Homemade Calendula Oil Recipe
Learn how to make calendula oil with our easy step-by-step guide. All you need is a carrier oil, dry calendula flowers, and a little time! Then you can use homemade calendula oil on it's own to soothe skin issues, as an ingredient in DIY skincare products like soap, salve, lotion and more. Use calendula oil to soothe rashes, sunburn, inflammation, eczema, psoriasis, bites/stings, burns, scrapes, scars and other skin irritation.
Ingredients
- Dried calendula flower or petals, homegrown or organic if possible
- Carrier oil of choice. Select a high-quality, unrefined, cold-pressed, and organic oils for the most healthy and healing calendula oil. Popular options for natural skincare include jojoba oil, olive oil, argan oil, hemp seed oil, grapeseed oil, sweet almond oil, rosehip oil, and more! **Choose an amount that matches the size of your infusion container.
- 1 glass container for infusing, such as a half-pint or pint jar
Instructions
- Fill a clean glass container at least ¾ full of dried calendula flower heads or petals.
- Pour your choice of oil over the dried calendula flowers, until the container is full and/or until the flowers are completely submerged. Add a tight fitting lid.
- Place the jar in a moderately warm location, such as near a sunny window, inside a warm cabinet, or on top of a warm appliance. While some herbalists may have a preference, it doesn’t make much of a difference if the jar is stored in the dark or light – but a little warmth does help it infuse better!
- Allow the calendula oil to to infuse for at least two weeks or up to 1 month (or longer) for the best results and maximum extraction possible. Gently shake it on occasion to stir things up.
- When the time is up, use a strainer and/or cheesecloth over a bowl to strain the flowers and reserve the oil. Let it sit to fully drip and drain for at least 15 minutes, and squeeze out all the excess oil from the dried flowers.
- Finally, pour the strained oil into a clean jar for storage. If you wash and re-use the same jar, be sure it’s fully dry before storing the oil in it!
- Store the finished calendula oil in a cool, dry location. It can also be stored in the refrigerator to extend the shelf life. Read the information on your carrier oil bottle to determine the recommended shelf life of your calendula oil.
- Enjoy! Use your calendula oil as a daily facial moisturizer (only a few drops needed), as spot treatment for irritated skin, a massage or body oil, an ingredient in other homemade skincare recipes (salve, lotion, soap etc), to condition hair, as a makeup remover, or give it as a gift!
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