Archive for May 18, 2010
Make your own Calendula Cream
Calendula ointment or cream can be used for many skin ailments. If you can grow calendula officianis (Marigold) in your backyard, you can easily make your own calendula extract.
Use it for:
Insect bites
Very dry skin
Cuts and scrapes
Psoriasis
Eczema
and many other skin problems.
Here is what you need:
Calendula Officinalis: This is a type of marigold. Your gardening store can help you get the right one.
Four cups of Oil: Olive oil or grapeseed oil
One quarter to one half cup of Beeswax for thickness
A few drops of lavender oil as a preservative.
Now put it together:
1. Crush the Calendula in a blender.
2. Use a cloth or colander to extract the juice.
3. Mix the liquid into the oil.
4. Add lavender
5. Heat – very low so that the mixture does not boil to warm the ingredients so that the wax melts, stirring
occasionally.
6. Once melted, pour into smaller containers and let cool.
7. You are done. Keep cool – refrigerator is OK up to a year.
