Disclaimer: The instructions I offer here in this post (and in all my posts about herbs and home remedies) are what I use personally at home. Of course the standard disclaimer goes: I am not a Dr and don’t prescribe medicines or herbs, this is just what we have done here for generations with great results.
I’ve got an ear ache today and since I was out and about I thought I’d stop and get some garlic oil capsules. Then I remembered: I have HOMEMADE Garlic Oil in the frig at home! Yay!
I made it about 2 months ago. Other than someone eating a few cloves, its still there waiting for someone to need it. I sure do today.
Here’s how I made it and how I used it.
Peel enough garlic cloves to fill a half pint glass jar. If you don’t want to peel each one individually, try this:
Real Simple – How To Peel Garlic Cloves Quickly
Your Mileage May Vary.
After you get your half pint jar filled with peeled garlic, heat some olive oil. You’ll need a little less than a cup, a half pint holds one cup and the garlic will displace some of that. Don’t heat the oil to a boil, just get it hot to touch.
Pour the hot oil over the garlic. Let the jar cool to room temperature, put a lid on it and store it in the frig. If you store it at room temperature it will grow mold and junk.
It will be ready to use almost immediately but the longer you let it sit the stronger it gets.
To use it, spoon out a small amount of the now-congealed oil. Let it melt. Put about 3 drops in the affected ear followed by a cotton ball.
I don’t recommend using this on babies or little children unless you’re sure your child won’t be bothered by it. Garlic oil tends to be very warm in the ear. Not burning but if there is inflammation in the ear, it could burn pretty badly when you put it in.
The wonderful thing about Garlic Oil is that it will kill bacteria both in your ear and in the rest of your body. When you feel yourself coming down with something, try taking garlic oil capsules or your homemade oil, about three times a day til you feel better. Or til someone asks if you’ve been eating at an Italian restaurant.