Calendula is a plant. It is also known as the “Pot Marigold”. Calendula is known for its diverse gardening, culinary, and medical benefits. It can be used as a medicinal plant. It has antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore it is a strong candidate for healing. It is known to have been traditionally used in Indian and Traditional Chinese Medicine. The extract and petals provide antioxidant protection, soothes skin and reduces discomfort.
Calendula flowers can be ground into powder or made into oils, creams, and ointments. Their ingredients can also be used in cosmetics, soaps and shampoos, body creams, and wound treatment, both internally and topically. Calendula flower is also used for wounds, rashes, infection, inflammation, and many other conditions.
What are the benefits of Calendula?
- Calendula helps soothe and visibly improve skin, it helps to reduce discomfort. It helps skin look smooth, radiant and dewy. It even helps prevent skin aging. It also prevents dull skin, dry skin, fine lines and wrinkles, and uneven skin tone and texture.
- Heals Wounds
Calendula is known as a healing plant because of its soothing abilities. It is beneficial for any wound healing you may have. This includes insect bites, bruises, blisters, cuts, and cold sores. Calendula is used to keep wounds clean and help new tissue growth.
It is also effective in treating minor burns, including sunburn. Calendula’s anti microbial properties help towards wound healing. These help to reduce swelling and inflammation.
Their antifungal properties prevent secondary infection thereby leading to a quicker healing process.
3.It’s anti-inflammatory.
Calendula’s soothing effects benefit breakouts, rosaces, eczema, and dry skin. These have the ability to reduce redness, pain, allergies and inflammation.
4. Hydrates and Nourishes Dry Skin
Calendula helps soothe dry, itchy, or irritated areas of the skin .It is beneficials towards symptoms of eczema, dermatitis, and dandruff.
As a result of this, it is very good for babies. Calendula is so safe and effective with babies and is used to treat diaper rash and cradle cap.
5. Moisturizing.
Essential fatty acids, like the linoleic acid in calendula oil or extracts nourish the skin externally. These Give skin cells the ability to absorb nutrients and hold water longer. So the skin becomes supple, nourished, smooth.
6. It keeps your skin healthy.
Calendula has wound healing properties. It has the ability to increase blood flow and oxygen to the skin. This increased blood flow to your skin helps your skin function at its healthiest and look its best.
7. Reduces Wrinkles
Calendula also reduces wrinkles. Calendula allows to keep skin hydrated and healthy.
8. Reducing Scarring
Calendula increases blood flow to the injury and helps towards a fast healthy healing process. It also helps towards the growth of healthy new tissue. The increased blood flow and newly grown tissue work to prevent scarring.
9. It can firm your skin.
The surface of your skin becomes firmer and tighter and more supple with the use of calendula. Both the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties help protect against the loss of precious collagen and elastin supply.