This year I tried two different creams, bit of an experiment really but here's what I did:
- 100 grams of English Marigold flowers which is approximately 70 flower heads, I didn't quite have enough so I added some scented roses.
- 150 grams of emulsifying ointment
- 70 ml glycerine
- 80 ml water - I used rose water last year which gave it a lovely scent.
- Stir together using a ban marie (this is just a pot with simmering water and a bowl of ingredients sitting in that so it just heats and not boils)
- Simmer for about an hour
- Add a few drops of lavender oil to help preserve it
- Then filter out all the flowers and pour into small sterile pots quickly before it sets
I made a second cream using evening primrose flowers, scented geranium leaves and flowers, rose petals and a little lemon balm roughly 100 grams.
