CALENDULA BENEFITS

Calendula has a healing action on the skin and can be used in a variety of infusions, tinctures, liquid extracts, creams, or ointments. It has rejuvenating properties and is often incorporated into moisturizers, sun, hair, and baby-care products.
Its popularity—especially for sensitive and dry skins—is due to its ability to quickly soothe irritated skin and repair skin tissue.
OINTMENT
Calendula extract in a cream or ointment base can help to treat spider veins or hemorrhoids.
MACERATED OIL
When the plant is in season, use the fresh flowers to make this healing and soothing macerated oil.
DRIED FLOWERS
When out of season, use dried flowers to make the macerated oil, infusions, or tinctures.
PLANT
Also known as pot marigold, calendula flowers are edible and add color and nutrition to salads and garnishes.

What is it good for?
Soothe sensitive skin Along with potent natural resins and volatile oils, calendula oil is bursting with antioxidants that help to fight inflammation. Herbalists combine calendula, comfrey, echinacea, and St. John's wort to make an all-purpose skin salve.
Repair and protects skin Calendula oil or cream is a good choice for healing cuts and skin ulcers and soothing dermatitis. It is mildly antiseptic so also helps to prevent infection. Hypercal cream, which is a staple of most natural first-aid kits, is a mixture of hypericum (St. John's wort) and calendula. Calendula ointment is also a good remedy for perineal tears after childbirth. You can also apply calendula oil or cream after sun exposure to keep skin in good condition.
Teeth and gum care Toothpaste with calendula extract can significantly reduce plaque, gingivitis, and bleeding gums. Use a calendula infusion or tincture as a mouthwash or gargle.
Foot care Calendula oil is a traditional remedy for bunions, warts, and foot ulcers. Modern studies show that combined with a protective dressing, a cream made from a variant of calendula, Tagetes patula (French marigold), reduced the size and pain of bunions. The flowers of this variety should never be consumed.Calendula oil is bursting with antioxidants that help to fight inflammation.

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