How does my garden grow?
With LOTS of calendula flowers that’s how. Calendula has so many wonderful skin care properties that it just begs to be put into handmade soap. Every year, I grow a garden patch of calendula, pluck off the flower heads every morning and dry them. Once dried the petals are pulled and put into bags for future use. The dried flowers can be made into an herbal infusion which makes an excellent addition to handmade soap bars and is one herb that retains its natural color through the soap making process. The dried flowers yield a beautiful soft yellow to handmade soap bars. Take a look at the Pearberry soap we make. It has ground up and whole calendula petals in it and is very popular with both retail and wholesale soap customers.
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