Damask Rose Essential Oil: properties, benefits, uses

To produce a single drop of rose essential oil, approximately 30 rosebuds are needed: this is why this raw material is so precious. It is an essential oil with almost miraculous properties, possessing one of the highest vibrations found in Nature, approximately 320MHz. Sufi tradition considers it a symbol of transcendental desire, in Christianity it represents divine love and purity, according to the Romans it was born from the blood of Venus: the Rose is considered by all peoples to be the flower par excellence, mystical and perfect. There are approximately 8,000 cultivated varieties worldwide, but very few of these are suitable for essential oil extraction: ● Rosa Damascena or Bulgarian Rose (Morocco and Turkey) ● Centifolia or May Rose (Morocco, Algeria, France) ● Bourbon Rose (India) ● Rosa Alba (Bulgaria) ● Rosa Gallica (Turkey) In this article, we will focus specifically on Rosa Damascena or Bulgarian Rose. We will see together how to use its essential oil to enjoy the beneficial properties of this rare and precious raw material.

Properties of subtle aromatherapy: the essential oil of the heart

On an emotional level, rose essential oil has a delicate but very profound action: it opens up to understanding, love, and listening, removing negative feelings. It frees from suffering and guilt. It is very useful in dark moments, during which it helps to overcome feelings of loneliness and tendencies towards self-sabotage.

The rose carries a true message of hope, sweetness, and balance. It reconnects us with our deep center, opening us to beauty. In the Berber tradition, it is said to be the greatest remedy for the difficulties of our time.

The rose is also among the aphrodisiac essential oils and, more generally, those related to the sphere of love. Its message opens us to listening to others, to understanding, and to the values of the heart.

Physical properties: a powerful anti-inflammatory

Rose essential oil is a powerful anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antiviral. It protects us like its thorny stem.

For the face

In the same way, it pampers us like a soft petal. A friend to the skin, the rose has emollient, purifying, and cell-regenerating properties. Rose essential oil is, in fact, one of the main ingredients in quality creams dedicated to dry and tired skin.

Recipe for an anti-wrinkle cream with rose and frankincense

Below we will see how to enrich your face cream using rose and frankincense essential oils as activators:

• Rose essential oil promotes cell regeneration and has an emollient action.
• Frankincense essential oil has a healing and repairing action that counteracts skin aging.

Take your basic moisturizing cream (200 ml), add 20 drops of rose and 10 of frankincense. Mix the compound with a stick until the essential oil is perfectly blended into the cream.

Complete your 100% natural beauty routine by using rose hydrolat as a facial toner.

Rose Absolute 1 ml

Rose Hydrolat 100 ml