The Cultivated Apothecary: Week 8 Edition 2: Calendula Salve- The Potent Skin Healer
Calendula Salve Uses
Not only are these a beautiful addition to a flower, herb or vegetable garden (and a pollinator for all our bee friends), but calendula can be made into a salve; which has some great healing properties and can even be used on infant's and toddler's sensitive skin.
Calendula from my flower garden this season
Here are some common uses for calendula salve:
- Diaper rash
- Lip balm
- Healing balm/salve for cuts and abrasion
- Skin irritant soothing salve
- Razor burns
- Minor skin burns and sunburn
- Insect bites
- Dry skin/eczema
- Facial moisturizer during arid months/seasons
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Calendula Salve Recipe
- Four ounces of infused calendula oil (fill a quart glass jar 3/4 full of dried calendula flowers then fill to brim of jar with olive, sunflower, almond oil- let sit for 6-8 weeks until flowers and medicinal properties infuse into oil then strain well with cheesecloth. Store in glass jar)
- 1-ounce beeswax- about 2 tablespoons
- Essential oil 20-25 drops -optional
Combine calendula oil and beeswax into a double-boiler and melt. Add essential oil and pour into prepared/clean jar for storage.
My finished calendula salve for the culinary apothecary herb cupboard
Agreed! Making your own salves is quite empowering! I also make my own infused oils from herbs grown in the garden.
And then there is always extra, so then you have gifts to give to family and friends. I love it!!
Thanks for sharing Calendula Salve Recipe..
i will try this...
I don't make my salve with essential oils, just calendula, oil, and beewax. I make a quart at a time, and give it out to friends.
I always find your natural medicane post so interesting, I Have some calendular cream in the house froma Natural products store and findit very good
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I have some calendula seeds for next year. I mainly got them for their medicinal uses. I didn’t know what the flower looked like, but I see it’s a pretty one! I also wasn’t sure how to make oil from it either. Thankfully the process is easy! Takes time, but easy!
Calendula is amazing @goldendawne. Our garden is currently a picture with the pretty calendula flowers! I love adding the dried petals to my goats milk soaps
howdy this fine Friday goldendawne! wow and to think we just, or at least I did, used to think of pretty flowers as pretty flowers. Now I see that they have tremendous health, beauty and healing properties! amazing. and thank you for always bringing practical, useful, educational, informational and interesting posts!
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