Rose Water
" There is so much more to roses than meets the eye! "
Imagine when you were a little kid, back when there was such a thing as having a wild imagination and creating things out of the most random of objects. When I was young, I use to put flower petals, grass, and water in a plastic cup to create "potions" with my friends. Now seeing that you can boil water with rose petals and make teas, perfumes, and healthy products that can help with inflamed skin, colds, and many other things is pretty cool!
Who first created rose water?
Greece has been known to be the origin of using roses for their fragrance and extracts, but in the late 7thcentury A.D., evidence shows that Iran was responsible for the creation of rose water. Avicenna was the Muslim physician who was credited with extracting the rose water out from its petals. Distillation became a popular technique used in the Middle East that was brought to Europe by the Crusaders. Once individuals started to realize that roses were able to treat conditions such as eye disease, rose water traveled to Egypt, Greece, China, and India because of its remarkable healing properties.
What is rose water?
Rose water is when rose petals are either cooked or distilled in pure drinking water. When doing this, it is crucial to make sure that organically grown roses are used, meaning that there are no chemicals or insecticides that are on the plant that could cause harm to the individual using the rose water.
What health benefits does rose water have?
Since I have eczema, I thought it was fascinating to know that rose water is known to treat conditions like eczema and rosacea. Rose water has antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties that help soothe irritated skin and helps protect skin cells from being damaged. Not only does rose water benefit inflamed skin, but it can also be used for fragrances, herbal tea, treating cuts, stress, depression, and cold-like symptoms, such as a sore throat, stomachache, or a headache, and can also work as an anti-aging product.
What are other forms of rose water?
Although rose water has been shown to be a very effective form, there are other forms of the same product that can be created as well. Rose oil is when the flower is distilled to create an oilier product that can keep the skin moisturized for many hours. If preferred for culinary purposes, dried petals or buds are often used in foods or drinks.
How can you apply the water to get the best results?
When applying the rose water, one could rub it directly on the irritated parts of the skin, place it on a cloth and place the cloth on his/her forehead to help with headaches. You could also use it as a body spray, or just drink it. These are only some of the ways to apply rose water.
Do specific roses have these health benefits?
Rose water comes from Rosa damascene, a species of rose that contains terpenes, glycosides, flavonoids, and anthocyanins which are the organic compounds that give rose water its healthy composition.
Word of caution:
Be sure to test whether or not you are allergic to roses touching the surface of your skin before applying to the entire body or ingesting it. Also, if you are not the one freshly growing the roses, be sure to purchase roses from a reliable source that would not put potentially harmful chemicals on the roses.
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Very helpful! I suffer from migraines, so this was extremely benefial. Thank you so much!
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