How to Use Calendula to Heal Skin (3 Different Ways!) 

You bring up good points here. I'm not aware of damage that would occur from the sun for the amount of time I suggest (provided it's not in extreme heat), and from what i understand, cold infusions take longer. I can see an argument for both, though!

Oh I'm not sure about that ☺️, but I appreciate your nice comment!

Ohhh that sounds delightful! Nice idea.

Thank you for the kind words! 💗

I'm glad you found it helpful. Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to share the kind words!

I'm glad you thought so. You're welcome!

You're welcome!

Thank you! That's fantastic! I'm wishing you luck.

Sounds great, good luck!

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You're welcome! I appreciate the nice words!

Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

You're welcome! I'm glad to hear you're enjoying all the beauty and benefits of this pretty flower.

Thank you for taking the time to write these kind words!

Hey thanks! I'm glad it helped you. You're welcome!

Thank you, I'm glad you found it so! I have never omitted beeswax, so I can't tell you from personal experience, but if you do choose to omit it there are a couple of possible outcomes 1.) The salve might be more liquid than normal and 2.) The beeswax helps to hold the moisture in your skin, acting as a barrier. Therefore, it might not be quite as effective but you could give it a try and see if it works!

Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you liked it! That's a really good question. I suppose you could pulverize the flowers a bit, as long as they don't become so small the infusion becomes difficult to strain. When cooking with herbs, they say keeping them whole and intact until you're about to use them will help preserve their potency. So, I do understand the logic behind blending them. All I can say is I use the calendula salve quite a bit, and it has been effective enough for us without blending them prior to infusing.

@@TrueFreedomPermaculture Wonderful, thank you so much for your insight!

You're welcome. I'm not sure about magnesium flakes -- I'm unaware of any reason why you couldn't, but I have not personal experience using them in salves. Let us know if you decide to try it!

I'm sure many people, myself included, have walked right past them without giving a second thought. In my experience, they are much smaller than sunflowers so perhaps that helps!

Hey thanks for the tips!

I’ve found tea tree oil to be really effective.

Thanks for the tip -- I'll look into this!

Personally, I would steer clear of emulsifying wax. I wasn't familiar with it, so I looked it up. It appears to contain some synthetic chemicals I would prefer not to use on my skin. Beeswax is a more natural alternative.

Well, that's the first I've heard of such a machine! So, unfortunately I can't give you my honest opinion of them.

@@TrueFreedomPermaculture I just bought one because it touted oil & butter infusions. Apparently, you can infuse an oil in 2-4 hours versus months. Waiting on my herbs to arrive to test it out.

@@MaN-pw1bn Let us know how it goes!

@@MaN-pw1bn Hi. Was wondering how the oil & butter infusion machine worked out? Can you please say the brand and cost to buy? Thank you in advance for any info you’d like to share. Happy New Year.

@@adriankap2978 Hi Adrian, Happy New Year to you as well. I'm waiting on my fresh herbs for this year to start testing now that I have my bases/jars ready for other types of skin/health products but, the butter infusions were crazy good. I bought this one: Magical Butter Machine MB2E Butter Maker Herb Infuser Gummy Maker Machine with Cookbook Included on Amz ($200). If it can infuse the butter, I have no reason to doubt that it will infuse other oils and the controlled heat won't destroy the benefits of the herb/base. The infuser is also easy to use/clean & came with nice add-ons and gives some tips that can apply to other types of creations. I thought the $200 was worth the processing time speed and I also like that I didn't have to babysit the temperature/process. Hope you find this helpful.

I guess my initial thought is I'm not patient enough to wait until they have all dried! In my experience, the blooms don't all dry at once, so that's why I would rather pick them; so I know I'll have a large batch of dried blooms.

They lose their properties as they are dying. Pick full flowers, dry as you go and create your oil when you have sufficient

Hi, thank you for the kind words!

Do you mean when I was melting the beeswax? I'm not sure what the water content of beeswax is, but I'm guessing it's pretty low. I didn't notice any water droplets evaporating during this process.

Good question. I haven't added tea tree oil, so unfortunately I can't give you an answer but I'm not aware of a reason why you couldn't try it. Since it's going on your skin, you wouldn't want to add too much since tea tree oil can be an irritant. I think as long as you make sure your calendula is completely dry, and any containers you use for infusion are completely sterilized and dry, you wouldn't need the tea tree oil.

Although I picked the calendula, I did let it dry out completely. Dried is better. You want the least amount of water possible, so it doesn't spoil.

Hm, whenever I make this salve it never comes out sticky. So I'm sorry, but I don't know how to answer your question.

I don't see why not!

Thank you for asking this, as I've had the same question myself! Olive oil does have a shelf life, and exposing it to sunlight will cut down on that shelf life. That being said, I would start with a new, unopened bottle of olive oil when you infuse it with the calendula. That way, the olive oil shouldn't go rancid within that short period of time.

Thank you!@@TrueFreedomPermaculture

Provided you keep it in a dark, dry place, it should easily last you for one year! In my experience, it can last longer, but just keep an eye on it, making sure it doesn't start to look or smell "off".

I think it could, yes! I'm not an expert on causes of acne, but I believe some kinds of acne are caused by a buildup of extra oil. If this is the case, I would think it could make it worse.

It would but avoid using olive oil on your face. Try almond oil infusion and omit the beeswax & add a few drops of tea tree oil.

Hi. Something that we found that works to get rid of acne is to cut out all dairy, cheese, milk, whey protein powder included, etc. Read product labels to make sure. if you have allergies, that will almost completely eliminate all allergies to include flowers, tree etc with pollen. My nephew had horrible acne growing up and my sister & bro in law spent $20K going from dr to dr seeking a reason. Finally found a holistic specialist and prescribed dairy elimination. It took about 6 weeks but my nephew was like a whole new kid when it cleared up. This was back in the early to mid 1970’s so 20K then is probably 80K+ today. It’s worth a try. Hope it helps.

I love this question. I think you could, especially just a small dab on your ends or to control flyaways. A little goes a long way!

If you were going to add an essential oil what would you use? and how much?

Personally, I have never used an essential oil in this because I love the subtle floral smell and the scent of the olive oil! But, if you wanted to add an essential oil, you could probably add a touch of lavender or rose. It would keep with the floral theme and both of those essential oils are good for the skin.

That would be hard to tell without seeing a photo. Usually, there's a little tag stuck in the container somewhere. It should say on that!

No it is a separate flower in the same family

Ah, a great question! Provided you store the salve in a cool, dark place. And, use clean fingers or a spoon to scoop some out when you need it, it should last for at least several years. However, the efficacy can slowly decrease over time. Personally, I plan on 3-4 years.

Oh that's nice, thank you, but I already have one!