Extracting The Medicinal Powers of Calendula - Which Method is Best?
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The Art of Making Glycerites for Cosmetics is a complete guide that walks you through the entire process step by step and includes calculation charts for both self-preserving glycerites or glycerites with added preservative – using dried, frozen, freeze-dried and fresh materials (even foods). It's an e-book, so you don't even have to wait for delivery. The book also includes formulas for products that incorporate glycerites. Want to get busy making your own fabulous glycerine extracts? Read more about it right here.
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I want to make a macerate & also a glycerine with dried calendula flowers - should I use them whole or would grinding them up into a powder be better?
thanks Anna
Sue
Is it true that Olive Oil is the best oil for Calendula extraction? What about Sunflower or Sesame oil? Thank you :)
I'm making a macerate using alcohol as intermediary solvent and using oil in ratio 5:1. But I have trouble checking when the alcohol evaporates. Only method I use is sniffing, which doesn't seem very reliable. Is there any other way to tell when the alcohol has evaporated from the macerate?
I have lots of dried calendula flowers. How would I go about making a glycerite? Im new to making glycerites with dried matter 😊
I love making calendula macerate with almond oil. I either use it as it is on skin or put it into an almost empty parfume bottle to have that subtle parfum and the macerate’s benefits.
I did research to see if there is anything written about: can I recycle/ reuse the calendula flowers after macerated in almond oil?
I hate the idea of throwing them, is there any properties left it them after the maceration (is that a word?);)
Can I, maybe grind them and do a mask or anything else, really?
Thank you and looking forward to your experiences.
Su.
Thank you for such great post. So much good info. What is the ratio of powder calendula to oil? Thank you!