Things You'll Need
Floral shears
Vanilla beans
Spices
Mortar and pestle
Herbs
Tray
Mason jar with seal and lid
Nut, olive or essential oil
Cheesecloth
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Step 1
Cut off fresh, fragrant flower heads with floral shears. Cut enough flowers to loosely fill a Mason jar. Cut off leaves for any herbs you wish to add to your flower infusion.
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Step 2
Grind up vanilla beans and spices with a mortar and pestle if you want to add a vanilla or spicy scent to your infusion.
Step 3
Rinse the flowers and herbs and set them on a tray to air dry overnight, along with the vanilla beans and spices.
Step 4
Place the petals, leaves, ground spices and vanilla beans in a clean glass Mason jar. Cover the petals with a lightly scented oil such as olive, almond or macadamia nut oil. If you want the petals to complement another scent, you can use scented essential oil instead. Place a seal and lid on the jar and allow it to sit in a warm cupboard for three days or more. The more you allow the infusion to sit, the stronger the scent will be.
Step 5
Strain the oil through cheesecloth into a clean Mason jar. If the fragrance is too weak, add more fresh flower petals to the oil and allow the infusion to steep for another three days.
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