Calendula (in Sunflower) Essential Oil

Calendula has powerful components including flavonoids, glycoside, polysachharide, sterol and mucilage. It is a potent oil, that is both soothing and protective.

It has powerful moisturizing properties because of the high levels of linoleic acid, an interesting compound that has fantastic anti-inflammatory properties. Also a great anti-aging oil due to the flavonoids and tocopherols, important oxidizing compounds that keep skin youthful. Dry skin and eczema respond to calendula's high triterpenoid content.

Calendula Infused Oil possesses soothing and healing properties that make it suitable for normal, dry, sensitive and baby's skin. Calendula contains oil soluble sterols that repair skin, keeping it plump, thick and healthy. The antibacterial and immuno-stimulant properties of the plant make it extremely useful in treating wounds and abrasions, and to soothe red, irritated skin.

Astringent, antiseptic and anti-fungal, it also has mild anti-bacterial and anti-microbial properties.

Calendula oil also has excellent stability.

Calendula oil has great healing, soothing and softening qualities which makes it a good choice to include when mixing a massage oil or preparing a carrier oil blend.

This oil is great to help with sore, inflamed and itchy skin conditions, also for burns, eczema and nappy rash, as well as sore cracked nipples. It is also used to treat thread and spider veins as well as varicose veins.

It is fantastic to use in soaps and bath products as it is soothing, moisturizing and anti bacterial. And also a favorite in baby products and after sun moisturizers and preparations. Great in skin care and hair care products. Use for sensitive and/or dry skin conditions and problem skin. Also useful in lip Balms formulated for dry and chapped lips.