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Rose Water

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Tone your face the natural way with homemade rose water.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Before you begin, gather a bowl full of rose petals. Ideally you want to use fresh petals, but you may also use slightly wilted ones too. Prepare a small bottle to pour the final rose water in to.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Place a third of the petals in to a plastic jug, or double boiler and cover with a few tablespoons of water.

  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Bring a pan of water to the boil and place the jug of petals in to the water, making sure that it wont tip over in the water (you can also use a double boiler for this). Leave to boil.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    After 20 minutes, remove the jug from the pan of boiling water. Carefully remove the petals from the water, squeezing out any juice left in them. The water should now be a dark red colour.

  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    Repeat the previous steps twice more with the remaining petals. Leave the final mixture to cool and then place in bottle.

    The water will be good to use for several weeks, use it as a toner in your daily beauty routine.


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Roma

Roma

Sep 6, 2007 10:13am

Can this be used as rosewater in cooking as well?

StBrendan

StBrendan

Sep 6, 2007 3:34pm

I love rosewater. I'm pretty sure you can use it in cooking too.

lady penelope

lady penelope

Sep 7, 2007 3:25am

I love this!

QueenQuill

QueenQuill

Sep 13, 2007 10:30pm

Does any kind of rose work, or does it have to be a particular cultivar? I grow sterling roses (light lavender in color) that are highly scented and might make good rose water. Might have to try it.

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

Sep 14, 2007 12:07am

I'm pretty sure that you could use any type of rose, especially heavily scented breeds.

keep out designs

keep out designs

Oct 5, 2007 5:25pm

i made some of this for a friend she loved it! thanks for the grea ideas!

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

Dec 17, 2007 2:39am

Aww, no problem!

Damienne

Damienne

Dec 21, 2007 12:39am

I've always wanted to know how make rose water! Thanks for posting!

Stephanie N.

Stephanie N.

Jan 26, 2008 2:19am

can you use other types of flowers?

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

Jan 26, 2008 10:09am

I'm not sure but as I always say, give it a go and let us know!