Making your own Hibiscus petals and powder (video)

Hey Maicurlies,

I hope all is well and you are enjoying the football (soccer) bug as much I am 😀

Right let me get back to business.

Hibiscus Petals and Powder

I have already mentioned Hibiscus in a previous post “Hibiscus for Hair, Health and Skin”, and so I finally made a video as well which you can watch below or on my YouTube Channel:

I personally use Hibiscus for my hair, skin and internally.

For my hair: I add it to my Henna
For my skin: I have used it as a toner* (although my Rosewater toner is hands down my favorite)
Internally: I use it as a tea

*Hibiscus does give off a purple/red tint so you might want to splash off the toner after applying it to a cotton swab and rubbing it over your face.

If you feel like doing a little extra DIY then you can use Hibiscus petals from your garden and either sun-dry them or use your oven to dry them*.

Fresh Hibiscus Petals from my garden

*It is “faster” to oven-dry the petals however a lot more difficult to do without burning them (trust me I’ve tried)! Sun-drying requires a little more time but you do not run the risk of burning the hibiscus.

Apart from collecting the petals yourself, an easier way is to use prepackaged hibiscus petals or powder. I personally get mine from a local Indian store but there are several sources where you can find them in case you do not have a local Indian store near you. Just to mention a few Amazon, Butters-n-Bars and SheaButter Cottage are three places where you can find either the petals or powder (just some suggestions).

Packaged Dried Hibiscus

Please note: I was not requested, paid, or compensated to mention the sources above. I paid (with my own money) for the hibiscus petals I use and just wanted to share where you can find the product in case you are interested.

I get whole petals from the store but I like to use both whole petals as well as the powdered form. I make my own powder by simply blending the dried petals, sieving them (a couple of times) and that is it! See below:

: Hibiscus Petals Before Sieving

: Blended Hibiscus Powder before being sieved

: Sieving blended Hibiscus Powder

: Sieved Hibiscus Powder

I like to use the whole petals for my tea and whenever I make my hibiscus toner for my skin. I use the powder when I mix my henna as it gives my hair an extra punch of red! 🙂

My video goes into detail about how exactly I make each of the three DIY products so please take a look at that.

I would love to hear if you use Hibiscus powder or petals and how!

Thanks

Maicurls

11 thoughts on “Making your own Hibiscus petals and powder (video)”

vickie January 22, 2019 at 7:14 pm

please can i sell the hibiscus powder as tea at the market place

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Maicurls Post authorMarch 19, 2019 at 11:46 am

Hi Vickie, People mainly use the petals to make a tea simply because it is easier instead of having a lose powder in the cup you know? Even with a tea sieve it would probably be hard to keep from getting bits of hibiscus in between the teeth, lol. So I would recommend the petals instead of the powder (but that’s just my opinion). In Asian communities it is even used in cooking so you should do well selling it. I am wishing you all the best with the hibiscus sales!

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Chantal March 18, 2017 at 12:58 am

Hi I am using hibiscus powder for natural cream blush but no matter how hard I grindded and sieved it, it still has big particles in my formula that doesn’t make it smooth to apply. Is there a way to grind it to Make its particles as fine as startch or cocoa ?

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maicurls Post authorMarch 18, 2017 at 9:36 am

Hi Chantal,

I am in awe that you are making your own cream blush! I honestly do not think you will be able to get the hibiscus to the point of starch or cocoa powder without the use of a factory grade machine. You could try using a mortar and pestle after blending and sieving but again, I am not sure if it will ever be that fine so that it gives you the end result you are looking for.

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Grace bagada July 19, 2016 at 2:47 am

I make juice from the petals, powder for tea. thanks for educating me about the skin plus hair improvement using hibiscus. thank you. grace

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maicurls Post authorJuly 19, 2016 at 11:54 pm

Hi Grace,

Thank you so much for the kind comment! I hope you continue to enjoy the hibiscus 🙂

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susan May 19, 2016 at 7:09 am

im so pleased to have found you! i am wanting to make my own blush, and have hibiscus flowers. do you use a blender or a coffee grinder to grind up your flowers?

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maicurls Post authorMay 19, 2016 at 7:58 am

Hi Susan,

Thank you for stopping by and commenting! I use a regular blender since I don’t have a coffee grinder and run the powder through the sieve a few times and regrind. Since you will really need a fine powder for the blush I suggest doing the grinding & sieving a few times till there are no more “bits”. I have seen a few blush recipes online and LOVE the idea. Hope you have success with yours! 🙂

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Dashaina January 7, 2015 at 8:36 am

Thanks for posting this! I was looking for how to make hibiscus powder from fresh flowers and found this excellent post! I will be using this to make the blush recipe I found here http://www.thankyourbody.com/homemade-blush/.

Have a beautiful day!

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maicurls Post authorJanuary 7, 2015 at 10:26 am

Hi Dashaina,
Thank you for stopping by and commenting 🙂 I have heard of using Hibiscus as a blush before. I think people even make their own powder foundation with a combination of cocoa powder and arrowroot powder. I would love to hear how your hibiscus powder goes and how you like it as a blush. 🙂 (p.s. remember to keep an eye on the fresh hibiscus if you are putting it in the oven to dry out…they burn really really quickly!)

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