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DIY Calming Calendula Face Oil for Skin Redness

Jennifer Prentice @ My Healthy Homemade Life
A gentle, skin-calming herbal face oil that's soothing for both sensitive and normal skin. Perfect for skin that is prone to redness and inflammation.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
14 days
Servings 3 oz

Equipment

  • 1 2 oz jar with lid

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz Jojoba Oil
  • 1 oz Rosehip Seed Oil
  • 1 tbsp dried lavender flowers
  • 2 tsp dried calendula petals pick off the petals if you have the whole flowers buds
  • 1 tsp dried chamomile flowers
  • 8 drops German chamomile essential oil double the amount if you're using German chamomile essential oil blend with jojoba added
  • 2 drops Rose essential oil or rose geranium essential oil optional

Instructions
 

  • Store your Rosehip Seed Oil in the refrigerator until you're ready to use it later.
  • If you're working with fresh herbs, let them dry or wilt them overnight.
  • Fill a clean, dry 2 oz jar with the dried herbs. Add the jojoba oil and shake to combine. You can expect the herbs to expand a bit over the next day or so.
  • Check your jar over the first couple of days to ensure all the herbs are completely covered with the oil as they expand. Add more jojoba oil if needed.
  • Allow your oil mixture to infuse for 2 weeks in a warm, sunny spot or infuse using one of the quick methods (see below.)
  • Strain the herbs using a muslin cloth or thick cheeseclothto remove any flower bits. Pour the infused oil into a clean, dry 3 oz amber bottle with glass (not plastic) dropper or store in three 1 oz bottles, (keep one and share the extras!)
  • Add the rosehip seed oil and essential oils to the amber bottle. Shake to combine. Label and date your finished oil.
  • For longer shelf life, you can store the finished oil in the refrigerator and use as needed. The jojoba oil may firm up a bit when cold.)

Notes

Since water can introduce moisture and bacteria, make sure that your glass jar and lid are completely dry before adding the herbs and oil.
If you don’t want to wait 2 weeks for your infused oil, try one of these quick methods.
Quick Infusion (Double-Boiler Method):
In a double boiler or a heat safe measuring cup in a pan of water, simmer the oil and herbs over very low heat. Simmer gently for 30 to 60 minutes or longer, keeping the oil between 95-110 degrees. As Rosemary Gladstar likes to say, “the lower the heat and the longer the infusion, the better the oil.”
Quick Infusion Method 2# (Dehydrator):
This is one of my favorite methods! If you have an Excalibur (or similar type) dehydrator with a temperature control, you can infuse your herbs in it.
Add all of your herbs and oil to a pint jar. Shake to combine.
Remove enough of the trays in your dehydrator so that your glass jar with infused herbs sits in the bottom. Set the temperature between 95-110 degrees and leave it for 2 days or longer, shaking it periodically.