Calendula Salt Scrub Recipe

This wonderful homemade calendula salt scrub is so easy to make and has amazing benefits to your skin! Such a great recipe with just 2 ingredients. A couple more ingredients can be added for additional benefit.

Making your own skincare products from flowers, herbs and other medicinal plants and weeds is a fun beneficial activity. And they make great gifts!

To deliver the healing benefits of calendula to your skin, use a calendula oil, salve or this wonderful DIY calendula salt scrub!

Another great reason to make your own calendula oil and salt scrub, salve and other items, is that store-bought skincare products contain synthetic fragrances, harsh preservatives, and other harmful chemicals that can irritate sensitive skin and contribute to long-term health concerns. Plus making your own calendula salt scrub is easy to do and much more affordable than store-bought skin care products.

This recipe uses dead sea salts.

Dead Sea salts offer numerous benefits for skin and overall health, including improved hydration, muscle relaxation, and potential relief for skin conditions. The high concentration of minerals in Dead Sea salts, like magnesium and calcium, helps to soothe and revitalize the skin, making it a popular choice for bath soaks, scrubs, and skincare products. 

Other types of salts can be used, such as pink salt, sea salt and Epsom salt.

This wonderful calendula dead sea salt scrub is wonderful for exfoliation of your skin and leaves your skin feeling soft and smooth. Exfoliation has many wonderful benefits for both the body and for the face. Dead skin cells build up and can make skin look flaky and dry.

When you exfoliate, you can remove these old, dead skin cells and renew your skin. Sea salt adds even extra detox benefits!

About Calendula

I have recently discovered the calendula flower. It has now become one of my favorite flowers.

The calendula flower has many medicinal uses, is easy to grow, attracts pollinators, is edible and is a beautiful flower!

Calendula is a type of marigold, but not the same marigold that is commonly grown in flower and vegetable gardens. Calendula is an annual or short-lived perennial herb in the daisy family and originates from southern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean area.

I grew calendula in my raised garden this summer. I bought the seeds and raised gardens from amazon. They were very easy to grow! I made my first batch of calendula oil, salve and lotion bars before I had time to grow my own and used this dried calendula from Amazon.

I found the calendula flowers so beautiful. They are so dainty and all look different from each other.

Skin Care Benefits of Calendula and Calendula Body Butter

According to this article, calendula petals are rich in naturally occurring compounds called flavonoids. These compounds are said to have anti-inflammatory, anti-thrombogenic, antidiabetic, anticancer, and neuroprotective effects. The article also states that calendula has been used to treat a variety of skin conditions, such as diaper rash, wounds and other conditions.

If you look at skin care product labels, you’ll probably notice calendula as a key ingredient in many natural skin care products, and for a good reason!

Ingredients for Calendula Salt Scrub Recipe

• 1 cup Dead Sea Salt: Option is to use regular sea salt, epsom salt or pink salt
• 1/4 cup Calendula-Infused Oil – See my calendula-infused oil recipe. Option is to use a non-infused oil such as plain olive oil, almond oil, sunflower oil or jojoba oil
• Optional: 1/2 – 1 Tbsp dried Calendula petals
• Optional: 5 – 10 drops fragrance or essential oil

How to Make a Calendula Salt Scrub

Add your 1 cup of sea salt to a large bowl.

Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.

Store in an airtight container or glass jar until ready for use. I found that these glass jars work great!

Enjoy!

Enjoy your homemade calendula salt scrub that has so many benefits and uses. It is wonderful to make your own skincare items that do not have preservatives and chemicals. Plus it saves money! And it makes a great gift!

More Great Recipes and Simple Homestead Information

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