Calendula Body Butter

Calendula body butter is a luscious way to nourish your skin with the natural healing benefits of calendula.

Calendula is one of the best herbs for home skincare, and it nourishes skin, both inside and out.  It’s often used in herbal preparations like calendula tea, but it can also be used topically in salves, creams or this luscious and deeply nourishing calendula body butter.

This natural recipe for calendula body butter comes from Herbal Revolution by Kathi Langelier.

Reprinted with permission from Herbal Revolution by Kathi Langelier. Page Street Publishing Co. 2020. Photo credit: Erin Little.

Whipped Calendula Body Butter

I used to make a lot of lotions when I started making body products, but when I became a massage therapist, I switched over to making body butters. I preferred the creamy, light texture and richness of a whipped body butter, and because it doesn’t have a water element, it’s more shelf stable.

Body butters can be made out of any infused oils, and this recipe uses calendula oil. Calendula is anti-inflammatory and soothing, making this thick and luscious butter wonderful for dry, cracked skin and rashes.

Calendula Body Butter

Ashley Adamant

Calendula Body Butter

Body butters can be made out of any infused oils, and this recipe uses calendula oil. Calendula is anti-inflammatory and soothing, making this thick and luscious butter wonderful for dry, cracked skin and rashes.

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Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• ½ oz 14 g cocoa butter
• 2 oz 56 g shea butter
• 3 oz 85 g Calendula Oil
• 1 tsp rose hip oil
• 1 tsp vitamin E oil

Equipment

• Digital scale
• Small pan
• Strainer
• Hand mixer
• 4 (2-oz [60-ml]) or 8 (1-oz [30-ml]) jars, for storage

Method

 

1. Using the scale, weigh out the cocoa butter and shea butter and melt in a small pan over low heat.
   
2. Place the oils in a bowl. Once the butters have melted, pour through a strainer into the bowl. Use a hand mixer to blend the ingredients together. Start slowly on low speed and work your way up to high speed, and whip for 1 to 2 minutes. Then place the bowl into the freezer for about 10 minutes.
   
3. Take the bowl out of the freezer and scrape down the sides with a spatula. Then mix again with the mixer, again starting on low speed and working your way up to high speed. Mix for about 1 minute. If the cream is still liquid or really soft, put the bowl back in the freezer for 5 minutes. Take it out again, then scrape and mix. If still a liquid, place back in the freezer for another 5 minutes.
   
4. Repeat this process until you have a nice whipped cream consistency. If the cream ends up in the freezer for too long, it will become too hard. So, what you can do then I slowly drizzle in more calendula oil as you whip it with the mixer. Keep adding until you achieve the consistency you like.
5. Scoop the mixture into four 2-ounce (60-ml) or eight 1-ounce (30-ml) containers. The body butter can be stored at room temperature, out of direct heat or sunlight.

Notes

To Use: This body butter is lovely to use on any rough or dry skin and rashes. Take a small pea-sized amount and gently rub into the skin. Use as often as needed.

Calendula Recipes

Looking for more ways to use Calendula?

• Calendula Tea
• Lotion Bars
• Homemade Calendula Oil