Practical Herbal Skills

How to Make Herbal Infused Oils

Capture the useful properties of herbs in a nourishing carrier oil for salves, balms, body oils, and other home-apothecary preparations.

Choose Your Method ↓
Sunlit apothecary workbench with herbs and infused oil
A Simple Process

Just a Few Basic Steps

The exact method can vary, but every herbal infused oil follows the same basic path.

1
Dried calendula petals

Prepare Your Herbs

Use clean, properly dried plant material. Cut or crumble as appropriate for the plant part.

2
Jars of herbal oil infusing

Add Carrier Oil

Cover the herbs fully with a suitable carrier oil such as olive, jojoba, avocado, or MCT.

3
Infuzium botanical extractor with herbs and oil

Infuse

Use the Infuzium for a controlled warm infusion or choose a slower traditional method.

4
Straining infused herbal oil through cheesecloth

Strain & Store

Strain well, bottle in a clean container, label it, and store away from heat and light.

Infusion Methods

Choose the Method That Fits You

Infuzium botanical extractor

Infuzium Method

  • Controlled time and temperature
  • Consistent repeatable batches
  • Hours instead of weeks
  • Useful for many plant parts
View Infuzium Settings →
Traditional herbal oil infusion in glass jars

Traditional Method

  • Simple and low-tech
  • No special equipment required
  • Works well with many dried herbs
  • Allows a slow, gentle infusion
View Basic Method →
Infuzium Time & Temperature Guide

Start With the Plant Part

These are the standardized Gathered Remedies starting settings for dried plant material.

Calendula flowers

Flowers

100°F   |   2 hours

Calendula, chamomile, lavender, rose

Plantain leaves

Leaves, Stems & Aerial Parts

110°F   |   3 hours

Plantain, lemon balm, chickweed, rosemary, sage

Herbal seeds and berries reference

Seeds & Berries

120°F   |   4 hours

Rosehip, elderberry, fennel seed, coriander seed

Woody herbal material

Roots & Bark

130°F   |   6 hours

Comfrey root, licorice root, burdock root

Herbal preparation bottles

Resins & Gums

140°F   |   8 hours

Frankincense, myrrh, pine resin

Traditional Method

Simple Slow Infusion

For a basic dried-herb infusion, cover the plant material completely with oil, label the jar, and allow it to infuse slowly before straining.

Keep moisture out: for longer oil infusions, properly dried herbs are the safest starting point. Fresh plant material can introduce water and increase spoilage risk.
Herbal salves made from infused oils
What Can You Do With Infused Oils?

Turn One Infusion Into Several Remedies

  • Use as a simple body or massage oil
  • Turn it into herbal salves and balms
  • Add it to lotions, creams, or soaps
  • Create hair and scalp oil blends
  • Use it as the oil phase in other home-apothecary formulas
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