Infusing Oils with herbs (Calendula in this one)

Hello lovelies, Taz here. I have been making lots of ointments, lotion bars, lip balms and other stuff since for me this is the time of year to do that.. Well I am about to use the very last of my Calendula infused olive oil, so I thought I would make a quick post to show you how easy it is to make your own infused oils, this way you get all the benefits of the herbs in your products.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED.. this is the shortest easiest list ever.. seriously

Oil of your choice - I used Olive oil this time

Herb of your choice - I used Calendula this time.

Jar or container to store it in that is airtight. I just used one of the jars that I used last time.  and something to get the air bubbles out, I use a bamboo skewer.

WHAT YOU DO.. again.. this is SO EASY, its really hard to mess this up..

Put herbs in to Jar..

Shove them down

Keep filling till you are a bit over half way full of herbs once pressed down

Fill with your oil right to the bottom ridge of the lid area..

Now use your skewer and poke in there, and stir it gently to get all the air bubbles out.

Put your lid on, and shake it up, and then store in a nice cool dark area, shaking every day or two, and let steep for about 4-6 weeks..

Time consuming yes, but worth it.

Every time you are low, just make some more.. once you strain it out.. you will be left with lovely infused oil like this

There you go.. Nice beautiful infused oil to use in your next ointment, soap, lotion, etc..

Thank you for looking and if you make it I would love to see what you make!  Soon I will post Lip balm, Lotion bars, and more!   a new soap recipe will be up soon as well.

Info on finding great things at great prices

First of all please do not think I am insulting your intelligence, That is so SO not the point of this, however some people often overlook things, or don't think of things.

I was looking at my local Buy and sell KSL, and I wanted to cry quite honestly.. someone was giving away FOR FREE 7 Chicks. Her son had won them for something to do with Ag class, but they did not have the set up for them.  So.. some lucky person got 7 free chicks! 

I Have been looking at Equipment and stuff to get into raising, and breeding Chickens, Rabbits and goats, and Honestly.. that stuff is QUITE expensive.. So I have been looking at second hand stuff, which at this point is Pointless for me except to annoy the snot out of my husband, who thinks we have enough crap so I am not allowed to stock up on stuff like that..

But if you are in a Situation where you are saving up for land, or a house of your own, where you can keep Rabbits or a few chickens, or if you already LIVE in a place like that.. CHECK YOUR BUY AND SELLS! DAILY! you will not be sorry.. yes some days they have squat, but some days they have amazing deals.. one of the things I wish I had a place for was 185 Gallon Water storage tank for 85 dollars!  That is an amazing deal, 50 gallon food grade Barrels 2 of them for 50 dollars, which is totally doable,  Someone was selling a chicken coop for 50 bucks, and there are days where you will find something that might need a bit of work.. okay.. so do the work if it is an easy fix.. I have also found that people are often willing to make a deal, or even trade.. which is awesome. 

Buying Second Hand can save you THOUSANDS of dollars on equipment, some people just want to get rid of stuff they no longer use because they upgraded or downgraded.. and they are willing to make a deal just to get rid of it..

If you want FREE 5 gallon Buckets, TALK TO YOUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS.  Most of them use Food grade 5 gallon buckets and will give them away to you because its cheaper than the price they pay to recycle them. 

If you want to make Biofuel, talk to those same places to see if you can have their dirty oil, again.. its easier and cheaper for them to give it to you than it is to recycle it or dispose of it! 

BUY in bulk! whenever you see a REALLY great deal.. buy in bulk, you can Can, dehydrate, or freeze A LOT of stuff. 

So yes.. some of this is probably stuff you already knew, but some stuff people don't think about.
I hope this has helped you and I hope you have a great day!