Learn more about turmeric oil benefits and get a turmeric oil recipe. Making a turmier oil infusion allows you to get the benefits of turmeric with less mess. Use this turmeric oil recipe for skin to make DIY beauty recipes like serums, lotions, creams, soap, and more.

How to Make Turmeric Infused Oil

Turmeric has been used for generations for its benefits. Many cultures use it in cooking because it has so many health benefits.

I take a turmeric supplement every day, and I noticed a big difference when I started it. I try to sneak it in my recipes, but it's easier to just take the supplement each night.

Turmeric also has several beauty benefits. You can use it in skin care or hair care recipes, but it can get messy.

Turmeric will quickly stain your skin, bowls, counters, and anything that it touches. By making a turmeric oil recipe for skin, you can get turmeric oil benefits without staining everything you touch.

For more ways to use turmeric, check out these posts:

Simply Earth May 2022 Recipe Box

This turmeric oil infusion was one of the recipes in my Simply Earth Essential Oil Recipe Box. The recipe box is a monthly box subscription that not only delivers new oils to your door each month, but you'll also get essential oil education and learn how to use the oils.

Each month, you get 4 full sized bottles of oils plus supplies to make 6 easy DIY recipes. The recipes are easy to make, and you get the knowledge and education from the Simply Earth aromatherapists.

The May 2022 box has:

You'll use these supplies to make this turmeric oil recipe, a skin care balm, hair mask, cooling spray, flow roll on, and a diffuser blend.

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Turmeric Oil Benefits

Turmeric has several benefits for your skin, including:

Antioxidants
Anti inflammatory
Vitamin C
Vitamin B6
Potassium
Magnesium

Learn more about the beauty benefits of turmeric for hair and skin.

You can use the same turmeric you use for cooking. If you don't usually have turmeric, I recommend adding it to your list of essential herbs and spices for your pantry.

What Can You Use Turmeric Oil For?

Turmeric oil benefits include reducing inflammation and being an antioxidant, so you can use your turmeric oil infusion for most skin care recipes.

You can use it in place of the carrier oil to make your own DIY skin care products.

Use a teaspoon per pound of melt and pour soap in this turmeric melt and pour soap recipe.
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Turmeric oil benefits including reducing inflammation, so it's a good oil for an acne roller ball with essential oils.
Use a turmeric oil infusion in this creamy body butter recipe. This would be good for dry skin or eczema.
Make a jojoba turmeric oil recipe to use in this natural acne spot treatment recipe.

Can I Use Turmeric Oil on My Face?

Yes, you can use a turmeric infused oil recipe on your face. If you use a carrier oil with a low comedogenic rating, you can use it on your face without using it in a product.

Can I Add Turmeric Oil to My Cream?

Yes, this is how I use my turmeric infused oil recipe. I put some of my face cream in my hand and add a drop or two of oil. Then mix and apply as usual.

I don't add the oil to the cream all at once because this can break the emulsion and might mess up the preservative.

Does Turmeric Oil Stain Skin?

With normal use, this turmeric infused oil recipe shouldn't stain your skin. Using a few drops in your moisturizer or mixed with other ingredients to make a face mask shouldn't leave you looking like a Simpsons character.

You can also use kasturi turmeric (curcuma aromatica) to make a turmeric oil recipe. This kind of turmeric doesn't stain the skin. It's not edible, however, so keep it out your spice cabinet.

Can You Infuse Turmeric in Oil?

Yes, the turmeric doesn't dissolve in the oil, so you can strain it out. You can learn how to extract turmeric oil to create a turmeric infused oil recipe.

Does Turmeric Powder Dissolve in Oil?

No, the turmeric powder does not dissolve in the carrier oil. This makes it easy to strain out the turmeric powder to leave a turmeric oil infusion.

What Kind of Oil Should I Use With Turmeric Infused Oil?

The best oil to use when learning how to make turmeric oil for face depends on how you use your turmeric oil infusion.

I used sweet almond oil because it's a great all purpose carrier oil. It's moisturizing and fairly mild for the skin. You can use one of the following oils to make a turmeric oil infusion:

Use fractionated coconut oil or grapeseed oil for a dry oil that soaks into the skin quickly.
Use avocado oil or hemp seed oil for a moisturizing oil.
Use jojoba oil or rosehip seed oil for a turmeric oil recipe for skin.
You can make a turmeric and coconut oil recipe for body butters.

Learn more about different carrier oils and their benefits to choose the right oil to learn how to extract turmeric oil.

How Long Does Homemade Turmeric Oil Last?

This turmeric oil infusion will last as long as the shelf life of the carrier oil. You can find the shelf life of common carrier oils in the printable you got if you subscribed to my newsletter. (Don't want to subscribe? You can also find the carrier oils chart in my Etsy shop.)

Carrier oils don't get moldy because there's no water in them, but the oils can go rancid. If it smells off, toss it and start a new turmeric oil recipe for skin.

How Do You Make Turmeric Oil?

To learn how to make turmeric infused oil, you will need:

2 teaspoons powdered turmeric
2 ounces sweet almond oil or other carrier oil
4 or 8 ounce mason jar or other glass jar

How to Make Turmeric Oil from Turmeric Powder

Step #1

Pour the oil into a glass jar. Add the turmeric powder and stir. Place a lid on the jar. I used these plastic mason jar lids.

Step #2

For a long infusion, let the jar sit for four to five weeks. Shake gently every few days.

For a quick infusion, place canning rings or something similar in the bottom of a small pan. Then place the uncovered jars on top of the canning rings. Place water in the pan to cover the oil. Heat on low heat for 30 minutes. Turn off the burner and let the turmeric oil infusion sit until cool.

Step #3

Strain the turmeric infused oil recipe through a fine mesh sieve.

Now you know how to to make turmeric oil from turmeric powder! Keep track of this recipe and all of your favorite recipes in this essential oil journal printable.

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Yield: 4 ounces

Author: Cari @ Everything Pretty

Estimated cost: $5