Species:	Origin:	Extraction Process
Calendula officinalis	France	Solvent extraction

Extraction Description
Solvent extracted from French marigolds.

General Description
Calendula Absolute. Used in creams, oils, and powders for babies. Skin fresheners, hair preparations, lotions, suntan gels, greasy skin. Soothes nipples when breast feeding (add to base cream or carrier oils). Useful for babies bottoms (dilute well in cream). Can be used in insect bite preparations.

Safety
DILUTE TO 5% OR LESS IN A CARRIER OIL BEFORE SKIN APPLICATION. KEEP OUT OF EYES. DO NOT SWALLOW.

What other people think
A herb of ancient medicinal repute, said to comfort the heart and spirits. It was also used for skin complaints, menstrual irregularities, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, conjunctivitis and poor eyesight. The flowers are current in the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, specific for enlarges or inflamed lymph nodes, sebaceous cysts, duodenal ulcers and imflammatory skin lesions. - an excerpt from Complete Essential Oils by Julia Lawless.