalism for tending to skin that feels irritated or compromised.

When applied to the skin, it creates a protective, herb‑rich layer that supports the skin’s natural process of renewal and lets the skin do what it naturally does best — settle, restore, and return to balance.

This is the salve people keep in their cupboard for “just in case” moments — the one you reach for when you want something simple, strong, and rooted in tradition.

Why People Reach for This Salve

A classic, herb‑forward balm for life’s small skin mishaps
Creates a protective, nourishing layer while skin recovers from minor irritation
Comforts areas that feel irritated, rough, tender, or in need of extra care

The Botanicals Behind the Blend

This salve brings together botanicals that herbalists have long relied on when skin needs extra comfort and protection after everyday mishaps.

Goldenseal has traditionally been applied to skin to help keep minor scrapes and irritated areas clean while supporting skin as it recovers.
Myrrh, valued for centuries in traditional herbal practices, is often used when skin feels tender or stressed, helping provide comfort and protection to vulnerable areas.
Echinacea, long used by Native American herbalists in topical preparations to calm skin when it appears irritated or reactive.
Calendula & Plantain are gentle soothing herbs often found in traditional salves for comforting delicate or irritated skin.
Black Walnut Leaf, naturally rich in plant tannins, has long been used in folk skincare to help comfort itchy or irritated skin.

Slowly infusing these botanicals into olive oil allows their gentle, skin-supporting qualities to be captured in a simple, effective balm.

Tea Tree and Lavender Essential Oils contribute fresh, cleansing aromatic qualities while helping keep skin feeling refreshed and comfortable.

Together, these ingredients create a salve that feels like a bridge between past and present — a modern balm with deep herbal roots.

👉 For more guidance on choosing the right salve for your needs, visit our guide, How To Choose A Salve

For external use only. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

How To Use

How to Use

Massage a small amount onto clean, dry skin wherever extra comfort and moisture are needed. Reapply as desired throughout the day.

If you have very sensitive skin or are simply trying a new product for the first time, we always recommend doing a patch test.

Care & Storage

We handcraft our herbal salves in small batches using organic oils and botanicals to ensure freshness and quality. Because they contain no synthetic preservatives, proper care helps maintain their texture and performance.

Apply with clean, dry hands
Avoid introducing water into the container
Keep lid tightly closed between uses
Store in a cool, temperature-stable environment
Best used within 6 months after opening

Important Notes

For external use only.
Discontinue use if irritation occurs.

FAQs

Effective, Feel Good Ingredients

The goal is simple: to Harness the Power & Simplicity of Nature® to cleanse, soothe, heal,  and protect your skin and hair!

Our unique formulas rely on moisturizing oils and butters, healing botanicals, and pure essential oils. We choose every ingredient with one end-result in mind….the BEST possible natural skin care for YOU!

Featured Ingredients

Organic Myrrh

Myrrh is a traditional resin used in topical skin care for its protective, antimicrobial, and soothing qualities. Commonly infused in oil for salves and balms, it supports the healing of minor cuts and scrapes and helps protect dry, irritated skin, including skin prone to diaper rash. Read More

Organic Tea Tree Essential Oil

Tea Tree essential oil offers naturally clarifying, purifying qualities that help keep skin, scalp, and senses feeling clean, balanced, and refreshed. Its crisp, camphor‑mint character supports clearer‑looking skin, a healthier‑feeling scalp, and a renewed sense of clarity, making it a versatile staple across everyday skin, hair, and aromatherapy care. Read More

Organic Echinacea Root

Echinacea Root is a powerful botanical valued for its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and skin-healing properties. Traditionally used to support wound healing and calm irritated skin, it helps reduce redness, fight bacteria, and promote recovery. We use echinacea root in soothing and healing salves. Read More

All Ingredients

Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Organic Beeswax

Organic Echinacea Root

Organic Goldenseal Leaf

Organic Calendula

Organic Eucalyptus

Organic Myrrh

Organic Black Walnut Leaf

Organic Goldenseal Root

Organic Tea Tree Essential Oil

Organic Lavender Essential Oil

Organic Rosemary Oil Extract (ROE)

Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil infused with Organic Botanicals Goldenseal Root, Echinacea Root, Black Walnut Leaf, Calendula, Goldenseal Leaf, Eucalyptus and Myrrh

Frequently Asked Questions

How To Choose A Salve

Help Me Choose An Herbal Salve

What Is a Salve?

A salve is a rich, oil-based balm used to nourish dry skin and help soothe minor everyday skin irritations.

Because salves contain no water, they have a naturally thick, semi-solid texture that softens when applied to the skin.

Chagrin Valley salves are handcrafted with USDA Certified Organic ingredients and contain no petroleum products, artificial fragrances, preservatives, or other unnecessary additives.

Many of our salves are also made with herbal-infused oils and botanicals traditionally used to support healthy skin.

As with any new skincare product, we recommend performing a small patch test before general use if you have sensitive skin.

Which Salve Is Right for Me?

Each of our salves is formulated with a different blend of oils, herbs, and botanicals designed to support specific skin needs. Some are intended for very dry or irritated skin, while others are formulated to help comfort muscles, calm minor skin irritations, or provide aromatic relaxation.

To make choosing easier, we created a guide that explains the purpose of each salve and offers suggestions based on common skin concerns.

🌿 Explore our Help Me Choose a Salve page to explore the different options and find the one that best fits your needs.

Although it is not technically a salve, our Healing Herbs Oil is included in this section because it is made with the same herbal-infused oils used in our salves—just without the beeswax that gives salves their thicker texture.

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Are Chagrin Valley Ingredients & Products USDA Certified Organic?

Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve is a USDA Certified Organic Company

The most important consideration in any business is its customers. Today's world of misleading claims, false advertising, and simple deception, often leaves consumers trying to discover the truth about personal products and their ingredients.

We want our customers to know that we are committed to transparency in everything we do.
We want our customers to know that when we say "organic," we mean it.
We believe that in becoming a USDA Certified Organic company, our customers do not have to wonder if we really use certified organic ingredients or if our organic products are truly organic.
So we choose to be a certified organic company and abide by the strict standards required for organic certification.

Some of my favorite products are made with ingredients that just do not exist as certified organic. Why? At this time there are no standards created for ingredients specifically used in the personal care product industry. Organic certification of personal care products is based on the organic food standards set by the National Organic Program of the USDA.

But since we are a certified organic company, we are required to submit documentation that even our "non-organic ingredients" were produced without the use of toxic pesticides, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), sewage sludge, or irradiation.

View related natural skin care blogs

Why Did We Become a Certified Organic Company?

What Do All of the Organic Labels Mean?

Organic Soap Labeling

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What are essential oils?

What Are Pure Essential Oils?

Have you ever enjoyed the scent of a fragrant flower or herb? The fragrance comes from potent, aromatic compounds called essential oils found in the flowers, stems, seeds, bark, roots, fruits, and other parts of plants. It often requires several pounds of a plant to produce a single bottle of essential oil.

Essential oils not only give plants their unique scents but also help lure plant pollinators and protect plants from insects and other predators.

The chemical composition of essential oils may provide valuable psychological and physical aromatherapeutic benefits for some people.

It is important to note that to be a true essential oil, the oil must be isolated from the plant material by physical means only. Essential oils are NEVER extracted using solvents.

Although synthetic fragrances or "nature identical" oils are available at a much lower cost, only natural plant essential oils will provide any aromatherapeutic benefits.

View related natural skin care blogs

What Are Essential Oils (Much more detail)

How Essential Oils Are Extracted

Why We Use Only Real Plant Essential Oils?

What is Aromatherapy?

If you are pregnant or under a doctor's care for any medical condition, please consult your healthcare provider before using essential oils.

Pregnancy & Children: We do not provide information on the safety of essential oils during Pregnancy or for use in Children because the available information is very ambiguous and often contradictory. If you’re interested in using essential oils during pregnancy or with young children please do your own research and consult your doctor, midwife, or health care professional before use.

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Is There an Expiration Date On My Natural Skincare Product?

Product Expiration Dates

Natural Organic Skin Care Products We hand make all of our own products in small batches to ensure freshness, consistency, and perfection.

Our products are not made to sit on store shelves for years and years.

Although there are natural preservatives within the chemical structure of many natural ingredients, they not as potent as the synthetic preservatives used in commercial products to prolong shelf-life.

Other than soap, our products are remade every few weeks and none are very old when they are sold. Our non-soap products should be opened within 6 months of purchase.

Since we use no preservatives or chemical stabilizers, the more important question is, "how long will the product last once it has been opened?

Once opened, skin care products become exposed to dirt and microorganisms (bacteria, yeasts, and molds) that are found in the air and on the skin.

As soon as you open and begin to use any product, simply the way in which you use it will affect its lifespan.

So, we use the PAO (period-after-opening) symbol. These symbols are already available on the product pages of our website and we are in the process of adding them to all of our labels.

The POA symbol is a standard symbol that identifies the useful lifetime of a skin care product after it has been opened for the first time.

As you can see from the picture, the symbol is an open jar with a written number and the letter "M" for the word "months."

A product with a "9M" would mean that it is good for 9 months after opening.

Tip: write the date you open a product for the first time on its label so you can keep track of the period after opening.

Our POA number represents our best suggestion. There are many factors that can affect the lifespan of a product. If a product is discolored, has an unpleasant smell or looks odd, the product should not be used and should be discarded.

Each time you place your warm fingers into a tin or jar, you melt some of the butter which can change the consistency of the product.
Fingers also introduce bacteria and other contaminants into the product.
If a product has not been stored properly, for example, if the lid has been left off for long periods of time, the product may ‘go off’ before the period after opening has passed.
As scented products age, some of the natural essential oil scent may be lost. Pure essential oils just do not have the staying power of synthetic fragrance oils.
Over time, natural colors may also fade.

If you’re like me, and you find an old dusty product hiding in a drawer, makeup bag, or even a suitcase from your last trip, you can call us with the lot number and we can verify its age. Obviously, if it seems off in any way, toss it!

Please note: This PAO symbol is widely used in Europe to recommend the length of time a product remains usable after opening, for products that have a shelf-life of at least 30 months. Our products do NOT have a shelf-life of 30 months before opening.

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I Have Allergies What Natural Skincare Products Are Safe For Me?

Help! I Have Allergies

Trying to choose the right natural soaps or skincare products can be a bit overwhelming especially when you have allergies and/or skin sensitivities.

Since we proudly list every ingredient in all of our products, reading the ingredient list will help to eliminate ingredients that may cause you problems.

We always recommend doing a patch test before using any new products especially if you have sensitive skin or allergies.

We receive so many emails asking for help with allergies, we created categories in our “Help Me Choose” section to provide information for those with allergies or sensitivities to nuts, coconut, shea butter and gluten.

Check out our help me choose pages!!

If you are allergic or sensitive to any of the ingredients in our products, they may cause skin irritation. Even natural ingredients may cause sensitivities.

People with severe allergies--please note: If you have severe anaphylactic-type reactions to ANY of the ingredients in ANY of our products, please do not buy our products. We have dedicated soap rooms and product rooms that are kept meticulously clean, but we cannot guarantee against possible cross-contamination of individual ingredients.

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Do Chagrin Valley Natural Skincare Products Contain GMO's?

Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve is a USDA Certified Organic company.

We are required to submit documentation that ALL of our ingredients, even our "non-organic ingredients," were produced without the use GMOs.

Since the U.S. National Organics Program forbids the use of genetic modification in products to be certified as organic, purchasing organic is a great way to lower your exposure to GMO’s.

Genetically Modified Organisms refers to any animal, plant or microorganism that has been changed in a lab at the gene level. It is also known as “genetic engineering."

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Are Your Products and Ingredients Cruelty Free?

All of Chagrin Valley's natural soap, shampoo bars, and personal care products are certified cruelty-free by Leaping Bunny.

Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve has been Leaping Bunny Certified since 2013.

The Leaping Bunny Program was developed in 1996, by The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC), to identify and support companies that are doing their part to help eliminate the unnecessary use and mistreatment of animals to test cosmetic products and ingredients. The CCIC is made up of eight animal protection groups including the Humane Society of the U.S., as well as groups from Canada and Europe.

At Chagrin Valley we do not test our finished products on animals (other than human volunteers). But what about the raw materials, the ingredients we use?

Many products display labels claiming that their finished product is ‘not tested on animals’ but this does not guarantee that the product ingredients are actually free from animal testing.

The CCIC Standard is a pledge that a company makes to remove animal testing from all stages of product development. Our pledge to buy ingredients that are cruelty-free is integrated into the purchase agreement for all of our suppliers.

Personal care products displaying the “real” Leaping Bunny logo are certified ‘cruelty-free' using the internationally recognized Humane Cosmetics Standards. These rigorous standards require that no animal testing is performed or authorized for finished products or any of the ingredients in any stage of product development by the company, its laboratories or its suppliers after a fixed cut-off date. All Leaping Bunny companies are subject to independent audits and pledge commitments that are renewed on an annual basis.

This annual renewal is a key requirement that sets the Leaping Bunny Program apart from other cruelty-free certification programs. Companies that manufacture products, as well as their ingredient suppliers, must annually recommit to upholding their promise to not conduct animal testing on any finished products, ingredients, or formulations.

Why is this annual commitment renewal important? "Because product formulations change, suppliers come and go, and manufacturers develop innovative lines to meet consumer needs. But we know that compassionate consumers need to be confident that no animal testing is involved in the products they use."

At Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve . . .

we do NOT test our products on animals
we do NOT use ingredients tested on animals
we do NOT sell into markets that require animal testing

The Leaping Bunny Program provides
the best assurance to consumers
that they are making compassionate shopping choices
by purchasing Cruelty-Free skin care!

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Can I Use Your Natural Skincare Products While Pregnant or Nursing?

Natural Organic Skin Care for Babies & Infants We often receive questions as to whether our soaps, shampoos, and other natural products are safe to use during pregnancy.

We recommend that expectant and nursing mothers check with their midwife or physician before changing a skincare routine with our organic products, or any other line of products.

Read the label on a bar of commercial soap. Read the label on your jar of moisturizer.

Now read the ingredients in a Chagrin Valley product.

We use quality natural and USDA Certified Organic ingredients. No synthetic additives, colorants, fragrances, preservatives, or chemical derivatives are used.

There is nothing in our all-natural basic soap or other products that could cause a problem in pregnancy.

Topically applying the herbs present in many of our soaps is also not a problem. Your skin will absorb much less herb from the soap than if you would sprinkle them on your food.

Essential Oils

The issue that seems to be of most concern is the use of essential oils during pregnancy.

There is a lot of confusing, ambiguous, and inaccurate information concerning the use of essential oils in pregnancy.

The question of safety and safety testing has a lot to do with several factors.

The type and composition of the specific essential oil. Essential oils differ greatly in strength and composition.
The quality of the essential oil. Many "cheap essential oils" are not pure and maybe cut with synthetic chemicals.
The actual “dose” of herb/essential oils. Most of the clinical research on essential oil safety is based on information for internal (actually ingesting) large doses of herbs, essential oils, or herbal "medicines." Obviously there have been no tests done on pregnant women.
How the essential oil is being used. The concentration of essential oils that are absorbed through inhalation, as in aromatherapy, and massage is much lower than if you were actually ingesting the oil.

But also, aromatherapy and massage therapy use much higher concentrations of essential oils than you find in soap or even in eating the herb. With aromatherapy, you are inhaling the high concentrations which get absorbed via the lungs and in massage therapy, the essential oils remain on your skin and are absorbed.

Our scented soaps are gently scented with essential oils, but the choice is between you and your health care professional. The most critical time is the first trimester.

Just about every one of our products, like lip balms, whipped butters, soaps, shampoos, and deodorants has a "no added scent" version.

When there is a growing baby to consider, if you are at all uncertain as to the safety of an essential-oil containing product, or any ingredient, please consult your doctor, midwife, or health care professional!

When it comes to safety during pregnancy it is understandable that many massage therapists and aromatherapists decide to err on the side of caution in recommending the avoidance of certain essential oils.

Some Herbalists and Aromatherapist believe that essential oils that are normally safe to use, are safe during pregnancy, while others will recommend avoiding all essential oils during pregnancy.

Some essential oils that are normally quite safe have hormone-like effects and some even stimulate uterine muscles, both of which would be contraindicated during pregnancy.

Please do not ask us if one of our products is safe to use during pregnancy--we will simply refer you to this page.

We do not provide a list of essential oils considered safe during pregnancy because the information available is very contradictory. One aromatherapy source will list an essential oil as problematic while another one states it is fine.

The information is also changing constantly. Please do your own research and consult your doctor, midwife, or health care professional for the most up-to-date information.

Sensitive Skin Can Strike During Pregnancy

Even if you have never had sensitive skin in the past, you may notice that a product you have been using for several years now irritates your skin.

The stretching belly is often the most sensitive spot. Other potential problem areas include the hips, thighs, and bottom where the skin may become dry and flaky.

Although the exact cause is not known, raging hormones do make you more sensitive to a wide range of things, and also your skin is thinning and stretching as you, and your baby, grow.

These changes can behave in unpredictable ways. For example, if you have eczema you may suffer from major flare-ups or complete remission during pregnancy.

Keep your body well moisturized and avoid products that contain synthetic additives, colorants, fragrances, or preservatives. Any of these can exacerbate sensitive skin problems.

Before trying a new product, you can always do a patch test to test for sensitivity.

And again, we recommend that expectant and nursing mothers check with their midwife or physician before changing a skincare routine with our products, or any other line of products.

Pregnancy & Children: We do not provide information on the safety of essential oils during Pregnancy or for use in Children because the available information is very ambiguous and often contradictory. If you’re interested in using essential oils during pregnancy or with young children please do your own research and consult your doctor, midwife, or health care professional before use.

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Salve: Goldenseal & Myrrh