The rose is one of the world's favorite flowers and is used to symbolize life, love, and death, happiness, and sorrow. Our rose absolute is extracted from the petals of the Rosa damascena, grown in Bulgaria.
| Botanical Name: | Rosa damascena |
| Country of Origin: | Bulgaria |
| Extraction Method: | Steam Distillation |
| Plant Part: | Flower petals |
| Aromatic Scent: | Rose Damask Absolute has a very complex, sweet floral scent. Its reputation of being a must ingredient in perfumes is well deserved. |
Common Uses
Rose absolute can relax and soothe stressed nerves and is great for balancing mixed skin types. Diffuse a very small amount for relaxation or apply in extremely small dilution.
Fun Fact
It takes almost 10 pounds of rose petals to produce 1 gram of rose absolute.
Approximately 4000 kilograms of petals are required to produce 1 kilogram of pure rose oil. There is evidence to show roses have existed for millions of years. It is generally believed that Rosa damascena originated in the Neolithic period as hybridization of Rosa gallica and Rosa Phoenicia '“ both of which have grown in the wild for centuries. Its exotic nature and value were appreciated in ancient times by the Greeks, Chinese, Indians, Persians, and Romans.
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