Beginner
Herbal Infusions & Botanical Oils
Infuse calendula, chamomile and more into oils and waters, and learn how to store them.
12 lessons, about 2 hours
$49
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What's inside
01Plants and Safety3 lessons
- 1
Choosing skin-friendly botanicals
Pick safe plants for skin. You'll cover gentle: calendula, chamomile, lavender, oat and match to skin type and goal.
11 min
- 2
Sourcing quality herbs
Buy quality herbs. You'll cover organic vs conventional and whole dried herbs vs powders.
9 min
- 3
Drying and storing herbs
Dry and store herbs. You'll cover dry in a dark, ventilated space and check for mould.
10 min
02Oil Infusions4 lessons
- 4
Choosing carrier oils for infusion
Match oil to purpose. You'll cover stable oils: jojoba, olive, sweet almond and skin feel and shelf life.
9 min
- 5
Cold infusion method
Make a cold infusion. You'll cover fill jar one-third with dried herb, cover with oil and steep 4 to 6 weeks in a warm, dark place.
12 min
- 6
Warm infusion method
Make a warm infusion. You'll cover double boiler 40 to 50 degrees C for 2 to 4 hours and never above 60 degrees C.
11 min
- 7
Make a calendula oil
Complete recipe. You'll cover 50 g dried calendula to 500 ml oil and infuse, strain, add 0.5% vitamin E.
12 min
03Waters, Tinctures and Using Infusions5 lessons
- 8
Herbal waters and teas for skin
Make herbal waters safely. You'll cover brew a strong tea and cool and preserve for any storage beyond 24 hours.
10 min
- 9
Glycerites and tinctures
Extract with glycerin. You'll cover glycerin and water mix at 60:40 and steep 4 to 6 weeks.
10 min
- 10
Putting infusions into products
Add infusions to recipes. You'll cover oil infusions in balms up to 20% and waters in toners with preservative.
12 min
- 11
Your infusion kit and next steps
Build a starter infusion pantry. You'll cover five infusions: calendula, chamomile, lavender, rose petal, oat and one oil, one glycerite, one dried herb water for each purpose.
9 min
- 12
Troubleshooting infusions
Spot and prevent the 4 most common infusion failures. You'll cover mould (fuzzy spots): discard everything. Cause: wet herb or water in jar and cloudiness or water droplets: moisture in the oil; discard if smelly.
10 min