CALENDULA OIL—YET ANOTHER TOPICAL TAKE ON A HEALING HERB 

Calendula Oil is a useful companion to the Calendula Salve and is the same in virtually all respects, except texture, which is to say that it doesn’t include beeswax as a thickening agent.

Used topically to aid wound healing and for minor burns and abrasions, lacerations, swellings, contusions and muscle and joint strains and sprains, this Calendula Oil is made from Certified Organically grown flowering tops of calendula infused in extra virgin olive oil. This product has a consistency that it gives it a different range of application options than Calendula Salve. Calendula Oil can be added to a bath, for example, or worked into the scalp or a bandage. 

Research indicates quite compellingly that calendula is indeed very effective for skin conditions, speeding and enhancing the healing process and actually promoting tissue regeneration. Not surprisingly, studies have shown that this herb has antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory properties.

Health Canada has granted its formal approval to St. Francis Herb Farm’s product, “Calendula Oil” (NPN 80023931). While there is much research yet to be done on the therapeutic qualities of this outstanding herb, for the present Health Canada has officially endorsed the following uses:

• Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve skin inflammations and irritations.
• Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to aid in wound healing.