I adapted this calendula cream recipe from the basic lotion recipe in the Homesteaders Herbal Companion’ book. This is a slight variation to make a calendula cream lotion. You’ll want to infuse calendula oil for this recipe. but you can also buy calendula oil.
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Ingredients
- 0.5 oz beeswax pastilles or grated beeswax bars
- 4 oz calendula oil You can use grapeseed, sweet almost oil or olive oil if you wanted to make this basic lotion recipe instead
- 4 oz water, herbal tea, or hydrosol You could steep calendula petals into a herbal tea.
- 10 drops Vitamin E
- 15 drops essential oils (optional) I only add 5 drops of lavender essential oils when making baby calendula cream.
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Instructions
- Weigh the beeswax and oil of choice in a wide-mouth mason jar
- Place the jar in a small saucepan that has been filled with a couple of inches of water. Bring the water to a boil and melt the beeswax in the oil.
- Remove the jar from the pan and allow it to cool to room temperature. The wax will begin hardening, making the oil cloudy-looking. If you waited too long melt it down again.
- Stir the water, vitamin E and optional essential oils together in a separate container.
- Slowly add the water mix to the oil/beeswax mix while using an immersion blender to whip it to a thick and creamy consistency.
- Store in a closed container at room temperature for about two months. Longer if refrigerated.