How to Make Old Fashioned Rose Water Perfumes

Making your own perfumes at home gives you the ability to avoid the use of chemical agents that dry your skin and stain your clothing. For instance, old fashioned rose water perfume doesn't require anything harsh on your skin. In fact, it only requires 100% natural ingredients. Knowing how to make old fashioned rose water perfumes allows you to fragrance your skin without depending on commercial, expensive colognes.

2 lbs. rose petals
1 gallon jug
8 oz. vegetable glycerin
1/2 gallon water
Potato masher
Mesh strainer
Glass bowl
20 oz. bottle

Instructions

- 1
  Stuff the rose petals into a wide-mouth 1 gallon jug. Select the most fragrant, lush and attractive rose petals from an online source or florist. Alternatively, you can use your own fresh blooms. Avoid bruised, wilted petals.
- 2
  Pour the vegetable glycerin into the jug. This is 100% natural and is used in making soaps, lotions, perfumes and even some foods. It can be obtained online or from craft and hobby supply stores. It helps retain the scent of the roses while preserving the essence so it doesn't go rancid.
- 3
  Mash the contents of the jug with a potato masher for three continuous minutes. Mash the petals into a sludgy pulp, mixing it with the glycerin. Pour in the distilled water. Continue mashing as you pour.
- 4
  Cover the jug with its lid, snugly. Shake the jug for two minutes. Let it sit for two days in a cool, dark spot.
- 5
  Place the mesh strainer over the glass bowl. Shake the jug for one minute and then pour it over the strainer. The strainer will separate the rose pulp from the rose-tinted water.
- 6
  Bottle the resulting rose water perfume in a 20 to 30 oz. bottle. Add some of it to a small atomizer to keep in your purse, or fill a roller tube with the solution.

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