Our organically grown calendula (calendula officinalis) flowers are hand-picked and infused for up to 6 weeks in organic olive oil then packed in frosted black glass bottles to protect against light degradation ensuring maximum potency. The petals are rich in a class of compounds called flavonoids and carotenoids that have been shown to have powerful anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, anti-thrombotic (clotting) and neuroprotective effects.

Calendula flowers also contain both lutein and beta-carotene which your body can convert to vitamin A, also useful for repairing skin that has reddened or scarred (mix with hypericum oil as well for even better results)

Traditionally this herb has been used to speed up healing time for skin irritations such as dermatitis and eczema and recent trials have shown that applying oil topically to unbroken skin may reduce redness, swelling, and bruising in skeletal muscles (we recommend adding arnica oil to your calendula blend as well ) Making this a very affordable super serum that can be used nightly.

Our organic calendula flowers can be taken as a tea to help with internal irritations of the digestive tract ( you can even pick the flowers and put them in a salad or stew instead of saffron to colour and flavour your meal ) In clinic we may use calendula tinctures in your personalised prescription blends often to soothe a sore throat and reduce the severity of respiratory conditions, the tincture can be sprayed as well.

Our senior Naturopath also makes a calendula salve that is more convenient to use particularly on children for nappy rash as the beeswax used locks in the active constituents acting like a poultice