How to – Soothing Skin Spray With Calendula Tincture

How to – Soothing Skin Spray With Calendula Tincture Ingredients How to – Soothing Skin Spray With Calendula Tincture

A while back, I did a couple of posts about how to make, strain and bottle your own tinctures. It's fun, easy, relatively inexpensive, and quite rewarding! Tinctures offer a world of different uses. Extra bonus: you simply can't avoid getting to know more about your herbs and their properties when you start making tinctures.

Fair warning: making tinctures is fun, educational, and a little addictive.

Today I'm going to show you how super easy it is to make a soothing skin spray with calendula tincture.

Straining This calendula (Pot Marigold) tincture has been infusing for 8 weeks and is being strained through a double layer of unbleached coffee filters here, but cheesecloth or cotton jersey is just as effective for straining.

Calendula's Uses
Calendula tincture can help reduce inflammation and soothe irritated skin. It is also said to be useful for treating acne and sores. Dabbing spots with a tincture-soaked cotton bud is the recommended method for targeted application. (if you struggle with acne and decide to try this, I'd love to hear your feedback on whether or not it works for you).

Now, without further ado, let's make a soothing spray!


Soothing Calendula Spray
This mixture is great as a face toner (spritz on face after washing). It can also be misted over skin to soothe rash or bug bites, minor scrapes and cuts. My fave use of it at the moment is as a primer for my crystal deodorant stone (generously wet the crystal before applying).

NOTE: This recipe is preservative-free and should therefore be used within 2-3 days of making. For a longer lasting product, you must add add a preservative.
39 ml (1.3 fl oz) demineralised water 20 ml (0.7 fluid oz) aloe vera juice 1 ml (20 drops) calendula tincture

Pour the ingredients into a bottle with a spritzer/spray top, cap and shake well. Voilá - your calendula spray is ready for use.
Have you ever made a tincture? What do you use yours for?
How toMake a Tincture - part 1
Make a Tincture - part 2 (straining and bottling tips)
Use tinctures - internally and externally
Get the most out of using a Natural Crystal deodorant stone

Posted by Hodie J