Species:	Origin:	Extraction Process	Perfume Note
Rosa damascena	Bulgaria	Steam Distillation	Middle

Extraction Description	Scent Description
Essential oil is obtained by steam distillation from fresh rose petals. Superior fragrance.	Deep rich sweet floral scent.

General Description
Rose Otto. Skin care: mature and sensitive complexions, wrinkles. Gives a feeling of well-being and happiness when used in massage, nice to use during labour to massage the lower back. Lovely mixed with rosehip and peach kernel oil used as carriers. One either loves or hates rose otto. If you love rose it will probably be your favourite fragrance of all the oils. Sandalwood Mysore gives a good base note, to rose blends.

Historical Background
The Greek poet Sappho in the 6th century BC described Rose as being the 'Queen of the Flowers'.

Properties
Relaxing, de-stressing, aphrodisiac, tonic.

Base Products
Rose Oil has at least 300 known constituents. Rose Otto has more citronellol, geraniol than Neroli and Rose Maroc.

Pre-Blended Products
Why not try: Rose Water (Hydrolat) 200ml Frankincense and Rose Salt Scrub 350ml

Safety
DILUTE TO 5% OR LESS IN A CARRIER OIL BEFORE SKIN APPLICATION. KEEP OUT OF EYES. DO NOT SWALLOW.

What other people think
'The damask rose, on account of its fragrance, belongs to the cephalics... oil of roses is used by itseld to cool hot inflammations or swellings and to cind and stay fluxes of humours to sores.' - an excerpt from 'Complete Essential Oils' by Julia Lawless. (this book has now been discontinued).