This week I want to share with you the magical medicinal properties of Calendula Officinalis. Last week, we learned culinary, beneficial and sacrificial properties of Calendula. If you missed this blog, check it out here.
In my opinion, Calendula is one of the most medicinal flowers that grows easily in your garden. From this magic flower, you can make creams, balms, oils, washes, gels, compresses and tinctures.
It is antiviral, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antispasmodic and an antioxidant. Phew! It is gentle enough to use on babies right through to the elderly.
I have been using the petals in a medicinal way for over 25 years and I want to share with you some of the wonderful applications I have found for this miraculous flower.
How do I use Calendula for skin conditions?
The reason I started making Calendula oil and cream was because, when I first landed in NZ all those years ago, I was eaten alive by mosquitos and sand flies. The Calendula cream took away the itch and healed the scars caused by scratching. I found it was also a wonderful healer for sunburnt skin. Here began my love affair with Calendula!
When my daughter was a young baby, I would use the cream to heal nappy rash and for cracked skin and grazes. I would also make an eyewash to help expel conjunctivitis from her eyes.
Calendula will heal cuts, scrapes, burns, cracks, sores, eczema, dry skin and it is a great moisturiser when applied on the body before bed – just apply on hands, legs and face.
As a gardener with my hands in the soil most days and constantly out in the harshness of all weathers, I find my hands can get very dry and cracked. I am not one to usually wear gloves either, so I’m a real test case!
After my daily shower, I lather myself in the cream, covering my cuts and scratches from the day’s work, and my dry hands and legs too, and in the morning, my skin is totally restored like magic.
It is a great solution for skin inflammation. It helps new tissue grow to aid the rapid healing of wounds on the skin, and it increases blood flow and oxygen to wounds. Further testimonials from my elderly clients endorse its amazing properties for healing their skin, especially scars left from having skin cancers removed.
Calendula is a great addition to your first aid kit in a domestic kitchen, helping to heal burns and knife wounds. The only thing I wouldn’t recommend Calendula for is to use it on an infected wound, as it could heal the skin over the infection before it has been resolved.
How do I use Calendula for internal conditions?
Calendula petals can be used to make a fantastic tea, which can help reduce gastric ulcer symptoms, cramps and help with hot flushes. I wanted to share my recipe with you for calendula tea, so that you can enjoy some of this potent flower’s magic too.
Calendula Tea – AVOID IF PREGNANT
Put 1-2 tablespoons of dried calendula flowers in a mug and pour over hot water, cover with a saucer and steep for 15 -20 minutes then sip slowly.
Seven ways to use Calendula tea
I have found that Calendula tea can be used for the following symptoms:
- Mouth rinse for inflamed gums or thrush
- Use for inflamed skin conditions – pour over the skin and use as a face wash, including acne and pimple outbreaks
- Great for itchy eyes – use as an eye wash
- Conjunctivitus – also use as an eye wash
- Can help in a foot bath for fungal infections
- Great as a hair rinse to relieve itchy scalp
- Apply to your animals if they have itchy skin or rashes
Your chance to get on the wait list for my next batch of Calendula cream
I am well known for my Calendula cream – I have spent many years perfecting my extraction to create a cream that I see time and time again really works.
I am brewing up my next batch and have already received many requests to be on the wait list – thank you for getting in touch!
I expect to release my next batch within the next few weeks, and I always create a limited amount, so if you are keen to purchase some, please contact me as soon as you can to be added to the wait list.
I will be supplying three different sizes – 28g, 60g, and 200g and prices are listed below. I hope that you too get growing Calendula in your gardens and give it a try. Please let me know how you get on – I love to hear your feedback!
Until next time – happy gardening!
Pricing
Grow Inspired Organic Calendula Cream – 28g, $15.00
Grow Inspired Organic Calendula Cream – 60g, $29.90
Grow Inspired Organic Calendula Cream – 200g, $87.90
Testimonials
“I had been trying a pharmacy-recommended cream for a rash and getting no results, so I went to my faithful jar of Claire’s Calendula cream.
“Result? Improvement in two days!
“After a full time career and years of working outside, Claire’s own use of her cream is a testament in itself. Throw out your old creams, and use this all purpose wonder cream!”
MARION BRIDGE, CALENDULA CREAM CUSTOMER
“I have always had great skin, but suddenly I broke out all around my nose and mouth with a severe kind of eczema. I tried everything I could think of – nothing worked. It lasted for months without improvement and really affected my confidence. Someone suggested I try Claire’s Calendula cream. I put it on each night, and within just a few days, it had disappeared. Amazing!”
Please put me on your waiting list for a 60gm jar of CALENDULA CREAM. I’m already in your data base.
Regards, Lesley Mountfort
Thanks Lesley – I’ve added you to the list! Claire
Hello Claire I’d like to try your calendula cream, please avdise how I can purchase a small jar to start.
Hi Rona, Thanks for your comment! I’d recommend starting with the smallest jar size, 28g. I’ve added you to my wait list and will get in touch when the next batch is ready… Thanks, Claire