$5.49 – $14.99
We formulated our Black Drawing Salve as a solution for bug bites, stings, rashes, poison ivy, acne, splinters, and more! It’s made with activated charcoal, bentonite clay, and lavender essential oil to soothe irritated skin and “draw out” toxins.
The charcoal and clay serve to ‘trap’ the toxins that are being drawn out of skin, including oil from poison ivy or toxins from stings. This reduces pain and irritation naturally and helps it repair faster!
Key Ingredients:
- Activated Charcoal – absorbs toxins
- Bentonite Clay – absorbs and draws out toxins
- Olive Oil – anti-inflammatory, soothes skin
- Castor Oil – anti-inflammatory, antibacterial
- Lavender Essential Oil – soothing, anti-inflammatory
ABSOLUTELY NO fragrance, color, parabens, pthlates, hexane-extracted oils, or compromises anywhere!
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Description
Bites, stings, rashes, and splinters are all common woes while spending time outdoors. We created Black Drawing Salve to provide quick, natural relief! This salve stick helps to detox the skin and can even help reduce acne.
Made with soothing bentonite clay and activated charcoal, our salve helps to draw out those annoying irritations to reveal smooth, repairled skin. Use for things like mosquito bites, poison ivy, bee stings, and more! If you’re looking for bug bite prevention, check out Pest Aside!
Benefits:
- Helps detox
- Helps draw out toxins
- Helps to remove splinters
- Helps to remove bee stings
- Relieves itchy rashes like poison ivy
- Helps with minor pain
- Promotes wound healing
- Reduces acne
- Reduces swelling and inflammation
- Reduces the occurrence of scarring
- Antibacterial properties
- Anti-inflammatory properties
Don’t love your product? Contact us within 30 days and we’ll refund your money. The best way to reach us is through email at [email protected].
Ingredients
Complete ingredients:
- Castor oil*
- Extra virgin olive oil*
- Activated charcoal
- Bentonite clay
- Candelilla wax
- Lavender essential oil
*Certified Organic Ingredients
Studies:
Castor oil
Extra virgin olive oil
Activated charcoal
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3777856/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3565684/
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0180835
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9777464/
Bentonite clay
Candelilla wax
Lavender essential oil
Usage
Rub a small amount on the affected area and let it sit for 10 – 15 minutes. Wipe off and reapply as needed.
Safety
Shelf Life: 1 year. Safe for ages 6 mo+. Safe while pregnant and breastfeeding.
These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and this is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure anything.
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including clay (that could potentially contain naturally occurring metals), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov. For the reason behind this disclaimer, please click HERE.
FAQs
Q: How do I use this?
A: Apply to the affected area and let it sit for 10 – 15 minutes. Wipe off. Reapply as needed if the spot is still irritated. If you would like to keep it on longer (may be necessary with splinters), cover with a bandage to prevent mess.
Q: What can I use this for?
A: Bug bites, stings, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, acne, splinters. Some people even use it after being forced to receive a vaccine — right on the injection site.
Q: Why is this so messy? Can’t it be some other color?
A: Unfortunately, the ‘mess’ is what makes it work! Charcoal makes it black and is a key ingredient to ‘draw out’ the toxins. We recommend covering with a bandage and washing with soap and water after use. If soap and water do not work, an oil of your choice should do the trick!
Q: Is this the ‘black salve’ that the FDA warned against? Is this even safe?
A: This is a totally different product. That ‘black salve’ is a bloodroot salve that is used for cancer, and caution is warranted. This is bentonite clay and charcoal and is perfectly safe!
Q: I’m allergic to lavender, but I need this! What do I do?
A: We recommend trying our Pit Detox Mask instead! It will work similarly but does not contain lavender.
Q: My product arrived melted. What should I do?
A: The quality of this product is not affected. Simply place the item in the fridge to re-harden it!
Rachel (verified owner) –
I had this sitting in my cabinet for a little while and this summer pulled it out to see if it made any difference on mosquito bites. Amazing! It’s now the first thing I reach for. Sure, it’s maybe a little messy, but it relieves the itching instantly! If you put it on before bed and wrap it in a little gauze or something, you’re good to go the next morning! Not to mention the fact of sleeping better because of the itch being taken care of, without medication or chemicals.
lauren clark –
This is one of my favorite Earthley products. Works great every time. I went on a walk with my son and saw that he got bitten, and a red bump started swelling up. I immediately put the black drawing slave on when we got home, and the swelling and redness disappeared. It also works great for itchy mosquito bites.
Elaine (verified owner) –
Love this stuff for bug bites! My daughter typically reacts badly to mosquito bites (lots of swelling and redness, itching, etc.). If I can apply this within a half hour of the bite, the reaction is SIGNIFICANTLY better, and it heals so much more quickly.
Katlynne Tekurio (verified owner) –
Every time I’ve had a rash, I would use this, and did not itch anymore. Itching is the worst for me so I love that it will take it away! It does take a bit to wash off but worth it to me!
Ashley Pullen –
This has so many great uses. I carry it in my hiking backpack to put on bug bites as soon as we get them. I’ve put it on some sort of poison rash that I got, and it gave sweet relief. Any suspicious bite gets this put on and left for a full day to pull out any infection. It’s definitely my top favorite earthely product!!
Allison Garman (verified owner) –
The. Best. I have multiple sticks because I never want to be without this (purse, diaper bag, first aid kit). Works well on my toddlers big, swollen mosquito bites, splinters, and bee stings.
Katie Johnson (verified owner) –
My 4 year old had a painful bug bite on the back of his neck that just wouldn’t let up. This salve worked a treat! Put some on him before bed and by morning it had nearly disappeared and he never said another word about it. It also healed up some poison ivy on my husbands hand!
Lisa Gruich (verified owner) –
I love this stick for bug bites and even acne! Put it on at night or when you plan to stay home (since it’s very noticeable). I let a friend use it after a bee sting and she was very impressed and ordered some herself!
Elizabeth (verified owner) –
This works great to draw out pain and itchiness from mosquito and fly bites. It is messy to use, my kids get charcoal smeared everywhere. But it is worth having on hand.
Pamela –
We have used this mostly for tick bites and bee stings. It really helps to extract the pain quickly.
Elyse Johnson (verified owner) –
This product is amazing! My daughter has terrible reactions to mosquito bites. We started putting this on and it takes away the swelling and itching almost immediately!
Diana Pedro (verified owner) –
LOVE! This works amazing on mosquito bites. Rub some on after a bite, wipe away after 10/15 min and the itching sensation/bump is gone, no scratching no bump mark. Amazing.
hrussell (verified owner) –
This stuff is magic!
I mean, it’s helped tons with vug bites but I started applying it as soon as I got bit and the bites stopped showing up! It’s incredible! I tell anyone and everyone about it!
Brandi (verified owner) –
Works great on Browntail Moth rash!!!! Seriously nothing else i’ve tried works this well! A must for Mainers or those visiting Maine in the early summer.
Jessica W. (verified owner) –
Another amazing product! I’ve used it on three separate occasions and each time, I only had to apply once for the itching to stop. My kids and I love the way it smells too. This will definitely be helpful for this summer’s bug bites and accidental ivy rashes.
Jessica (verified owner) –
This is my one of my top favorite skincare products from Earthly. So far I’ve used it more as a face mask and I see results (clearer and smoother skin) by the next morning. It also smells really nice!
Sarah Wilkins (verified owner) –
I am so pleased with this product! We got it in the mail today just in time to use on my four-year-old son, who tends to have allergic reactions to mosquito bites. Today he had a bite that had turned into a two-inch, red swollen circle that was hot to the touch. We only used this salve TWO TIMES today, and the bite area is no longer warm to the touch or tight and swollen. This product is amazing! I intend to keep using it until the redness is gone.
Abby Urfer (verified owner) –
Black Drawing Salve is AMAZING!!! I use it for bug bites, (I mainly got it for tick bites, but it works really well for mosquito bites), but it can also be used on pimples or splinters! It’s best to apply it immediately after a bite happens. Also, it definitely will get on your clothes, so make sure you’re not wearing something that will stain.
Emily (verified owner) –
Love the small size, it’s great to have in my first aid bag. Took it on our camping trip and used it for all the bug bites. My daughter got a bee sting on her lip, within minutes it was hugely swollen, rubbed some of this on and she no long cried and the pain went away. This is my highly sensitive child who cries at any uncomfortableness. Works great on small patches of poison ivy, but DO NOT put it on large patches! My husband got severe case and coated his legs with this (used up half a tube!) not only did it not help, but we couldn’t get it off and it kept us from using other stuff. His legs were black for days.
esaade (verified owner) –
Smells amazing. Put it at first sign of bite. Good for splinter and acne too. Watch out cause it stains but washes off