I have recently found a few recipes for infusing your own oils at home. Now that I am making my own skin care products I see where this is going to come in handy. Any of the oils that you would use to make lip balm for example, can be infused with the herb of your choice and then use way less (if any) essential oils. It is very easy to do, it just takes a little time. So this is how I am doing mine.
Items needed:
Dried Lemon Balm I used mine that I dried for about 24 hours (or you could buy it)
A glass jar with a lid Make sure they are clean and dry, before you start.
Olive Oil I like Olive Oil because it has a low rancidity rate
I filled my jar about 3/4 full with the dried Lemon Balm and then poured in olive oil until it just covered it. Put the lid on and date it with a done date of 4 weeks from the day you make it. Store in a cool dark place and shake once a day or whenever you remember. At the end of 4 weeks you will take it and strain it through cheese cloth into a jar. Make sure you squeeze out all the oil from the leaves in the cheese cloth, waste not want not! If it doesn't smell as strong as you want you can repeat the process using your finished oil and adding in more dried Lemon Balm and let sit for another 4 weeks. Two months is a long time to wait for the finished product, but it will be worth it!. I should have started doing this earlier in the summer and it would be ready now for winter crafting Store your oil in a dark container if you can other wise a cool dark place is good.
Happy Crafting
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