Calendula oil is a valuable product that helps to eliminate many problems associated with skin diseases. But on this application of this product is not limited. Where and how you can use the oil from the flowers of marigold - that's the theme of our today's material.
Calendula Oil - Properties
Calendula is famous for its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. The high content of biological flavonoids and tannins in calendula, namely - in its flowers - is a weighty argument for the use of extracts and oils from this plant in folk and traditional medicine. Carotenes and pectins make up most of the calendula oil. These substances are very important in the care of skin and hair.
Calendula Oil - Application
Infusions and decoctions of marigolds are widely used for medicinal purposes. But the oil obtained by steam distillation of dry flowers of calendula oil can be used both in medical and cosmetic branches, and in cooking.
The main branches of the application of calendula oil:
- in pharmaceuticals for the manufacture of wound healing creams and ointments;
- in dentistry for the treatment of gingitis;
- in otolaryngology for the treatment of various types of angina;
- in cosmetology to improve the condition of the skin, hair and nails;
- in the food industry for coloring products with high fat content.
Cosmetic calendula oil is, most often, a mixture of tinctures of calendula with other vegetable oils or synthetic fatty bases. A lot of lotions, masks and creams for skin and hair contain calendula oil. Recently, calendula oil has been added to shampoos for dandruff.
Calendula oil for hair is used in the form of therapeutic or preventive masks. Apply masks based on calendula oil is recommended to owners of oily hair. After a course of treatment procedures, the hair remains shiny and fresh much longer, and dandruff disappears completely. A mask containing castor oil and calendula tincture strengthens the hair, accelerates their growth, thickens the hair and gives them a shine and a light golden hue. The same effect has also burdock oil with calendula. Here's how to make a mask for hair with calendula oil:
- Mix 15 ml of calendula oil with 3-4 drops of cedar oil, 4 drops of lavender oil and 4 drops of cypress oil.
- The mixture is applied to dry scalp and rubbed.
- Head after applying the oil should be wrapped with a towel and leave the mixture to act for 1.5 hours, after washing the hair with warm water and shampoo.
Marigold oil for face
Care of the skin with the help of essential oil of calendula gives tremendous results. Eliminate acne, pimples and enlarged pores. An excellent recipe for a hot face mask with calendula oil:
- Cotton napkin should be soaked in hot water and squeezed.
- While the napkin is hot, apply to it 20 drops of calendula oil, spreading it as evenly as possible over the surface of the tissue.
- Put a napkin on your face, covering it with a towel.
- Keep the mask from 20 to 30 minutes.
Procedures for daily skin care do not require a lot of time: just wipe the skin, previously cleansed of cosmetics, with calendula oil twice a day. Softening and refreshing abilities for the face skin are also light creams based on the extract of calendula.