How to Make Your Own Rose Water

Rose water is used in cosmetics for its lovely scent, but also because it has light astringent properties. As the gentlest of all astringents, rose water is often used as toner for fair and dry skin.

You must be careful when purchasing rose water to buy only the 100 percent pure form. Often what is available in pharmacies and even some natural food stores is synthetic rose oil and water with preservatives added. Pure rose water is the distilled water of roses. It is usually made by stream distillation, and it smells heavenly and tastes delicious.

Availability: Besides health food stores and herb stores, you can often find rose water in delicatessens; it is used as a flavoring in fancy Greek pastries, puddings, and cakes.

This recipe is the more traditional way to prepare rose water. Though it’s a little more involved, its fun to do and the results are outstanding. You can make a quart of excellent-quality rose water in about 40 minutes. However, if you simmer the water too long, you will continue to produce distilled water but the rose essence will become diluted. Your rose water will smell more like plain distilled water, rather than the heavenly scent of roses.

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wael a.

5:40PM PDT on May 21, 2013

Thank you

May 21
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Sonia M.

10:24AM PDT on May 18, 2013

Good idea,thanks for sharing

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barbara k.

5:15AM PDT on May 15, 2013

Well I definitely learned a few things from this article

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Elena B.

1:50AM PDT on Apr 23, 2013

Thanks for sharing.

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Marianne G.

12:49AM PDT on Apr 21, 2013

Thanks

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jn J.

1:46PM PDT on Apr 20, 2013

This is very pleasing and simple to make myself! Thank you so much for I have always an abundance of roses in my home and now I know how to transform the petals into rose water!