Rose water is a fragrant liquid made by distilling rose petals. It has been used for centuries in cooking and perfumery, but now it’s also being used to flavor foods, beverages, and cosmetics. You can make your own rose water at home with fresh or dried roses.
How To Distill Rose Water
Here is the complete process explained in detail on how to distill rose water:
1. Step 1
1. Cut the flower heads off your rose bushes.
2. Step 2
2. Place the rose heads in a large pot and cover with water.
3. Step 3
3. Bring to a boil, then simmer for about an hour.
4. Step 4
4. Strain out the roses using a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth and pour into bottles or jars for storage.
5. Step 5
5. Let cool before storing in the refrigerator for up to 6 months or freeze for up to a year (if you want to make it last even longer).
Tips for How To Distill Rose Water
1. You will need to take care of the rose petals by trimming them, removing any dead or damaged parts, and making sure that they are clean.
2. Put the rose petals in a glass container (a jar works well for this purpose).
3. Put the lid on the jar and put it in a dark place where it won’t get too hot or cold for too long.
4. Allow your rose petals to sit in this jar for at least 7 days before you move to the next step of distilling them.
5. After your rose petals have been sitting in their jar for at least 7 days, strain out all of the liquid from them using a cheesecloth or mesh strainer (or something similar). This is your rose water!
FAQs
Interesting Facts About Roses
Here are 5 things you should know about roses:
1. Roses are edible.
2. Roses are good for you.
3. Roses can be used to make a delicious herbal tea. (See below.)
4. Roses are the most popular flower in the world and they have been cultivated for over 5,000 years. (The first recorded use of roses was found on ancient Egyptian papyrus.)
The rose is a symbol of love, beauty and desire throughout history and across cultures worldwide including Japan, China, India and Persia/Iran where it originated from as well as Europe and North America where it was introduced by European colonists in the 16th century.
The rose has always been considered a feminine flower representing women’s beauty, grace, elegance and charm but also their thorns which represent the pain of love or heartbreak that comes with loving someone or something deeply and passionately. In Persian mythology the rose was believed to have sprung from the blood of an angel who fell in love with a human princess named Shirin (or Shere) who had been banished to earth because she refused to marry an evil king named Zahhak (or Zahāk).
5. Roses are beautiful but they can be dangerous if not handled properly or prepared correctly! The thorns on roses contain a toxin called ‘quercetin’ which is very poisonous to humans when ingested! So be sure to remove all thorns before consuming any part of a rose!
If you do ingest quercetin then you should drink lots of water immediately and take vitamin C supplements until your body gets rid of it naturally through urination or defecation! You should also go see your doctor immediately if you think you’ve ingested quercetin so he/she can give you some fluids intravenously!
If you do get pricked by one of its thorns then wash your hands thoroughly with soap right away!! Also avoid touching your eyes after handling them because some people have developed eye infections after doing so! And finally don’t eat roses while pregnant because they may cause contractions in unborn babies!!! So enjoy them safely folks!
How long does it take to distill rose water?
The time required to distill rose water depends on the quantity of water and the size of the still. For example, it takes about an hour to distill 1 liter of rose water in a large copper still. In a small glass or ceramic pot, it takes about 3 hours to make 1 liter of rose water.
Is rose water distilled water?
Rose water is distilled from rose petals. The oil from the petals is extracted and then the remaining water is distilled. Rose water has a very strong scent so you will only need to use a few drops at a time.
Is rose water good for your skin?
Yes, it’s great for your skin. It’s used in many beauty treatments and products because of its hydrating properties. It can be used as an astringent and antioxidant which makes it effective in treating acne and aging skin issues. It also helps with dry skin, eczema, psoriasis and wrinkles due to its moisturizing properties.
Is rose water safe for babies?
It’s safe to use on babies over the age of 6 months but don’t put it directly on their face or eyes. It should be diluted with equal parts of distilled or boiled water before applying it to their skin or hair. You can also add 2-3 drops of rose oil to 1 tsp of coconut oil which makes a great baby lotion!
How do you make fermented rose water?
The process for making fermented rose water is very similar to the process for making kombucha. You’ll need a SCOBY and some tea, and then you’ll ferment it in a jar.
To make fermented rose water, you’ll brew your tea with the same ingredients as you would for regular kombucha, but instead of using black or green tea, you’ll use rose petals. The SCOBY will produce lactic acid when it ferments the sugar in the petals, which gives the rose water its sour flavor.
When I was first starting out with home fermentation, I read that if you add too many roses to your SCOBY at once, it might die. So I only added about 2 tablespoons of dried organic rosé petals to my gallon jar, and let them sit there until they were nice and sour. Then I poured off all but about 1 cup of liquid into a separate container (to be used later), and threw away the SCOBY (which had turned pink from all the rosé)