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Rose Otto*

June 14, 2009 By Rosa damascena

Family Name: Rosaceae, rose
Origin: Turkey

Rose otto is used in creams, lotions and soaps for its mildly astringent, mildly antiviral and bactericidal, balancing, cooling, deodorant, emollient, potent hydrating, skin conditioning and toning properties as well as its fragrance. The aroma is powerful and comforting. Recommended for dry-dehydrated, delicate-sensitive, normal-combination, tired-mature-wrinkled and traumatized skin. Rose and lavender facial cream is excellent for sensitive combination skin. Rose oil is used for cellulite, chapped skin, dehydration, eczema, sensitivity, stretch marks and wrinkles. Pure essential oil of rose is one of the most wonderful and highly prized oils included in perfumery. It takes about 10,000 pounds of roses to make one pound of essential oil, or 30 roses to make one small drop of oil. This intensely sweet, woody, deep floral top-middle note with rich spicy and honeylike undertones is known as the queen of essential oils. One of the most feminine essential oils, rose promotes unconditional love for self and others. It absorbs confusion, illness, imbalance, and negativity. It is common for heart surgeons to prescribe rose oil to their patients. Emotional benefits include enhancing: calm, compassion, confidence, femininity, fulfillment, happiness, healing, love, motivation, openness, passion, peace, rejuvenation, security, sensuality and sexuality, understanding and warmth. Further emotional benefits include reducing: anger, apathy, depression, disappointment, envy, grief, insecurity, insomnia, jealousy, loss of confidence, sadness, sexual fears, shock, shyness, stress, tension, vulnerability and feelings of emptiness. This uplifting oil also stimulates the heart chakra. See rose petals.

* Essential Oil

Main Properties

  • PERFORMANCE
    • antioxidant
    • antiseptic
    • astringent
    • balancing
    • emollient
    • hydrating
    • skin conditioning
    • toning
  • MIND
    • balancing
    • beautifying
    • invites happiness
    • opening
    • uplifting
  • FUNCTIONAL
    • preservative

Skin Types

Best for combination, dry-dehydrated, delicate-sensitive and mature skin

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