Free Zine: Let’s Make an Herbal Pain-Relief Salve!

Cover of a zine. 

Let's make an... Herbal Pain Relief Salve!

Pen drawing of a small cosmetic jar labelled "hops, yarrow + rosemary" surrounded by sparkles.

by sarah
PearlOfCivilization.net
may 2026

I make bean-less zines pretty regularly but I rarely post them here. Should I start? Let’s try it.

This zine has instructions for making the herbal pain-relief salve I use for endometriosis and ovarian cyst pain, and that I have been sharing with friends and fam since December. It provides strong and immediate but not very long-lasting pain relief for when you need a break. Salve testers found strong relief from pain due to: frozen shoulder, tendonitis, headaches, arthritis, and more. It’s strong!

If you try it out, I would love to hear how it works or doesn’t for you. (Beep me on Mastodon?) If you’re in pain, I hope it eases one way or another <3

Free pain salve zine:

P.S., if you want to try this out before committing to the multi-week process of making a salve from scratch, I should mention that a tincture works too. More people have those around, or an herb shop might have a sample of hops tincture and let you try a drop or two to see what it does for you. The blend is stronger, but hops is the main player. If you know me in person, just ask and I will give you some salve.