Dandelion-Infused Oil
Get the benefits of dandelions in the oil of your choice to add to soaps, salves, or even your recipes! Follow these super simple instructions to learn how to infuse oil with this golden "weed"
Equipment
- 4 cups dandelions per quart jar
- 4 cups organic olive oil/sunflower oil or other oil of your choice, per quart jar
- tray
- quart size mason jars
- cheesecloth
- funnel
Instructions
- Collect the dandelion flowers. Be 100% certain you're picking dandelions and not a similar flower.
- Rinse the flowers and spread them out on a tray to dry for 2-3 days.
- Put dried flowers into a quart sized jar (or whatever size you want to make!)
- Fill the jar with oil to cover the flowers. The oil-to-flower ratio is not exact. I just filled the jar with flowers and squished them down a little bit. Then filled with oil.
- Store in a cool, dry place for about 4 weeks.
- Using a cheesecloth and a funnel, strain the dandelions. Squeeze any excess oil out of the dandelions using the cheesecloth.
- Store oil in a cool, dry place until ready to use!