Name for Rose Oil

Description

• Light yellow to light green, oil of rose exhibits a pungent odor of fresh cut roses. Therapeutic grade rose essential oil is the purest, natural form of rose oil. Around the world, more than 15,000 different species, varieties and hybrids of roses are found in home gardens, urban landscapes and commercial cultivation. The two main species of roses cultivated for rose oil include Rosa centifolia, also known as the cabbage rose and Rosa damascena, commonly called the damask rose. The delicate rose petals are gathered at sunrise and distillation occurs the same day. The majority of commercial rose essential oil production occurs in Turkey, Bulgaria, India, Pakistan, Iran, China, France and Egypt. Because of the intense amount of labor required for the cultivation, harvesting and processing of rose petals, pure and natural, therapeutic grade rose essential oil is quite expensive.

Fragrance

• Rose oil is an important ingredient in soaps, lotions, bath gels and bath salts. Rose oil is used to scent candles and air fresheners. The sweet, pure oil is one of the most widely used fragrances in the perfume industry. Valued for its herbaceous, spicy, sensual and floral fragrance, rose oil has many diverse applications in aromatherapy. Rose essential oil is sedative, calming and imparts a sense of well-being and emotional balance.

Healing Properties

• Rose essential oil presents anti-spasmodic, antiseptic, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, astringent, aphrodisiac and anti-hemorrhagic properties. For centuries, rose oil has been valued for its healing qualities. Rose essential oil is still widely used in Eastern Asian cultures. Traditionally rose oil has been used to treat sexual disabilities, frigidity, herpes, skin disease, ulcers, wrinkles, wounds, impotence and infection. Rest and relax in a skin soothing warm bath. Add six to eight drops of rose essential oil, one cup dairy cream, a half cup organic honey and 2 oz. grapeseed oil to warm water, mixing well. Soak for 20 minutes. Allow skin to air dry. The healing soak will relieve the discomfort of insect bites, chapped or dry skin and sunburn.

Storage

• Store rose essential oil in dark colored glass bottles with air-tight lids. Keep in a darkened place where UV rays cannot damage the oil. Properly stored, rose oil retains its delicate, honey-like fragrance for years.