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At 09:33 AM 8/23/00 +0000, you wrote:

>I have two questions about calendula. To use it for soap making, I am

>supposed to make a tea (or tinture), right? Well, I added water to my

>dried calendula and now I have a mass of wet calendula. It absorbed

>all the water. What is the proportion? Does anyone know?

>Secondly, I want to mix calendula with lavendar. Calendula is a botanical

>and my lavendar is an EO. How do I know the proportions?

>Thanks in advance for your help

most folks I know infuse the dried calendula in oil...gives a lovely rich

reddish/orange fixed oil...and use the strained oil in their soap.

it would appear that the beneficial qualities release better in oil than in

water (different herbs work in different 'media')

odd, because Chamomile releases better in water...

you don't 'mix' the calendula and lavender...for soap or lotion you use the

calendula infused oil as the oil...and add the appropriate amount of

lavender after trace. (1/3 to 1/2 oz EO per lb of soap...I go with 1/3

but I notice a lot of people recommending more.)

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Hi Marcelle,

I have used calendula in the following ways in soapmaking:

Firstly, I put a small handful of calendula petals into a large mason jar,

fill with olive oil, and place in a sunny window for a couple of weeks. The

oil picks up the properties and the colour of the calendula, and if you use

this oil as a large percentage of oil in your soap recipe, your soap will be

a nice yellow colour.

I also make a soap in which i scent with french lavender eo and add

calendula petals, at trace. the amount to add really is up to you, but i

generally add about 2 tbsp to a 5lb batch.

Hope this helps!

Sparks

I have two questions about calendula. To use it for soap making, I am

supposed to make a tea (or tinture), right? Well, I added water to my

dried calendula and now I have a mass of wet calendula. It absorbed

all the water. What is the proportion? Does anyone know?

Secondly, I want to mix calendula with lavendar. Calendula is a botanical

and my lavendar is an EO. How do I know the proportions?

Thanks in advance for your help

--

Marcelle Karustis

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(973) 776-3900 x7867 - voicemail/fax

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Hi I guess it depends which country one lives in

when I lived in England what we called plain old Marigolds is definitely

Callendula Officinalis

as opposed to French Marigolds and what we called double marigolds as a child

Now I live in Australia and Marigolds are Callendular or pot Marigold

we have french Marigolds that are Tagetes and large african Marigolds also

Tagetes african Queen all from Mexico

the ones in my garden are Callendula Officinalis beautiful deep orange the

size of Gerberas only with brown centres.One could not mix up a petal from a

callendula with a tagetes they are totally different

Beaz in Oz

Ellen~ wrote:

> D-lance:

> Well, the suppliers are wrong. I don't want to belabor the point but

> it's dangerous and misleading to call calendula 'marigold' incorrectly.

> And not very professional. If they're selling herbs or plants and seeds,

> they should know better.

> Ellen~

>

>

> >Ellen...My TWO suppliers list Calendula as Marigold..plain and simple

> >marigold..*shrugs* so to me...its Marigold :)

> >

> >

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> a customer called the other day and told me about some research

going on

> with calendula....understand this is hear say and I can't back it up

with

> anything other then what he said.... but..

>

> It seems calendula oil and I guess he meant an infused oil is

stopping the

> auto -immune respond at the skin level for eczema , psoriasis and

other skin

> diseases.

> I have no idea how long it takes but I know it won't hurt ya if you

tried

> it.

>

> If you suffer from this then try making some infused oil and maybe

even a

> calendula soap with the infused oil added at the end of the process.

I have first hand experience with using calendula.

Kaelin, my younger boy who got me started making cream and stuff, had

very serious case of eczema last winter when he was only a couple of

months old ---many of you may have read this story many times :) I

did not want to use cortisone and started looking for natural remedy

on and off the internet. As calendula is recommended by various

sources as an ingredient to reduce skin irritation, including eczema,

I grew some in the garden last summer (very easy to grow) then made my

own infused oil using olive oil. I apply the oil to his bath water

every time except one time when I wanted to verify it's

effectiveness. Sure enough, the time when he was bathed in water

without oil, red spot and dry patches appeared on his skin right after

he had been in contact with water (this is due to the dryness of hard

water).

I also make a moisturizing cream with calendula oil and other natural

ingredients and apply in to his skin at least once a day before bed

time. The baby wipes I make also contains calendula oil.

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That's really neat how well that calendula works! Isn't it also called pot

marigold? I really would like to grow some in my garden this summer, but

haven't found it yet. Then again, I haven't really looked, either. :) I'm

planning on growing lavender and chamomile, too. Can anyone tell me where to

get calendula seeds? Thanks!

Whitney K.

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> That's really neat how well that calendula works! Isn't it also

called pot

> marigold? I really would like to grow some in my garden this summer,

but

> haven't found it yet. Then again, I haven't really looked, either.

:) I'm

> planning on growing lavender and chamomile, too. Can anyone tell me

where to

> get calendula seeds? Thanks!

>

> Whitney K.

Hi! Whitney,

Calendula is surprisingly easy to grow --- if I can't kill it, anybody

can grow it:)

I'm in Canada and purchase seeds online at www.richters.com

Last years, I bought seeds as well as plants from them and was very

happy with the quality of their service and products.

Good luck.

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Hi,

I am looking for a source of fresh calendula blossoms--I heard it was better

to use fresh calendula heads (being one of the few herbs you can use fresh to

make an infused oil?). Can anyone let me know a source? I cannot find

anything local here in Jax, Florida--I mean, anything that hasn't been sprayed.

Thanks!

Drae

Ocean Moon

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> Hi,

>

> I am looking for a source of fresh calendula blossoms--I heard it

was better

> to use fresh calendula heads (being one of the few herbs you can use

fresh to

> make an infused oil?). Can anyone let me know a source? I cannot find

> anything local here in Jax, Florida--I mean, anything that hasn't

been sprayed.

> Thanks!

Hi Drae:

Believe me, it is not better to use fresh (anything) to make infused

oils, the exception being St. 's Wort, which *must* be made fresh.

Right now I'm gathering calendula flowers from my garden (I'm in

Miami, and this is our growing season), and drying them to make oil. I

have many years' experience, and am on several herbalist's lists, and

we all agree on the dried part.

With fresh flowers, or herbs, there is too much of a chance to have

the oil go moldy if the water (after it settles in the bottom) isn't

decanted off properly. Plus, centuries of experience (not me, I'm not

that old! :-) have shown that the active healing properties are

present in the dried materials.

Anya

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Greetings!

I want to say thank you to everyone for the advice on the

calendula--especially letting me know that it's okay--no, best to use dried

plants. Sometimes

the advice can be conflicting and I appreciate receiving information from

someone that knows!

Bonne nuit!

Drae

Ocean Moon

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Dried is NOT always best to use. It is best to let your calendula or

comfrey wilt for a day to get rid of some of the water. Then infuse.

St. 's Wort, as mentioned, must be used fresh. Many herbalists

only infuse ALL their herbs fresh, some like to do dried. I don't do

dry as a rule, will let the ones wilt that need it, the rest I do

fresh. Such as plantain, lavender, lemon balm. Lemon balm looses

alot of it's oomph when dried. Just my opinion, Nelle

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Thanks, Kae. I don't think I ground it up last time but I think I'll

try that.

Thanks

RE: Kae

Hi ,

Thank you..it is so good to be feeling better.

As long as your calendula isn't moldy or anything like that,

it should be just fine to use. Calendula loses a lot of its bright

color if it is exposed to light, but is still fine to use. You could

infuse it, or (my favorite) grind it up finely in a coffee grinder to

use in soap.

HTH,

Kae

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Hi,

Can anyone tell me how you can tell if Calendula is working for a deep cut? My

husband sliced his finger open last week on Thursday, across the top of his

index finger. I gave him 30C (because that was all I had) Calendula when he got

home a few hours after. He took about a half dozen doses of it. The cut has

sealed, but he still has a lot of pain. Should he still be taking it? Any

assistance is greatly appreciated :)

Thank you,

Alina

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I agree with trying Hypericum. Poor guy--sounds awful to go through!

Winnie CalendulaVaccinations > Hi,> > Can anyone tell me how you can tell if Calendula is working for > a deep cut? My husband sliced his finger open last week on > Thursday, across the top of his index finger. I gave him 30C > (because that was all I had) Calendula when he got home a few > hours after. He took about a half dozen doses of it. The cut has > sealed, but he still has a lot of pain. Should he still be > taking it? Any assistance is greatly appreciated :) > > Thank you,> Alina> >

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Thanks for all the responses!

The site of the cut looks pretty good, so I don't think it's infected, but it

was still painful last night. I will try the hypericum - thank you! :)

Alina

>

> I agree with trying Hypericum. Poor guy--sounds awful to go through!

>

> Winnie

>

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" From my understanding of calendula, it will heal a cut but it will also heal it from the outside in, so if there’s any infection in there, that will get sealed in as well. "

This is true.

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One other question - how many doses of a remedy should be taken for something

like a cut? Is it just so many doses after the initial injury or should it be

continued until it's completely healed, even if it's days?

Thanks again,

Alina

> >

> > I agree with trying Hypericum. Poor guy--sounds awful to go through!

> >

> > Winnie

> >

>

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Stop when you see it working (pain gone, bruising beginning to fade, redness/swelling going down). I never really give it for more a day or two unless it's severe. If it's going to work, there should be improvement fairly soon, not necessarily a lot and you might have to give more if it recurs. But generally once it starts to work, that's long enough.

Winnie Re: CalendulaVaccinations > > > One other question - how many doses of a remedy should be taken > for something like a cut? Is it just so many doses after the > initial injury or should it be continued until it's completely > healed, even if it's days?> > Thanks again,> Alina>

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For deeper cuts, Hypericum tincture should be incorporated first externally,

then Calendula after the deeper part has healed. Internally you can do both

Calendula and Hypericum 30C as well...starting with Hypericum for a couple of

doses, then Calendula - or alternating them. 2-3 doses each should be enough.

If it is not healing well after this speak to a homeopath directly for more

specific directions.

Liz

>

> " Can anyone tell me how you can tell if Calendula is working for a deep cut?

> My husband sliced his finger open last week on Thursday, across the top of

> his index finger. I gave him 30C (because that was all I had) Calendula when

> he got home a few hours after. He took about a half dozen doses of it. The

> cut has sealed, but he still has a lot of pain. Should he still be taking

> it? Any assistance is greatly appreciated :) "

>

> I've only used calendula as an ointment and it seals within a week or

> earlier depending on how deep the cut.

> --

> Tina Berry - MT

> Kriegshund German Shepherds

> Working Lines ~ Naturally Reared

> www.kriegshundgsds.com

>

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Yes, for deeper cuts, & especially if in a nerve rich area. Tincture is best

externally.

Hypericum internally is generally good for injuries to nerve-rich areas (eyes,

genitals, tail bone, fingers, toes, mouth (great after dental procedures, also

use tincture), spine) whether there is a cut/open wound or not.

Liz

>

> Have you considered hypericum? It is good for nerve-rich areas that get

injured?

>

> Trish

>

>

> From: Tina Berry

> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 7:42 PM

> Vaccinations

> Subject: Re: Calendula

>

>

>

>

>

> " Can anyone tell me how you can tell if Calendula is working for a deep cut?

My husband sliced his finger open last week on Thursday, across the top of his

index finger. I gave him 30C (because that was all I had) Calendula when he got

home a few hours after. He took about a half dozen doses of it. The cut has

sealed, but he still has a lot of pain. Should he still be taking it? Any

assistance is greatly appreciated :) "

>

> I've only used calendula as an ointment and it seals within a week or earlier

depending on how deep the cut.

> --

> Tina Berry - MT

> Kriegshund German Shepherds

> Working Lines ~ Naturally Reared

> www.kriegshundgsds.com

>

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harleysc@... wrote:

>One other question - how many doses of a remedy should be taken for something

like a cut? Is it just so many doses after the initial injury or should it be

continued until it's completely healed, even if it's days?

>

The Rule of Thumb I follow is that if the remedy is helping, you STOP

taking the remedy. Only re-dose if the cure stalls or slows down. If

after 2-3 doses of the remedy there's NO improvement, then you have the

WRONG remedy.

If refer to this site often for quick help for acute issues:

http://www.simillimum.com/education/first-aid-room/index.php

And remember: make sure your doses are WATER doses (not dry pellets).

Bobbett

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