What is Infused Herbal Oil?

There are two types of infused herbal oil: oil that is used for cooking and eating, and oil 
that is used for medicinal purposes, like essential oil. This information is going to be 
about the latter, showing you what infused herbal essential oil and how it can be used 
effectively.

The Basics of What Infused Herbal Oil is

It helps to first cover the basics of infused herbal oil is so you have a better idea of what 
it is and how it can help you. As mentioned, infused herbal oil is a type of essential oil 
that has been infused with one or multiple types of herbs. This is often used to make 
beauty products, cleansers and lotions, and drops for the bath. Instead of extracting oil 
from the herb, you are taking a carrier oil and infusing it with the herbs to create these 
oils.

Herbs That Are Good For Infusing

If you intend to make your own infused herbal oil, the first thing you will need to do is 
choose what herbs you want to use. As mentioned, you can use just one type of herb or 
combine them for certain health benefits. However, here are some good herbs to start 
with if you need a little help deciding:

Chickweed – Good for skin conditions
Arnica – Works for exertion
Comfrey – This is good to be added to a salve
Lemonbalm – You want to use this for cooling of the skin
Rosemary – Use for sore muscles or make a cooking oil 
St. John’s wort – Also works on sore muscles

Different Methods You Can Use

Once you know what herbs you want to use, you can then move forward to making the 
oil. There are actually a few different methods that work for making infused herbal oil, so 
it depends on what materials you have available and simply which one feels more 
comfortable to you. There is a solar infusion method that is getting more popular, or if 
you have a slow cooker, you can use that! This is actually one of the easiest methods, 
but make sure you set it on low.

Remember that when putting together your infused herbal oil, you want to consider its 
purpose. Perhaps you want to use it for sensitive skin, then you know to go for herbs 
that help with this, along with some that have cooling properties to ease burns and 
irritated skin.

