Check out how pretty this Calendula Oil is. The warm oil is draining on my bench ready to be made into hand cream at a later date.
First I picked my Calendula or Marigolds, I'm not very clear which I have or what the difference is. Just the petals go into the oil so I just pulled them off the plant. Then I put them into a glass jar and sat in a warm place for a week. I didnt think much of the oil so following Google's advice I gently warmed the oil and petals for 10 mins over a very low heat on the stove.
Finally it was ready. So lovely looking ...but it smells of nothing. I see now that when making handcream most people add orange essential oil. I think this is totally neccessary to improve the experience.
