How to Make Calendula Oil (Recipe)

Here’s How:

1. Bruise fresh Calendula flowers by scrunching them or rolling them in your hands.
2. Pack a glass jar full with the bruised flowers.
3. Cover packed flowers with olive or Sesame oil.
4. Cover with a tight lid.
5. Store jar in a dark cupboard and shake the jar well every day for 2 weeks.
6. After 2 weeks, strain oil through a cheese cloth into a clean glass jar or bottle.
7. Add tincture of Benzoin or Vitamin E to help preserve your oil.

What You Need:

• Calendula flowers
• Olive or Sesame oil
• Glass jar with lid
• Cheese cloth
• Benzoin or Vitamin E
• Clean glass bottle

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Tips:

• Do not use metal or plastic containers.
• Dark glass would work best for your final bottling.
• You may use dried Calendula flowers if fresh are not available.

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