How to Make Rose Petal Salve

Salves are easy to make for beginners. Since they don't have water in them, they don't need a preservative.

Unlike lotions, there's no oil and water phase to worry about. You simply melt the ingredients, combine, and pour.

There are several rose salve benefits for your skin, and this rose salve recipe also smells amazing.

To learn more about using herbs and flowers in DIY skin care, I highly recommend courses from The Herbal Academy. They have courses that you can take at your own pace from beginner to advanced.

To learn how to formulate your own skin care products, the Natural Creator School has a Toxin Free Butters and Balms Formulation Course that includes body butters, salves, and more.

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For more salve recipes, check out these posts:

• Hand Salve Recipe
• How to Make Calendula Salve
• Amish Drawing Salve
• Aromatherapy Sleep Salve
• Dandelion Salve Recipe
• Homemade Pain Relief Salve
• Eczema Salve Recipe
• 15 Homemade Salve Recipes
• Herbal Salve Recipe

Here are some of the rose salve benefits for your skin:

• Roses have vitamins A and C to promote skin health.
• Roses are high in antioxidants to promote anti aging properties.
• Rose petals are hydrating for your skin. They are especially good for dry skin.
• Roses have anti-inflammatory properties and can reduce redness.
• Roses can promote skin healing from minor cuts and scrapes.

The beeswax also helps trap the ingredients next to your skin. This helps the DIY rose salve work for several hours after you apply it.

I also used roses in the following DIY recipes:

• How to Make Rose Bath Salts
• Rose Milk Bath Tea
• Rosehip Seed Oil Rose Salve
• How to Make Rose Water

You can buy rose infused oil or make your own. I have an entire post devoted to how to make rose oil at home, so read that for more information.

To make rose oil, you'll need to make an infusion with dried rose petals and a carrier oil. Then you'll let it sit for 2 weeks to infuse the flowers and the oil.

Then strain out the rose petals and save the oil. You can then use the oil to make this rose salve recipe or use it in other DIY beauty recipes.

You can also buy rose infused oil to use to make your salve.

The best carrier oil to use for your rose salve ingredients depends on your skin needs. Do you have very dry skin? Do you want a lightweight salve that doesn't leave your hands greasy?

Here are some carrier oils to try:

• Sweet almond oil is a good all purpose oil. It's not too heavy or too light. It's nourishing for dry skin without being too oily.
• Apricot kernel oil and sunflower oil are both dry oils, so they soak into the skin quickly. They won't leave your skin greasy after using the salve.
• Avocado oil and hemp seed oil are heavier oils. I really like them both for dry skin, but they will make this rose salve recipe more greasy.

You can learn more about carrier oils and their benefits and the best carrier oils for skin to choose the right one.

I recommend adding essential oils to your rose petal salve for their benefits. Rose essential oil is the obvious choice, but it's very expensive.

Here are some alternatives:

• Smell the Roses from Revive is a blend that smells just like roses but has rose and other oils in it.
• Use Rose Otto
• Use Rose Absolute
• Use Rose Geranium essential oil

You can learn more about rose essential oil alternatives to get the smell or benefits or roses without using the essential oil.

Grab my printable essential oil substitution chart to learn how to substitute essential oils for aromatherapy or function.

Here's what you need to make 3 2-ounce tins of rose petal salve recipe:

• 2 1/2 tablespoons beeswax
• 1/4 cup rose infused oil
• 20 drops Rose essential oil
• 1/4 teaspoon pink mica powder

Fill a mason jar half full with dried rose petals. Then cover with your choice of carrier oil. Cover and let sit for 2 weeks in a dark location. Shake gently every day or two so the petals can infused in the oil. Strain out the rose petals and discard. Reserve the oil.

Pour 1/4 cup of the rose infused oil into a double boiler or glass bowl. Add beeswax and heat in the microwave in 30 second intervals until melted. You can also heat it in a double boiler over medium heat until melted.

Add the pink mica powder and stir well.

Add the essential oils and stir well.

Pour into three 2-ounce tins. Let sit overnight or until hardened.