Floral Infused Olive Oil: Rich Beauty Aid

Did you know olive oil is a lovely (and natural) skin moisturizer? Here’s a way to make it more special…infuse it with flowers picked fresh from your garden!

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Ingredients:

Glass jar (pint)
Flower petals (1 1/2 cups)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (1 3/4 cups)
6 Vitamin E Capsules (400 IU)

Directions:

• Fill a clean jar with your choice of fresh flower petals or buds. Pierce the vitamin capsules and squeeze the oil into the jar on top of the petals.
• Heat olive oil over medium heat then pour over petals. Seal and shake jar gently to mix.
• Place the jar in a sunny location and turn it over daily for 2 weeks.
• After 2 weeks, strain the oil to remove all petals then bottle in a sterilized container.

Tips For Use

• Use as a bath oil (2 to 3 TBS) or apply on skin after bathing/showering and use as a body moisturizer.
• Apply to dry patches of skin on hands, elbows, knees, feet.
• Can be used as a facial moisturizer, be careful not to get the infused oil in your eyes.
• Some believe that eczema, rosesca and stretch marks benefit from applications of olive oil, try a regular treatment to see if it helps.

Flower Choices With Reported Skin Healing & Therapeutic Qualities

• Echinacea, Lavender, Marigolds, Rose Petals, Pansies, Calendula
• Herbs can also be used

Note:

• Do not use petals that have been sprayed with chemicals, they’ll transfer to the oil and then be absorbed by your skin.

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