Rose Oil - A Gift From The Flowers Of Love
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Rose Oil: A Gift from the Flowers of Love
Summary:
Rose oil?"a scent that captivates more deeply than any other. With its divinely sweet and richly floral aroma, it's a treasured extract from history's most cherished flower. Despite the rose's legendary fragrance, it contains minimal oil by weight. Astonishingly, around 60,000 roses are required to produce a single ounce of oil, translating to about 60 roses per drop. This fact highlights the seemingly high cost of rose oil.
The Flower of Love
The robust nature of the thorny rose bush and its stunning beauty make it a favorite among horticulturists. The Rosa genus boasts around 150 species worldwide, adorning gardens from your grandmother's backyard to Bulgaria’s vast Rose Valley.
Roses have an enchanting history filled with stories of love and lavish displays of affection. During the Roman Empire, banquet halls were famously carpeted with rose petals. Cleopatra welcomed Marc Antony in a room knee-deep in petals?"a grand gesture of greeting. Roses have long been symbols of love, gifted through the ages as tokens of true affection. It’s no surprise that rose oil holds significant healing properties, both physically and emotionally.
Rose's Health Benefits
With considerable therapeutic and aesthetic value, the 'queen of flowers' held a special place in ancient medicine and perfumery in Persia, Egypt, India, Greece, and Rome. The modern use of rose oil began in the 17th century with English physician Nicholas Culpeper. He described red roses as heart-strengthening with cooling and astringent attributes, beneficial for headaches and tired eyes. Perhaps inspiring its use as a beauty tonic, he suggested rose oil as a remedy for various skin complaints.
In aromatherapy, rose oil has remarkable effects for those with a broken heart or emotional wounds. It calms and supports the heart, promoting happiness and well-being. When loss or rejection hinders one's ability to love, rose oil provides comfort and encourages emotional renewal.
Use in Aromatherapy
The Bulgarian Damask rose, or Rosa Damascena, is commonly used in aromatherapy. Its oil comes in two forms: 'otto,' or true essential oil, and 'absolute.' Harvesting occurs in the early morning before the sun dissipates the aroma. Rose otto is created through a two-step steam-distillation process, producing both essential oil and rose water. The water is distilled again, combining the resulting oil with the initial extraction.
Absolute is crafted differently. Similar to effleurage (pressing petals in fat to extract oil), roses are processed in a solvent, producing a waxy 'concrete.' This undergoes further extraction to yield rose absolute. This method is more efficient than steam distillation, producing nearly 7 pounds of oil per 10,000 pounds of roses, compared to 1 pound through distillation, making it more cost-effective. The debate over which process yields better oil continues; some argue that solvent traces exist in the absolute, while others claim distillation doesn’t capture the flower's true essence. Ultimately, the preference depends on the individual and the application.
Using Rose Oil
Rose oil can be used in many ways: it’s gentle and suitable for direct skin application, in massage oils, baths, and diffusers. As a perfume, the absolute can be worn directly, releasing its aroma over many hours. For emotional therapy, a 10% dilution in jojoba oil can be massaged into the heart area. A diffuser also works effectively.
The absolute or otto can enhance any skin cream; homemade natural recipes often work best. Rose water, from the distillation process, offers mild astringent and toning benefits for direct skin application.
Rose and Lavender Facial Cream Recipe:
- Melt ½ ounce of beeswax in 4 ounces of jojoba using a double boiler.
- Slowly add 3 ounces of distilled water while stirring vigorously with a whisk.
- Remove from heat and continue stirring. Add 20 drops of rose oil (absolute or otto) and 15 drops of lavender.
- Allow to cool and enjoy this homemade cream for sensitive skin.
There are countless ways to enjoy the benefits of rose oil, revered for its aesthetic beauty and healing properties. True rose oil, with its depth and sweetness, is a natural wonder cherished by all who experience it.
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