DIY Calendula Oil
Making your own healing calendula oil at home for natural skin and hair care is simple. Here's how.
Yield: 3 2 ml bottles
Equipment
- quart mason jar
- Lid and ring
- Organic olive oil enough to fill up jar, or jojoba or sunflower oil
- Calendula flower heads
- Sunny windowsill south facing window
- Fine mesh strainer
- Large mixing bowl
- 2ml Amber bottles
Instructions
- Fill a quart mason jar with the fully dried calendula flower heads. Be sure they are thoroughly dried out. When in doubt, dry them for a week longer. The moisture in the flower can ruin the oil infusion.
- Pour choice oil into the jar until all flower heads are completely covered up with oil. Use the lid and ring to secure the top. Set the jar in a sunny windowsill for 6 weeks. Longer is okay too.
- After at least 6 weeks, use a fine mesh strainer or fine cheese cloth to strain oil into a large mixing bowl. One with a pour spout side is a great option if you are planning to bottle your oil.
Notes
Notes: Save a few flower heads to add to each bottle or jar. It’s aesthetically pleasing to the eye in a glass bottle and you have the added bonus of continued infusion making the oil a little bit stronger.
You can most definitely pair down this recipe to a pint jar or smaller to make very small batches just for your own use at home.
Keep the extra dried calendula flower heads stored in an air tight container like a mason jar until you are ready for your next infusion.
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