Calendula for Skincare ebook
One of the most well-known and easy-to-grow medicinal plants, Calendula officinalis is easy to grow and a powerful and therapeutic skincare herb. Its flowers help to speed up healing, cleanse the skin, disinfect minor wounds, treat cold sores and chapped lips, reduce inflammation, and work as a mild astringent. It’s a marvelously versatile and safe herb to work with and is even safe enough to use as an edible flower.
Use the tips in this 47-page guide to grow calendula, harvest it, and use the homegrown petals in plant-based skincare. Includes more than a dozen recipes such as cold-process calendula soap, simple skin creams and cleansers, lip balm, bath truffles, and much more. All are easily printable and come with clear directions and full-color photos.
What's inside?
- Detailed information on growing calendula
- Which cultivars to choose for medicinal and beauty purposes
- How to harvest and preserve the flowers.
- How to make calendula-infused oil, including information on which carrier oil to choose
- Tips on how to use calendula oil in skincare, including a simple way to make calendula lotion on the spot.
- Over a dozen calendula skincare recipes, including handmade soap, face cleanser, face creams, bath bombs, and lip balm.
The Author
Tanya Anderson is the author of this Calendula ebook. She's a soapmaker and natural skincare producer in the Isle of Man, the author of A Woman's Garden, and the presenter of Lovely Greens, a popular gardening and DIY website and YouTube channel.