Rose Absolute 100%, Bulgarian, Social Enterprise

Price: $31.41
Rose Absolute 100%, Bulgarian, Social Enterprise

Sold per ml. Please buy or bring a glass bottle.

Rosa damascena flower, (food grade) solvent extracted, 100% from Bulgaria, from a social enterprise source.

Dilute this essence in jojoba oil to create your own 3% or 10% blends.

Aroma: strongly floral, sweet. Many people have never smelled a true rose oil. This Damascus rose is rich and deeply scented, without soapy undertones.

Colour: Deep Red for the Absolute

Consistency: Thick for the Absolute

Perfumery Note: Base

Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong

Possible Uses: Depression, eczema, frigidity, mature skin, menopause, stress. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 57-67.]

Constituents of Rose Otto: Citronellol, Geraniol, Nerol, Farnesol, Esters, Rose Oxide, Limonene, Myrcene, Pinene [Shirley Price, The Aromatherapy Workbook (Hammersmith, London: Thorsons, 1993), 54-5.]

The fragrance always remains on the hand that gives the rose. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Safety Information: Essential Oil Safety by Robert Tisserand does not indicate any special precautions when using this oil. [Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 210.]

Rose is sold here by the mililitre (20 drops). For mail order, you must buy a 2ml, 4ml or 10ml amber glass bottle. You can refill by the ml at Anarres Clinic.

Add your own carrier oil such as jojoba to create a 10% or 3% blend.