Distilled red Rosewater is a liquid made from water and red rose petals. It is used as a perfume due to its excellent sweet scent, but it has medicinal and culinary values, as well.
Distilled Rosewater has a very special sweet flavor and is used more in Persian and Middle Eastern cuisine?especially in sweets such as Chicken nougat, gumdrops, and baklava and facial beauty care also cooking. For example, rose water is used to give some types of Turkish delight (Rahat lokum) their sweet distinctive flavors.
Rose water was traditionally scattered at weddings to ensure a happy marriage and as a symbol of love and purity used in meditation and prayer.
Cultivated in Iran with more than 18,000 cultivars, Iranians call the plant the “flower of prophet Muhammad” because they believe the scent reminds them of him.
Rosa damascene is used for rose water and rose essential oil. It’s believed to have numerous medicinal benefits and has been used as an analgesic, bronchodilator, anti-convulsive, anti-microbial and as an anti-inflammatory.
It?s also been used as cough syrup, to treat reflux, as a laxative, and to reduce blood sugar. The oil is said to treat depression, grief, and stress. It also may have benefits for wound healing, allergies, skin conditions, and headaches.
While clinical studies are lacking, rose water has been used for centuries since the time of Cleopatra. Because the water is soothing, spraying the face with rosewater or using it during facials is quite popular says Denise Baron, a wellness and lifestyle expert with a background in Ayurveda and Chinese medicine.
Indications
Just a few sprays and your face feels amazingly fresh with a tender smell of rose petals.
Rosewater softens and replenishes moisture in your face, restores and balances your skin’s pH level, as well as unblocks and tightens stubborn pores
??Its natural anti-inflammatory properties help to reduce redness and skin irritation.
Directions
Close your eyes and spray directly onto your face to hydrate, refresh and soothe the dry and inflated skin *** For cleansing – pump a few sprays into a cotton pad and remove excess dirt and makeup. Follow with our facial serums and moisturizing oils for advanced hydration and radiant glow
Try also spraying into your hair to make it soft and shiny
Uplift your mood or refresh the room by spraying it all around you.
Health Benefits of rose water:
Rosewater support maintains the skin’s pH balance and also controls excess oil for your face.
Rosewater support hydrate, revitalize and moisturize the skin giving it with that refreshed look.
Due to its antibacterial elements, rose water also aids in healing scars, cuts, and wounds.
The antioxidant molecule of rose water help to strengthen skin cells and regenerate skin tissues.
It also may supports aging skin, keeping fine lines and wrinkles at bay.