What Is Rose Water?
Rose petals are steam-distilled to produce rose water. Rose water has a pleasant scent and is occasionally used as a gentle natural fragrance in place of perfumes that include chemicals. Rose waters are generally made by infusing rose essential oil or extract into water. Due to their wonderful rose scent, they are generally used more for aromatherapy purposes, or to give flavour and scent to food.
Rose waters often contain additives, and are much less potent than rose hydrosols; however, since they are relatively inexpensive, some manufacturers use a standard rose water in their rose toners instead of a rose hydrosol.
What is Rose Hydrosol?
Rose hydrosol, a by-product of the manufacture of essential oils, is made from the water used to steam plant materials. Instead of simply the rose petals, the entire plant is utilized in this procedure.
The water vapor picks some of the oils up as they pass through the rose's petals, stems, and leaves. The condensation is a rose hydrosol once the water has cooled and turned liquid. The healthy plant minerals still present in this distilled water provide rose hydrosol its reputation for having many good effects on the skin.
As opposed to a standard rose water, rose hydrosol maintains the essence of the plant in every drop, and is the purest form of rose water. It is especially produced for quality and is much more likely to retain its natural minerals than rose water. In addition to all of these, it offers mild aromatherapeutic benefits.
Some of many amazing skin benefits of rose hydrosols include:
- Retaining moisture in the skin and providing a deep hydration
- Lifting dirt and oil from the skin (due to their astringent properties)
- Helping to reduce the appearance of fine lines
- Softening and tone the skin
- Soothing irritated, dry skin