DIY Calendula Cream To Repair Your Damaged Skin

Calendula oil used as a facial oil is a wonderful addition to any skincare regime. It can heal skin damage and also promotes healthy skin. Calendula oil provides essential nutrients to your skin. Adding calendula oil in your creams and lotion can help your skin a lot. So, why not make a skin repairing calendula face cream.

This calendula face cream has skin repairing and skin healing properties which makes skin healthy and glowing. It is effective because it contains essential oil, shea butter and of course calendula oil.

Recipe

Ingredients

¼ cup + 4 tablespoon calendula infused oil
1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
1.5 tablespoon emulsifying wax NF
1 cup distilled water
15 drops frankincense essential oil
15 drops helichrysum essential oil
10 drops lavender essential oil
¼ teaspoon liquid germall plus

Method

* Put some water(1-inch level) in a wide flat bottomed pan and simmer it over low to medium-low heat.

* Put the distilled water into a small heat-resistant glass measuring cup and place the measuring cup in your prepared water.

* Now, put calendula infused oil, and emulsifying wax NF into a second heat-resistant glass measuring cup and place that measuring cup in the prepared water as well.

* Heat both parts through for 20-30 minutes; this ensures the oil part is thoroughly melted.

* After 20-30 minutes, pour the water part into the oil part. Remove both measuring cups from the water and set it on a dishtowel to insulate it from the countertop.

* Using an immersion blender, blend the solution together. After a minute or two of blending, leave it to cool for 10 minutes before returning to blend it some more.

* Blend the mixture a few more times until the lotion is only a bit warmer than room temperature, and then mix vitamin E, liquid germall plus, and essential oils.

* Transfer the calendula face cream into a container.

How To Apply

* Apply calendula face cream on the cleansed face twice a day or whenever required.

Let’s take a look at what are the benefits of calendula face cream.

# Vitamin E Oil

Vitamin E oil has natural antioxidants that rejuvenate skin by repairing damaged skin. Vitamin E oil when applied on skin promotes good blood circulation to enhance the beauty of the skin. It has actually been shown to reverse premature aging of the skin. It can repair elastin and collagen damage which has a huge role to play in skin aging

# Helichrysum Essential Oil

It’s one of the few essential oils that contain “diketones,” which can help reduce the appearance of age spots and discoloration. This essential oil contains component ingredients that fight germs on the skin and hydrate the skin to stay smooth and soft. It is best for scar healing and removes wrinkles. It is used to clear skin spots, rashes from sweat, blemishes and other skin infections. It will treat pimples, acne, and eczema.

# Frankincense Essential Oil

It tones and lifts skin, heals and protects skin (against boils, wounds, acne), fades and heals scars. Frankincense Oil promotes regeneration of healthy cells and also keeps the existing cells and tissues healthy. It has powerful astringent capabilities and it can help to eliminate sun spots, remove micro-wrinkles around the eyes and cheeks, and generally tone and tighten skin all over your body, while simultaneously replacing old or dying cells with new, healthy ones!

# Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender essential oil is a multipurpose essential oil. Its heals dry and damaged skin, treats acne and scars and also removes wrinkles, dark spots and dark circles around the eyes.

# Calendula Oil

Calendula oil is known to have antioxidant properties which are very beneficial for the skin. Antioxidants promote the growth of healthy skin cells by increasing cell turnover. Calendula boosts the collagen production in the body while making your skin radiant and healthy. Calendula, a miracle herb for dry or damaged skin has anti-inflammatory attributes and possesses the power to heal any skin problems. Using calendula oil makes your skin softer and plumper while reducing the appearances of fine lines and wrinkles.