ROSEWATER cleanses, softens and closes the pores. Like lavender, it has been used in skin care for centuries, especially for hydration and for soothing sore or burned skin. Suitable for all skin types, especially dry or sensitive.
Natural rose fragrance is continually sought after for its uplifting and reviving fragrance. It is also said that when one smells the perfume of a rose it triggers the same hormones as those that are produced when we fall in love. Hence the reason for the classic gift of red roses as a symbol of love.
Historically, the secret of Cleopatra's beauty was attributed to bathing her face daily in rose water. Queen Elizabeth 1st insisted that Rose Oil be added to the Holy Oil used at her coronation and it has been used in the anointing of British Kings and Queens ever since.
Throughout history rose oil has been used as a scent or basic ingredient of perfumes. However, it takes so many petals to produce a few mls of the precious oil that it is often at least as expensive as gold. For this reason many oils and perfumes that call themselves "Rose" have been synthetically produced.
Luckily for us, the steam distillation process that is used to extract rose oil creates rose water as a by product. The resulting flower water contains many different beneficial components. It is extensively used as an emollient in skin care products. It's tonic and soothing quality is useful for all skin types, especially mature, dry and sensitive. It nourishes, tonifies and hydrates the skin. Helping to maintain the skin's pH balance, Rosewater stimulates regeneration processes and has a soothing and anti-reddening effect. It helps the skin texture to become more even and elastic. It is said that scars, minor infections, sunburn, ageing skin and thread veins all benefit from its action.
We use rosewater in the following products:
Double Cream rich moisturiser, Ice Cream eye skin care, Peaches & Cream scrub/mask,
Rose & Palmarosa body wash Rose & Palmarosa bath soak Rose & Palmarosa body cream