How to Make Lavender Infused Oil with Fresh Lavender
Use fresh lavender to make homemade lavender oil for making natural body care products!
Yield: 2 cups or 500 ml
Equipment
- a pair of pruning shears
- 1 quart (1 litre) glass jar
- tight fitting lid for jar
- filtering cloth or fine mesh sieve
- large kitchen bowl
Materials
- 1 bundle fresh lavender
- 32 oz liquid oil
Instructions
- Harvest fresh lavender in the morning, before the sun's heat evaporates oils.
- Chop lavender into 1-2 inch lengths.
- Stuff fresh lavender into a mason jar, until it's well packed to the top of the shoulder.
- Pour liquid oil over the chopped lavender and cover by about 1/4 inch.
- Fasten a tight fitting lid into place and store in a dark place.
- Shake the jar every day (or at least a few times a week) for 1-4 weeks.
- Line a bowl with a cotton cloth and pour the lavender and oil into it.
- Knot the 4 corners of the cloth together and hang your homemade cloth bag where it can drip into the bowl below.
- When dripping stops, pour the oil into a clean jar and fasten a lid into place.
- Label, date and store in a dark, cool place up to 1 year.
Notes
How to use: you can use infused oil in the place of regular carrier oil in any of your homemade skincare recipes!
