Recording of Webinar: Making Infused Oils

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Making Infused Oils

Learn how to craft medicinally effective infused oils of high quality and stability. Explore several methods of manufacture, utilising both fresh and dry herbs, optimising the extraction of constituents. Create herbal lineaments by combining your infused oils with tinctures for topical use in a range of conditions. Bring in an energetic awareness as you incorporate essences for another level of potency. With practical demonstrations and notes.

You will learn

• How to create and apply herbal infused oils in the clinic or home
• Which base oils to use and their effect
• Several effective manufacturing techniques, including sunlight, heat, alcohol and double extractions
• How to reduce rancidity for shelf stable infused oils
• Actions and indications of various infused oils, including plantain, chickweed, calendula, dandelion, nettle, mugwort, St John’s Wort, arnica, comfrey, mullein
• An introduction to making salves from infused oils
• How to create herbal lineaments with tinctures, infused oils and essences for a range of indications
• Useful infused oils or lineaments for topical application in sore muscles, shingles, swollen lymph, sunburn, itches and bites, minor burns, radiotherapy, disc and nerve pain

Presenter: Jacqui Bushell

Jacqui Bushell is a clinical Herbalist, essence manufacturer, Reiki Teacher and author of the award-winning cookbook, ‘A Loving Spoonful’. She has a long history of lecturing at naturopathic colleges, supporting community education, public speaking and facilitating retreats. For over 30 years she has been creating her own range of essences, tinctures and anointing oils and sharing her knowledge to empower others. Jacqui also created the ‘Wild Earth Wisdom’ organic herbal creams, salves and combination essences for 20 years. She facilitates local and international workshops, courses, women’s circles and retreats in person and online, about connecting with the nature, plant spirit and the sacred in all life. 

Combining scientific understanding with a plant focused, vitalist approach, Jacqui has specialised in wildcrafting local medicinal plants, creating healing remedies with the engagement of the spirit and intelligence within nature. She has also been teaching Usui Style Reiki for the past 20 years.  

Jacqui weaves together eco-mythology, plant medicine and the natural environment to help people connect more harmoniously with each other and the earth. She is currently working on a new book, Wild Presence.