Make a nourishing balm from marigolds

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You have no experience in the production of natural cosmetics and would like to try it out? Then marigold balm is a good start because the recipe is not very complicated.

Marigolds are ideal for making a nourishing balm, because calendula helps against brittle skin. In addition, its active ingredients promote wound healing, so that cracked hands and feet can also benefit from it. You can get all the ingredients you need from the pharmacy. There you can also get a jar of ointment to store the finished balm.

How to make marigold balm - this is how you proceed

  1. Put the lanolin and beeswax together in a small metal bowl or in a heat-resistant glass and heat both in a water bath until the fats start to melt.
  2. While the fats are melting, warm the distilled water in a separate vessel at the same time.
  3. Then stir the marigold oil into the melted waxes and keep stirring until the three components have evenly combined.
  4. Take the bowl of melted fats out of the water bath and stir in the warm water, drop by drop, evenly. Then keep stirring until the mixture cools down.
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  5. Fill the finished balm into the ointment jar and store it in the refrigerator. It can be kept refrigerated for about 14 days.

Make marigold oil yourself - instructions

Of course, you can buy marigold oil ready-made. However, if you have taken a liking to the production of natural cosmetics and also have unsprayed marigolds in your own garden, you may want to make the oil yourself. However, the flowers have to soak in the oil for three weeks.

  1. Put a handful of unsprayed flowers in a sealable, light-colored jar and cover them with high-quality vegetable or olive oil.
  2. Close the filled jar carefully and place it in a sunny place for three weeks - for example on the windowsill. Then shake the contents well every day.
  3. After three weeks, filter off the finished marigold oil and fill it into a sealable bottle made of dark glass. Now you have a stash that will last a good year from which to make your balm.
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