What Is Calendula Flower Powder?
Calendula flower powder is made from the dried flowers of pot marigold (Calendula officinalis), a cheerful annual of the daisy family with bright orange and yellow blooms. Calendula has been grown in European cottage and kitchen gardens since the Middle Ages, and it is easy to recognize by its warm color and slightly sticky, resinous flower heads.
The flowers are dried and milled into a fine golden-orange powder. The powder keeps the flower’s natural color and a light, herbal and slightly resinous scent, and it blends evenly into both dry and wet recipes.
Calendula powder is a favorite ingredient in homemade body care. Makers add it to cold process and melt and pour soap for natural color and speckles, to clay masks, bath salts, bath bombs, body powders and scrubs, and to infused oils and balms.
In the kitchen, calendula petals have long been known as poor man’s saffron. A pinch of powder gives a golden color to rice, butter, cheese, soups and baked goods, with a mild, slightly peppery taste.
Our calendula flower powder contains only ground calendula flowers with nothing added. It is sold by weight, from small packs to bulk.
How to Use Calendula Flower Powder
- Soap: Add 1 teaspoon per pound (about 450 g) of oils at trace for a golden color with natural speckles.
- Clay mask: Mix 1/2 teaspoon with 1 tablespoon of clay and enough water, yogurt or aloe to make a paste.
- Bath blends: Stir into bath salts, bath bombs or body powders.
- Kitchen color: Add a pinch to rice, butter or dough for a golden tone.
Safety
Avoid if you are allergic to plants of the daisy family (Asteraceae). Test on a small area of skin before use in body care. If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition, consult a qualified healthcare professional before use. Keep out of reach of children.
Read our full guide: How to use calendula powder: tea and DIY recipes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is calendula the same as marigold?
Calendula officinalis is called pot marigold. It is a different plant from Tagetes marigolds, which are often grown as garden flowers.
Can I use calendula powder in soap?
Yes. It adds natural golden color and speckles to soap and keeps its color better than many other botanicals.
Is calendula powder edible?
Calendula petals are traditionally used as an edible color and garnish. Use the powder in small amounts.
Is this an extract?
No. It is whole dried calendula flowers ground into powder, with nothing added.
How should I store calendula powder?
Keep it in an airtight container away from light, which fades the color.
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