This homemade turmeric oil recipe works great for healing inflammation on your face or skin.
Shelf Life: 6 months
Benefits: Turmeric root oil helps to calm, soothe, and heal inflammation such as acne, rashes, and even wounds. It also helps to reduce blackheads and scarring on the skin.
Tips and Tricks: Keep a bottle of turmeric root oil in your pantry with your beauty product-making supplies.
It’s great to add into serums, moisturizers, and cleansers, to name a few. You can also add a few drops into your bath water to help give your skin a healthy glow.
Variations: Feel free to use grapeseed, olive or avocado oil instead of fractionated coconut oil.
How to Use: Use as an ingredient in other recipes like our spot treatment or apply directly to the skin.
Level of Difficulty: Medium
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Homemade Turmeric Oil
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 oz 1x
Description
This homemade turmeric oil recipe works great for healing inflammation on your face or skin.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup fractionated coconut oil
- 1 piece turmeric root
Tools & Supplies
- Mortar and pestle (spice grinder)
- Pan
- Measuring cup
- Cheesecloth
- Funnel
- Sanitized glass bottle with dropper lid
Instructions
- Peel a thumb-size chunk of turmeric and cut into small slices.
- Using a few drops of water, grind the chunk of turmeric to create a paste.
- On low heat, add the coconut oil to the pan. Add the turmeric paste and stir to combine for 3-5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Squeeze oil through a piece of cheesecloth to eliminate any chunks.
- Using a funnel, pour oil into your bottle.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes cooling
- Category: Natural Body Recipes
Keywords: turmeric oil for skin, turmeric oil for face, turmeric oil for acne, homemade turmeric oil, tumeric oil recipe
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…can you use olive oil instead of coconut oil?