A great way to extract the healing properties, scents or flavours of herbs is by infusing a carrier oil. This oil can then be used directly on skin, hair, in salad dressing, or else can be used to make creams, lotions, salves, soaps, shampoos etc. You can use olive, almond, sunflower, or any high quality oil.
There are three main ways to infuse oils:
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It is recommended to use dried herbs when infusing oil to prevent mould and spoiling, although there are some exceptions.