How to Make Your Own Rose Water

You will need a clean jar (we use mason jars), distilled water, witch hazel and rose petals. We use petals from the wild Rugosa Rosa or Apothecary rose petals. It’s the old fashioned rose petals you must use, not hybrid roses.

This is the rose water we make that is used in our Rosemary Face Cream and Rosemary Body Lotion.

Be sure to refer to our Herbalist’s Golden Rules to know when is the correct time of day to do your picking.

Fill your glass jar two thirds full with witch hazel (available at your pharmacy). Fill the last third with distilled water. Pick your rose petals daily and continue to add them to your solution until it is full. Keep this jar away from bright light. After the jar is full, store in a cool dark place for six weeks. Strain the solution into a clean spritz bottle and voila!!!

5 Things You Can Do with Your Rose Water

1. This makes a great facial toner. After cleansing your face, spray and wipe clean with a cosmetic pad.

2. For those of you who like to iron, spritz pillow cases and sheets before pressing.

3. The rose is known as the flower of love. Wrap this up as a gift and give to someone you care about.

4. Roses are cooling. Keep a small bottle in your car or purse for hot days to cool you off.

5. Add some of this to a tepid, cool bath to cool you down.

Thanks for stabbing so may times as I pruned you this spring Happy to know I had some healing salve to save my unprotected arms, what was I thinking????

Thanks Miss rose for all of your love and class. But I must say I prefer you in your old world form.

No Responses to “How to Make Your Own Rose Water”