Homemade Lavender Oil Recipe
Learn how to make lavender oil with our easy step-by-step guide. All you need is a carrier oil, dry lavender flowers, and a little time! Then you can use homemade lavender oil on it's own (e.g. as moisturizer or massage oil), as an ingredient in DIY skincare products like soap or salve, in culinary creations, and more.
Equipment
- glass container or jar with lid
- fine mesh strainer and/or cheesecloth
Ingredients
- Dried lavender flowers or buds, homegrown or organic if possible
- Carrier oil of choice (enough to fill your chosen container). Select a high-quality, unrefined, cold-pressed, and organic oils for the most healthy and healing lavender oil. Popular options for natural skincare include jojoba oil, olive oil, argan oil, grapeseed oil, sweet almond oil, sunflower oil, and more!
- optional: lavender essential oils
Instructions
- Obtain dried lavender flowers. It is important to start with 100% dry flowers.
- Fill a clean glass container about ¾ full of dried lavender buds.
- Pour your choice of oil over the dried lavender flowers, until the container is full and/or until the flowers are completely submerged.
- Place a lid on the container, and store it in a moderately warm location to enhance infusion, such as a warm cabinet, on top of a warm appliance, or near a sunny window. Dark or light is okay.
- Allow the oil and flowers to infuse for at least two weeks, up to a month (or longer) for the best results. Shake/turn the jar on occasion to keep the floating flowers coated with oil.
- When the time is up, strain the flowers from the oil. Line a fine-mesh strainer or canning funnel with cheesecloth (or use a reusable nutmilk bag), place it over a clean glass container, and then pour the oil and flowers in to drain. Squeeze the cheesecloth sack of flowers to extract every last bit of oil!
- Optional: Add lavender essential oils for little extra oomph of aroma. The recommended safe dilution ratio for essential oils is about 2%, or 12 drops of EOs per fluid ounce of carrier oil, but we use far less. Try just a few drops and then adjust as needed.
- Store the finished lavender 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 lavender oil.
- Enjoy! Use your lavender oil as a daily facial moisturizer (only a few drops needed), as a massage or body oil, an ingredient in other homemade skincare recipes such as salve or soap, to condition hair, as a makeup remover, as marinade or in baked goods (if an edible oil was used), in homemade cleaning products, or give it as a gift!
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