What is Dried Calendula?

This Dried Calendula is full of beneficial substances for the skin and you can use it as a colorant for your DIY care products.

Calendula (Calendula Officinalis), also called marigold, is a cheerful flower that is known for its bright orange color. Calendula is widely used in naturopathy as a beneficial remedy for the skin.

Benefits

A cheerful color

Calendula petals have a beautiful orange color that you can use as a colorant for your DIY care products. Let the petals soak in an oil and you will see that the oil takes on the cheerful color of calendula. Or add the petals in their entirety to a soap bar or a body scrub for a natural, cheerful appearance of your product.

Cleanses the skin

Calendula has a cleansing effect on the skin, as it purifies impurities from the lymphatic system. Process the Calendula into an oil or a facial cleanser for the best effect, or make a compress.

Restores dry and rough skin

Calendula has hydrating and nourishing properties making the petals beneficial for dry skin. Calendula is therefore often made into a salve, especially to apply on rough spots.

Inspires and makes you radiate

Calendula flowers are bright orange and sometimes yellow, which immediately makes you cheerful. Energetically speaking, that is exactly what these petals do for you: they provide comfort and make you radiate again.

How do you use it?

Colorant

Use the dried petals as a colorant for your DIY creation or as a replacement for the more expensive saffron.

Make a salve

Calendula salve is a versatile product that is easy to make. Use it on rough spots, or for caring for dry, sensitive or red skin.

Make a compress against pimples

Do you suffer a lot from pimples? Then make a compress by letting 2 tablespoons of Dried Calendula steep for 15 minutes (covered) in a cup of boiling water. Dip a clean tea towel in it and apply carefully to your face (let it cool down a bit more if necessary, so that it's not too hot).

In the bath

Put a handful of the Dried Calendula in a tea bag and add to a warm bath.

What is so special about it?

Calendula is rich in vitamins and minerals and contains 16 different types of essential oils. With all these beneficial substances, Calendula helps restore dry and rough skin and purify oily skin.