How To Make DIY Rose Essential Oil?

Pure rose essential oil is a very useful product and it is also appreciated for its composition. It is added to cosmetics for the face, hair, and body. Also, due to its aroma, it is very widely used in aromatherapy.

Products based on rose oil are in demand around the world. The organic rose essential oil has been worth its weight in gold at all times. Legend has it that Cleopatra told her servants to apply rose oil to the ship’s sails so that people could feel her greatness from afar. In addition, it is believed that the oil is also a powerful aphrodisiac. As you can see, there are plenty of reasons to make homemade rose oil, especially if a large number of flowers miss from your garden or neighborhood.

Three Rose Essential Oil Recipes 

#1 Recipe

The easy way of making rose essential oil:

1. Several handfuls of rose petals must be poured with boiling water until the water cools down.
   
   
2. During the cooling process, a small amount of oil will come to the surface in the form of a film.
   
   
3. It needs to be collected in a glass container and used within a few hours.

The resulting oil can be added to masks and creams before application; it is also good for massage and removing cosmetics. The oil works especially well as a hair mask. Dried petals also give a pleasant aroma when added to tea.

#2 Recipe

1. Put several handfuls of petals in a glass jar, pour about 50-100 ml of warmed (60 °) oil (olive, almond, peach, or apricot oil is suitable as a base). The oil level should not cover the petals.
   
   
2. Close the lid and leave it in a dark and warm place for a week. You can stop and start using the infusion or replace the petals with new ones and refill them with the resulting liquid. The reservoir should be shaken gently at intervals of several days.

#3 Recipe 

1. The petals of a fresh rose (preferably damask) are placed in a jar, poured with vegetable oil, and kept in the sun until the petals turn white.
   
   
2. After that, they are squeezed out and thrown away, and a new portion of the petals is put into the jar and poured with oil-infused rose petals. This is done up to seven times, changing the rose petals.

The resulting medicinal oil is used to massage the face, lubricate deep wounds, promote the growth of new tissue, and quick healing, installation, or a compress for the ears.

Storage: homemade organic rose essential oil can be stored for about 30 days, using jojoba oil under the base, the shelf life is increased to 2-3 months. For better preservation, add vitamin E from the pharmacy (a few drops). It is better to store the infusion in the refrigerator.

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Where Rose Essential Oil Using For

There are a lot of uses of the rose oil and here are some of them:

• for all skin types, indispensable for dry, sensitive, and aging skin;
• as a tonic and emollient, antiseptic;
• by rosacea; for narrowing of capillaries, in the treatment of capillary damage. Eliminates visible vascular pattern and rosacea, forms a homogeneous skin color;
• as a rejuvenating, antioxidant component of cosmetics;
• for smoothing wrinkles, restoring facial contours;
• as a powerful regenerating agent, it increases the elasticity and firmness of the skin;
• to normalize the secretory functions of the skin, restore the protective mantle;
• to eliminate skin hypersensitivity;
• to eliminate inflammatory rashes, it is also effective in eczematous, allergic dermatitis, and neurodermatitis;
• to relieve puffiness and dark circles under the eyes, swelling of the eyelids, as well as from wrinkles around the eyes.

Pure rose essential oil is very valuable: only 1 kg is obtained from 4 tons of petals, and expensive. The largest producers: India, Bulgaria. Has a floral, sweet scent. Rose essential oil is the most famous ancient oil, a symbol of love and purity. We hope that after reading our article, you have already understood the importance of rose essential oil and now you can choose one of the recipes that we have offered you and you will prepare the oil. By the way, you can buy fragrant fresh roses for this in our store.

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